Shreds of Humanity

by M.J. Hangge

At the fall of humanity, the world is violently divided between those who are still human and those who want to eat them. Shreds of Humanity is the story of a man who has lost his humanity, only to rediscover it in the scared eyes of a small girl. When one man is caught between what he was and what he has become, he must make a painful decision-Fight for what he once loved or devour what he now craves!

Genres: Zombies, Horror

300 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2012

Reviews

[Bandit · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is sort of a difficult book to review, because reading it was such a mixed bag of experiences. From the start I didn't really like it, didn't really start to care about it until the Zoe character showed up, and I didn't care for/not sure I understood the ending, gonna have to think about it. This book had a lot to recommend itself, it was pretty original for yet another zombie story, told from a zombie POV, there was a strong emotional undertone to the plot, the characters were sympathetic, the writing was mostly quite good. On the other hand this book is a giant slab of heavy narration, nothing but zombie's POV, no dialogue, except for inner dialogue and both narration and dialogue were heavily repetitive, the book would probably shed a quarter of its volume and picked up the pace dramatically with some serious editing. The main thing is that it more than once bored me, something a book ought to never do, and that overwhelmed all other impressions. Story itself is basically a mixture of Warm Bodies (with parental love substituted for romantic)and The Road with some standard zombie action thrown in. Just didn't really sing for me, but objectively a decent read and should be fun for zombie fans.

[J.M. Pierce · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can be done with the zombie genre that hasn't already been done? Tell it from the zombie perspective. This was an incredibly original story line and if you think you know what a zombie is thinking all of the time, you're probably wrong. This book definitely has it's disturbing moments, and has actually introduced me to the word ass-belch,of which I found insanely funny. (I know, I probably lead a sheltered life). The relationship between the zombie and the little girl was endearing, even though the acts commited by the zombie, even in the presence of little Zoe, were graffic and horrific, you somehow found a sense of heart-warming compassion by the end of some of the scenes. I know, that doesn't make sense, does it? But it happened...

Cool book. For those into the zombie genre, this is something you haven't read before. You need to check it out.

[Kathie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must confess that when this book was suggested to me by one of the author's fellow writers I was interested but not overly so. I figured ok well I will go take a look and see thinmking to myself that if it were too much of a chore to read I could just delete it. I could not have been MORE wrong in the way I would feel about this book!! From the beginning I was hooked on the new and wonderful idea....tell a zombie story from the eye and mind of the zombie! Even with that start I sort of half expected the author to switch back and forth between a 'human' and a 'zombie' point of view. I am pleased to say that not only did it stay first person zombie, but it kept my interest from beginning to end.
Well done!! I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more from this talented author with a fresh outlook on an old tale

[Nan Carder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't give a review very often but I want the author to know how simply wonderful his tale was. If you have read the other reviews you already know that this is from the zombie point of view, what others seem to neglect to mention that this also a tale of the most purest love, parent and child. The roads that Mr. Hangge takes you down, the trials and tribulations, the blood and gore(yes there is some but it fits and isn't overwhelming) as this zombie makes his way through the world is amazing. I will say that I am looking forward to reading more from this talented author and I will be continuing to promote this novel to others. Too bad there is only 5 stars offered for reviews because I would give so much more. Mr. Hangge, please do continue to share your tales in your unique style. I will be waiting to read the next one!

[Scott Wieczorek]

I read this because it had a very similar concept to my own book: seeing the world from a Zombie's point of view. That's about where the similarities stop. Shreds of Humanity is a study in the residual and returning humanity of a virus-infected zombie as he follows a young human girl across the United States. The plot is strong and the author's writing is effective. My largest complaint, though, was that sometimes the author doesn't "show" things, but instead "tells" by repeating the same idea over and over in sometimes 5-10 pages of recapitulation. However, I found the concept behind the book interesting and have posted a more detailed version of my review on my blog.

[June Woodhouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very interesting, gory and entertaining concept of the story from a zombies point of view, when he starts questioning things about his meal and his feelings which seem conflicted, well written and hard to put down, a bizarre but sweet relationship between a young orphaned girl and her adoptive zombie father who can't decide between eating her or loving and protecting her no matter what the cost, endearing, strangely enough and a brilliantly different path on the zombie take of things, thoroughly enjoyed it and this zombie is not afraid to wear pink ;)

[MommyDearest · Rating 2 out of 5]

It started off interesting. I did like the aspect of the zombie being able to think and being at war with himself.

[BK Blue · Rating 3 out of 5]

Awwwww. I don't know whether to smile or sniffle. Stupid feelings!