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Flesh Eaters
It's a human eat human world out there. Can Adrienne protect herself and the young boy she befriends from both the dead and the living?
Awaking from an apparent fugue to find herself in a world populated by the undead, Adrienne quickly learns that, in order to survive, one must eat the dead -- before they eat you. Embarking on a hunt for survival and meaning, Adrienne struggles to stay alive, remain sane, and still preserve her humanity.
Flesh Eaters is an irreverent tale of zombies, cannibalism, and self-consumption. Mixing survival horror with smatterings of postmodernism, existentialism, and black humor, Alisha Adkins, in this debut novella, weaves a graphic and disturbing story while also making a powerful statement about humanity.
Awaking from an apparent fugue to find herself in a world populated by the undead, Adrienne quickly learns that, in order to survive, one must eat the dead -- before they eat you. Embarking on a hunt for survival and meaning, Adrienne struggles to stay alive, remain sane, and still preserve her humanity.
Flesh Eaters is an irreverent tale of zombies, cannibalism, and self-consumption. Mixing survival horror with smatterings of postmodernism, existentialism, and black humor, Alisha Adkins, in this debut novella, weaves a graphic and disturbing story while also making a powerful statement about humanity.
188 pages, Nook
First published March 18, 2012
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About the author
Alisha Adkins
16 books22 followersAlisha Adkins is a native of New Orleans and has also lived in Dallas, San Francisco, and Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. She holds a B.A. in history and a Masters in education from the University of New Orleans. After working as a high school English and history teacher for ten years, she eventually escaped, and now works as an educational consultant for a major publishing company.
Written in 1998, Flesh Eaters was her first work of length. She maintains that writing it was her natural psychological response to teaching middle school.
Other titles by Adkins include Daydreams of Seppuku and Making the Best of the Zombie Apocalypse.
Written in 1998, Flesh Eaters was her first work of length. She maintains that writing it was her natural psychological response to teaching middle school.
Other titles by Adkins include Daydreams of Seppuku and Making the Best of the Zombie Apocalypse.
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January 27, 2014
Flesh Eaters was an interesting zombie novel. It was different than any other zombie novel I have read. If you are squeamish or don't like books about cannibalism, I don't recommend picking it up. However, for the hardcore zombie fan, I think this will be a great addition to your collection.
The plot of Flesh Eaters was wonderfully written. I ended up devouring the book in one sitting, which is easy to do because it's not very long. It's still unusual for something to hold my attention that long. While this maybe a zombie novella, it's not your typical zombie novella. Alisha Adkins adds a twist that makes it something unexpected and refreshing. The ending was shocking. There was no way that I could have predicted it if I tried.
The characters were intriguing. Some of the things they did were messed up, but I understand their reasonining for doing them. The author gives you a great look into their psyche to understand what really makes people tick. I will definitely be recommending this book to all of my friends that enjoy horror and zombies.
The plot of Flesh Eaters was wonderfully written. I ended up devouring the book in one sitting, which is easy to do because it's not very long. It's still unusual for something to hold my attention that long. While this maybe a zombie novella, it's not your typical zombie novella. Alisha Adkins adds a twist that makes it something unexpected and refreshing. The ending was shocking. There was no way that I could have predicted it if I tried.
The characters were intriguing. Some of the things they did were messed up, but I understand their reasonining for doing them. The author gives you a great look into their psyche to understand what really makes people tick. I will definitely be recommending this book to all of my friends that enjoy horror and zombies.
June 25, 2018
Proxy for Book VIII, The Lestrygonians, of Joyce’s ULYSSES. Great description of gluttony. We see Bloom as an empathetic man (Mrs. Purefoy, the blind man). Bloom is haunted by the death of Rudy, his son, and the imminent liaison between Molly and Blazes Boylan.
May 28, 2012
Bizarre, disturbing, unique, grotesque, haunting all come to mind with this one. Not sure if I liked the story or not,however, it disturbed me enough to stay with me long after the reading part was done. That I believe is the greatest compliment that I can give to any writer.
The story breaks apart in places. for example, the immediacy to get to the point of eating zombie flesh when 1) a person has at least a couple of weeks of starvation in them before human flesh would be considered a sane option for the typical human soul. 2) no attempt was made or at least mentioned at eating grass,plant material, wild animals (such as cats,dogs,squirrels,etc...) 3) not until the middle part of the book does the notion come into play to leave the city to look for food in good ole mother nature. (by this point in time everyone has watched at least one episode of Man Vs. Wild)
Another breakdown at least in my mindset is anyone willing to so quickly adopt to eating human flesh isn't going to be so attached to a young person that they don't even know from Birth. Ailene's attachment to Timmy seems fabricated with no substance to really bound them together except for survival and if they are already resorting to eating human flesh then it would be simply be a matter of survival of the fittest in the frame work of the mind.
It would have be nice to know how she got to England. Interesting twist in that we know more how it is going to end than we got to know how it all began.
I see potential in her writing and would like to read more of Alisha Adkins work in the near future. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of zombie material.
This work doesn't go into the whole dystopian/post apocalyptic model for a literary work since the world is not quite formed enough to know how to label it.
The story breaks apart in places. for example, the immediacy to get to the point of eating zombie flesh when 1) a person has at least a couple of weeks of starvation in them before human flesh would be considered a sane option for the typical human soul. 2) no attempt was made or at least mentioned at eating grass,plant material, wild animals (such as cats,dogs,squirrels,etc...) 3) not until the middle part of the book does the notion come into play to leave the city to look for food in good ole mother nature. (by this point in time everyone has watched at least one episode of Man Vs. Wild)
Another breakdown at least in my mindset is anyone willing to so quickly adopt to eating human flesh isn't going to be so attached to a young person that they don't even know from Birth. Ailene's attachment to Timmy seems fabricated with no substance to really bound them together except for survival and if they are already resorting to eating human flesh then it would be simply be a matter of survival of the fittest in the frame work of the mind.
It would have be nice to know how she got to England. Interesting twist in that we know more how it is going to end than we got to know how it all began.
I see potential in her writing and would like to read more of Alisha Adkins work in the near future. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of zombie material.
This work doesn't go into the whole dystopian/post apocalyptic model for a literary work since the world is not quite formed enough to know how to label it.
June 11, 2012
Definitely a dark and disturbing read, this story grabbed me and didn't let go until the very end. That bleak, hopeless feeling crept in and (I suspect) will remain with me for a while. I was intrigued by the main character, Adrienne, and really wish we would have known more about her past life and how she ended up in Britain.
Adrienne wakes up to a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and the rare living person, also trying to survive at all costs.I could feel her anguish and conflicting feelings as she was forced to make the decision to starve, or eat what was available and live. I'm not sure what happened to all the animals (pets, wildlife, cattle) but I guess this was a necessary part of the story. Her relationship with Timmy really added to the story. It gave her life some kind of purpose to protect this child (and loneliness would have been a strong factor.)
The ending was sad but seemed inevitable. All in all, it was a compelling story and I look forward to reading more from this author.
***I received this book free of charge through goodreads.com***
Adrienne wakes up to a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and the rare living person, also trying to survive at all costs.I could feel her anguish and conflicting feelings as she was forced to make the decision to starve, or eat what was available and live. I'm not sure what happened to all the animals (pets, wildlife, cattle) but I guess this was a necessary part of the story. Her relationship with Timmy really added to the story. It gave her life some kind of purpose to protect this child (and loneliness would have been a strong factor.)
The ending was sad but seemed inevitable. All in all, it was a compelling story and I look forward to reading more from this author.
***I received this book free of charge through goodreads.com***
August 2, 2012
This was a good read, definately kept my attention. The message in the ending was very strong, Adrienne's words were very moving. It makes you see life and human beings in a very different light. Over-all seems like your typical zombie apocalypse story, but it was moving and brought out many emotions during the read.
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