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Dead Hungry
Flesh: It's What's For Dinner. Ghouls are overrunning Chicago. With an appetite for the dead, it doesn't matter if it's road-kill, bodies from the morgue, or the recently buried. For graduate student Tucker Smith, life is now scarier than the horror novels he studies. His girlfriend is feeling peckish for raw meat. His roommate dabbles in the Ghoul Culture. And his grunge rocker brother becomes involved in the black market supply of bodies. Tucker soon discovers that low-budget horror movies, reality TV shows, national food competitions, and cultural sensitivity collide with family secrets.
- GenresHorror
440 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2013
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Louis Arata
3 books16 followersLouis Arata is a writer and actor from the Chicago area, not something he planned in advance but seems to be working nicely for him. He grew up in northern Virginia, just outside of DC, then attended high school and college in West Virginia. The day after graduating Shepherd University, he headed to the Second City.
Various jobs over the years have included selling classified ads, formatting questionnaires, debriefing former gang members, handing out stipend checks, and designing databases.
He is the author of Dead Hungry, a novel about Ghouls in modern-day Chicago. His other work includes two plays: A Careful Wish, a play about Christmas, possible miracles, and other family dysfunction; and Come Undone, about a young man dealing with the manifestation of childhood trauma.
He is currently working on a fantasy novel.
Various jobs over the years have included selling classified ads, formatting questionnaires, debriefing former gang members, handing out stipend checks, and designing databases.
He is the author of Dead Hungry, a novel about Ghouls in modern-day Chicago. His other work includes two plays: A Careful Wish, a play about Christmas, possible miracles, and other family dysfunction; and Come Undone, about a young man dealing with the manifestation of childhood trauma.
He is currently working on a fantasy novel.
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November 27, 2014
Dead Hungry – Louis Arata
I was a very lucky girl (again!) and won this book in a GoodReads First Reads giveaway. :) Be warned: I plan on using some slightly gruesome gifs in this review!
Dead Hungry is a gruesome, carnivorous, action packed story. Civilization is essentially falling apart as waves of people are developing a strong appetite for human flesh, whether it comes from morgues, graves or simply the injured. We follow a collection of students and learn how they individually cope with family, friends and loved ones either acquiring a taste for flesh and becoming what are known as Ghouls, or turning out to be someone’s next meal.
After just the first chapter, I was super excited to get stuck in. One chapter and just ten pages in, some poor person’s face had been eaten. If that’s not a great kick start to a gruesome story, I don’t know what is!!
It was a fantastically written book, thrilling and well-paced, with plenty of ups and downs all the way through. Characters found themselves not knowing who to trust, and as a reader we are left in the dark too. I was often trying to predict who would suddenly turn around and take a bite out of someone. If you enjoy suspense and take pleasure in some gore, this book will have you hooked from the exciting opening right to the grisly end.
The interesting thing about the story is the different types of “enemies” we are introduced to. There are Ghouls who are “good” and feast only on those who are already dead. There are cannibals who live as a family and respect both the living and the dead, and they want to build their own culture and eventually be accepted as part of society. There are people who are rounding up bodies and separating them to sell on the black market to others in hopes of remaining safe with the cannibals...
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...Then there are cannibals we come to know as Feeders, and this is where the frightening aspect of the book comes in. Feeders want nothing more than to satiate their gruesome hunger, and are happy to work in groups taking down innocent people to do so, creating a heightened sense of fear for both the characters and the reader. I do love a good zombie story, but gangs of fully functional humans who want to rip out throats with no conscience... now that s**t is scary!
There’s a large cast of characters in the book, which can normally result in confusion or make the story hard to keep track of. Not in Dead Hungry. Louis Arata has done a spectacular job of developing numerous characters with distinct and realistic personalities. I found myself loving them, laughing with them, fearing for them and hating them.
Louis Arata also did a fabulous job of making me cringe and squirm with all the gruesomeness and gore throughout the book. If you’ve spoken to me or seen my previous reviews, you’ll know full that I ADORE SOME GORY GRUESOME DISGUSTINGNESS IN A BOOK!
Unfortunately I couldn’t give this book a five star rating because I was slightly dissatisfied with the ending. I just felt it wasn't closed off properly, it was as if an epilogue was missing. What happened to society? How were things further down the line?
Other than that, the book was near on perfect. I was never bored and different emotions were drawn from me as events went on. Obviously, this may not be for the faint hearted, but I would highly recommend this for someone who loves a macabre tale with plenty of horrifying action along the way.
I was a very lucky girl (again!) and won this book in a GoodReads First Reads giveaway. :) Be warned: I plan on using some slightly gruesome gifs in this review!
Dead Hungry is a gruesome, carnivorous, action packed story. Civilization is essentially falling apart as waves of people are developing a strong appetite for human flesh, whether it comes from morgues, graves or simply the injured. We follow a collection of students and learn how they individually cope with family, friends and loved ones either acquiring a taste for flesh and becoming what are known as Ghouls, or turning out to be someone’s next meal.
After just the first chapter, I was super excited to get stuck in. One chapter and just ten pages in, some poor person’s face had been eaten. If that’s not a great kick start to a gruesome story, I don’t know what is!!
“They didn’t need to convince themselves that the man was dead, given that half his face had been eaten off.”
It was a fantastically written book, thrilling and well-paced, with plenty of ups and downs all the way through. Characters found themselves not knowing who to trust, and as a reader we are left in the dark too. I was often trying to predict who would suddenly turn around and take a bite out of someone. If you enjoy suspense and take pleasure in some gore, this book will have you hooked from the exciting opening right to the grisly end.
“It wasn’t clear who was who anymore, so much blood covered everything. People were wild, either with feeding or terror.”
The interesting thing about the story is the different types of “enemies” we are introduced to. There are Ghouls who are “good” and feast only on those who are already dead. There are cannibals who live as a family and respect both the living and the dead, and they want to build their own culture and eventually be accepted as part of society. There are people who are rounding up bodies and separating them to sell on the black market to others in hopes of remaining safe with the cannibals...
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...Then there are cannibals we come to know as Feeders, and this is where the frightening aspect of the book comes in. Feeders want nothing more than to satiate their gruesome hunger, and are happy to work in groups taking down innocent people to do so, creating a heightened sense of fear for both the characters and the reader. I do love a good zombie story, but gangs of fully functional humans who want to rip out throats with no conscience... now that s**t is scary!
There’s a large cast of characters in the book, which can normally result in confusion or make the story hard to keep track of. Not in Dead Hungry. Louis Arata has done a spectacular job of developing numerous characters with distinct and realistic personalities. I found myself loving them, laughing with them, fearing for them and hating them.
Louis Arata also did a fabulous job of making me cringe and squirm with all the gruesomeness and gore throughout the book. If you’ve spoken to me or seen my previous reviews, you’ll know full that I ADORE SOME GORY GRUESOME DISGUSTINGNESS IN A BOOK!
“She had to pick at the edge, pulling back the flesh with her fingertips until she could get a good purchase. She forced her tongue between the edges until she could worry a piece between her teeth and peel it off.”
Unfortunately I couldn’t give this book a five star rating because I was slightly dissatisfied with the ending. I just felt it wasn't closed off properly, it was as if an epilogue was missing. What happened to society? How were things further down the line?
Other than that, the book was near on perfect. I was never bored and different emotions were drawn from me as events went on. Obviously, this may not be for the faint hearted, but I would highly recommend this for someone who loves a macabre tale with plenty of horrifying action along the way.
February 12, 2014
An interesting take on "zombie invasion." The sometimes-gritty, urban setting appealed to me, as did the concepts of Ghouls and Feeders (as compared to the traditional undead zombie, or more modern viral-disease-afflicted zombie).
The large cast of characters were initially tough to keep track of, though their distinct personalities and freestanding storylines eventually helped me sort it out.
I particularly like Hector and Freddie, for their nearly opposite depictions. Hector is warm, calm, and well-spoken. Conversely, Freddie is crass, loud, goofy, and a little dense, in a likeable sort of way. Joyce annoyed me a bit at first with her cold and off-standish demeanor, but I came to understand it, and I loved what she became late in the book.
Tucker's terrible-yet-fascinating family history continued to keep me intrigued throughout the book, as new tidbits and revelations were revealed every couple chapters.
Overall, I'd solidly recommend it! I don't read much in the horror genre, but this has persuaded me to take a closer look.
The large cast of characters were initially tough to keep track of, though their distinct personalities and freestanding storylines eventually helped me sort it out.
I particularly like Hector and Freddie, for their nearly opposite depictions. Hector is warm, calm, and well-spoken. Conversely, Freddie is crass, loud, goofy, and a little dense, in a likeable sort of way. Joyce annoyed me a bit at first with her cold and off-standish demeanor, but I came to understand it, and I loved what she became late in the book.
Tucker's terrible-yet-fascinating family history continued to keep me intrigued throughout the book, as new tidbits and revelations were revealed every couple chapters.
Overall, I'd solidly recommend it! I don't read much in the horror genre, but this has persuaded me to take a closer look.
December 21, 2013
I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
At first, I thought the story was slow but then after I was 1/3 in I was hooked. I gave it 3.5 stars because of how it ended and felt the relationships were either unnecessary, shallow or empty. Maybe it was this way because in time of change or crisis people want to have companionship and feel that they are loved and needed. Also, there were no explanations or answers about why there was an outbreak of Ghouls.
I would recommend this book and I really enjoyed reading it. The story was intellectually done and there was a lot of surprisingly gross stuff.. which was exactly what I was looking for when it comes to a horror story.
Here's a little about the book...(possible spoilers ahead)
The story is about how different individuals cope with their friends and loved ones becoming cannibals which are called Ghouls...
There are a couple different groups of cannibals. The Ghouls, who want to be accepted into society and are building their own type of culture. The Ghouls follow a philosophy and only feed on the already dead and kill animals. They live like a family and respect the dead. Next are the Feeders who are not peaceful and very aggressive. They don't believe in waiting for the dead and will kill and kidnap anyone or kill any animal. The third is the group that call themselves Gool (as in cool). They mostly consist of the rich, famous and popular. They only partake in flesh eating as a social thing during parties or whatever. They are about status.
Even though the book is mostly about Tucker, there are many different story lines that all interconnect with each other and allowed the reader to experience different perspectives and feelings about Ghouls. For example, the character Darien decides to join the Ghouls and learn about Ghoul Culture even though he isn't a Ghoul himself. He even goes as far as eating flesh because he is simply curious. Another character named Robber ends up taking care of and finding flesh for a Ghoul even though he feels disgusted by it.
My favorite character is Joyce. At first she seems weak and lost trying to find how to live as a Ghoul. But she turns into someone who ends up level headed and doesn't lose her humanity. Joyce is competent, strong and doesn't give in to her animal instinct to kill the living. She keeps her morals which seems to be rare when it comes to Ghouls/Feeders. And finds a way to feel okay about her feedings.
My favorite parts are the descriptions of all the Feastings, the scenes of the human meat freezer/storage area, the sense of panic and the raids of hordes of Ghouls eating people in the city. And the sick minded character that absolutely loved eating himself and enjoyed having others eat his flesh. Also, the descriptions of eating, biting, hacking, and killing was disturbing but fit the story and was well done. The author definitely never lets you forget that this is about cannibalism...
At first, I thought the story was slow but then after I was 1/3 in I was hooked. I gave it 3.5 stars because of how it ended and felt the relationships were either unnecessary, shallow or empty. Maybe it was this way because in time of change or crisis people want to have companionship and feel that they are loved and needed. Also, there were no explanations or answers about why there was an outbreak of Ghouls.
I would recommend this book and I really enjoyed reading it. The story was intellectually done and there was a lot of surprisingly gross stuff.. which was exactly what I was looking for when it comes to a horror story.
Here's a little about the book...(possible spoilers ahead)
The story is about how different individuals cope with their friends and loved ones becoming cannibals which are called Ghouls...
There are a couple different groups of cannibals. The Ghouls, who want to be accepted into society and are building their own type of culture. The Ghouls follow a philosophy and only feed on the already dead and kill animals. They live like a family and respect the dead. Next are the Feeders who are not peaceful and very aggressive. They don't believe in waiting for the dead and will kill and kidnap anyone or kill any animal. The third is the group that call themselves Gool (as in cool). They mostly consist of the rich, famous and popular. They only partake in flesh eating as a social thing during parties or whatever. They are about status.
Even though the book is mostly about Tucker, there are many different story lines that all interconnect with each other and allowed the reader to experience different perspectives and feelings about Ghouls. For example, the character Darien decides to join the Ghouls and learn about Ghoul Culture even though he isn't a Ghoul himself. He even goes as far as eating flesh because he is simply curious. Another character named Robber ends up taking care of and finding flesh for a Ghoul even though he feels disgusted by it.
My favorite character is Joyce. At first she seems weak and lost trying to find how to live as a Ghoul. But she turns into someone who ends up level headed and doesn't lose her humanity. Joyce is competent, strong and doesn't give in to her animal instinct to kill the living. She keeps her morals which seems to be rare when it comes to Ghouls/Feeders. And finds a way to feel okay about her feedings.
My favorite parts are the descriptions of all the Feastings, the scenes of the human meat freezer/storage area, the sense of panic and the raids of hordes of Ghouls eating people in the city. And the sick minded character that absolutely loved eating himself and enjoyed having others eat his flesh. Also, the descriptions of eating, biting, hacking, and killing was disturbing but fit the story and was well done. The author definitely never lets you forget that this is about cannibalism...
January 15, 2014
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Ghouls are overrunning Chicago. With an appetite for the dead, it doesn't matter if it's road-kill, bodies from the morgue, or the recently buried. For graduate student Tucker Smith, life is now scarier than the horror novels he studies. His girlfriend is feeling peckish for raw meat. His roommate dabbles in the Ghoul Culture. And his grunge rocker brother becomes involved in the black market supply of bodies. Tucker soon discovers that low-budget horror movies, reality TV shows, national food competitions, and cultural sensitivity collide with family secrets.
MY MOTHERFLECKING REVIEW
Ghouls motherflecker, GHOULS! That is all I have to say. This book is written by a genious! I swear my weak minded self had nightmares after reading this book. The night I unpacked this book, the cover gave me the creeps. Love and will definitely read it for a second time.
Ghouls are overrunning Chicago. With an appetite for the dead, it doesn't matter if it's road-kill, bodies from the morgue, or the recently buried. For graduate student Tucker Smith, life is now scarier than the horror novels he studies. His girlfriend is feeling peckish for raw meat. His roommate dabbles in the Ghoul Culture. And his grunge rocker brother becomes involved in the black market supply of bodies. Tucker soon discovers that low-budget horror movies, reality TV shows, national food competitions, and cultural sensitivity collide with family secrets.
MY MOTHERFLECKING REVIEW
Ghouls motherflecker, GHOULS! That is all I have to say. This book is written by a genious! I swear my weak minded self had nightmares after reading this book. The night I unpacked this book, the cover gave me the creeps. Love and will definitely read it for a second time.
February 13, 2014
I received this through First Reads Giveaways.
It was a lot of fun, in a horrific, zombie kind of way. I found it a mix between Warm Bodies and... well... Game of Thrones... ha. I know that those two have nothing in common, but that is just how I felt about the book. Haha.
Several key characters that each have their own specific stories to tell -- hence the Game of Thrones reference.
The characters are a little hard to follow at first, honestly, but you quickly learn to follow them and, in part, love them.
It's not your typical zombie novel, but it is DEFINITELY worth reading. However, there is an ick and gore factor, so it isn't for those with weak stomachs. :-p
It was a lot of fun, in a horrific, zombie kind of way. I found it a mix between Warm Bodies and... well... Game of Thrones... ha. I know that those two have nothing in common, but that is just how I felt about the book. Haha.
Several key characters that each have their own specific stories to tell -- hence the Game of Thrones reference.
The characters are a little hard to follow at first, honestly, but you quickly learn to follow them and, in part, love them.
It's not your typical zombie novel, but it is DEFINITELY worth reading. However, there is an ick and gore factor, so it isn't for those with weak stomachs. :-p
September 17, 2016
This book was provided free by the author in exchange of an honest review.
As I was reading “Dead Hungry”, I kept finding myself trying to pick a label to put on it. Horror? Apocalyptic? Even science fiction at one point (Robert A. Heinlein’s definition mostly). By the end, I settled on ‘intelligent horror’. While there is a lot of detailed gore in this book, it isn’t the horrific part. The horror comes from the personal and social impact of the reason for the gory bits.
Cannibals, self-identifying as ‘Ghouls’, live among us. Peaceful folk with a particular dietary requirement. They’re happy with meals already dead, ‘donations’ or a discreet fell-off-the-back-of-a-hearse acquisition. But when they’re exposed to the mainstream, that all changes. As more and more people become aware of the concept, the number of Ghouls starts to increase, and as with any new fad, there are splinter groups—most notably the ‘Feeders’, who go around hunting their food. It starts off small, taking the homeless and using the transitory nature of uni students to cover disappearances. Then they start to get a little more visible, taking people from car accidents (which the Feeders may have caused), snatching the unwary off the street, stalking prey in the open.
These people are not zombies or vampires or any sort of mythological predator. They’re humans. Living, breathing humans capable of rational thought and actions. And that’s where the horror comes in.
The story explores the idea of this radical social change through the impacts it has on a bunch of post-grad students and their families and friends. As you would expect from such a group, there is a lot of social commentary and analysis and, yes, drama. There are multiple POV characters and each has a distinct voice and opinion on the unfolding revolution, from the purely repulsed, to the academic who wants to understand , to the cannibal-curious and those who end up jumping in whole-heartedly. It explores the whole range of intellectual and emotional responses, never shying away from the ‘reality’ or consequences of the characters decisions.
All along, as things became more and more dire for the main characters and society as a whole, I kept trying to work out how it could end. This isn’t some monster movie, ala Godzilla, where the badies could be lured into the one place and destroyed in some spectacular manner so the rest of the world could get back to normal. It’s probably closer to “The Walking Dead”, where the overall story of the world being overrun by some unstoppable force never changes, but the individual stories of the survivors can, and do, end. Each character in “Dead Hungry” finds an end, of a sort, to their story. Some are positive, some end in death and some, perhaps most realistically, are rather ambiguous. There are few easy answers for these characters and, therefore, for the readers as well.
Occasionally the story does steer a little too close to soap opera. The family history of one of the main characters gets a little too coincidental at times. The writing is very good, evoking the sense of the city as it undergoes this change. One problem I had, however, was the head-hopping. It was distracting to flip from one POV to another mid scene, often causing confusion as to who was thinking or feeling what at any one time.
Overall, the story is compelling and engrossing. Recommended for people who want a different sort of horror story with intelligence.
As I was reading “Dead Hungry”, I kept finding myself trying to pick a label to put on it. Horror? Apocalyptic? Even science fiction at one point (Robert A. Heinlein’s definition mostly). By the end, I settled on ‘intelligent horror’. While there is a lot of detailed gore in this book, it isn’t the horrific part. The horror comes from the personal and social impact of the reason for the gory bits.
Cannibals, self-identifying as ‘Ghouls’, live among us. Peaceful folk with a particular dietary requirement. They’re happy with meals already dead, ‘donations’ or a discreet fell-off-the-back-of-a-hearse acquisition. But when they’re exposed to the mainstream, that all changes. As more and more people become aware of the concept, the number of Ghouls starts to increase, and as with any new fad, there are splinter groups—most notably the ‘Feeders’, who go around hunting their food. It starts off small, taking the homeless and using the transitory nature of uni students to cover disappearances. Then they start to get a little more visible, taking people from car accidents (which the Feeders may have caused), snatching the unwary off the street, stalking prey in the open.
These people are not zombies or vampires or any sort of mythological predator. They’re humans. Living, breathing humans capable of rational thought and actions. And that’s where the horror comes in.
The story explores the idea of this radical social change through the impacts it has on a bunch of post-grad students and their families and friends. As you would expect from such a group, there is a lot of social commentary and analysis and, yes, drama. There are multiple POV characters and each has a distinct voice and opinion on the unfolding revolution, from the purely repulsed, to the academic who wants to understand , to the cannibal-curious and those who end up jumping in whole-heartedly. It explores the whole range of intellectual and emotional responses, never shying away from the ‘reality’ or consequences of the characters decisions.
All along, as things became more and more dire for the main characters and society as a whole, I kept trying to work out how it could end. This isn’t some monster movie, ala Godzilla, where the badies could be lured into the one place and destroyed in some spectacular manner so the rest of the world could get back to normal. It’s probably closer to “The Walking Dead”, where the overall story of the world being overrun by some unstoppable force never changes, but the individual stories of the survivors can, and do, end. Each character in “Dead Hungry” finds an end, of a sort, to their story. Some are positive, some end in death and some, perhaps most realistically, are rather ambiguous. There are few easy answers for these characters and, therefore, for the readers as well.
Occasionally the story does steer a little too close to soap opera. The family history of one of the main characters gets a little too coincidental at times. The writing is very good, evoking the sense of the city as it undergoes this change. One problem I had, however, was the head-hopping. It was distracting to flip from one POV to another mid scene, often causing confusion as to who was thinking or feeling what at any one time.
Overall, the story is compelling and engrossing. Recommended for people who want a different sort of horror story with intelligence.
December 10, 2014
29 Oct 2014 my copy that I was lucky to get in the GoodReads give-away arrived in the mail. Looking forward to reading this.
Honest review: I truly enjoyed this book.
This is NOT a zombie story but rather a story of ghouls, cannibalism, and everything in between the two distinctions. True ghouls that respect and eat the dead and want to be accepted for who they are. Wannabes that consume human flesh because it must be the next big thing. Feeders that are ghouls that would rather hunt and kill the living to consume them. And then there are the rest of mankind that either fear and are disgusted with them, or those that just want to understand them.
This is NOT a story of trying to find a cure. There is no explanation as to why this is happening. It just is. This is the story of a group of college friends and lovers that find themselves suddenly in the midst of nightmare, involved in one way or another, that they can't understand but are going to have to try to survive. This definitely caught and kept my attention and I'll be recommending this one.
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Possible spoiler but really a suggestion, I would have ended the story with Joyce's final chapter as an epilogue.
Honest review: I truly enjoyed this book.
This is NOT a zombie story but rather a story of ghouls, cannibalism, and everything in between the two distinctions. True ghouls that respect and eat the dead and want to be accepted for who they are. Wannabes that consume human flesh because it must be the next big thing. Feeders that are ghouls that would rather hunt and kill the living to consume them. And then there are the rest of mankind that either fear and are disgusted with them, or those that just want to understand them.
This is NOT a story of trying to find a cure. There is no explanation as to why this is happening. It just is. This is the story of a group of college friends and lovers that find themselves suddenly in the midst of nightmare, involved in one way or another, that they can't understand but are going to have to try to survive. This definitely caught and kept my attention and I'll be recommending this one.
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Possible spoiler but really a suggestion, I would have ended the story with Joyce's final chapter as an epilogue.
December 5, 2014
Dead Hungry is an interesting and entertaining read, to be sure. Ghouls do not get enough attention when compared to zombies and vampires, and it was a fine change of pace to see them getting proper treatment.
Mr. Arata keeps the story engaging and the characters compelling throughout the novel. Could the book have been shortened by about a hundred pages? I believe so. There's so much going on that it comes across as TOO much going on at times. Overall, the arc holds up, even with a few stretches where suspending disbelief might be a bit of a challenge (ie. the feeling that there is lack of societal imperative to deal with things when there should be some major kind of response). My only other criticism lies with the ending. Without spoiling things, the final scene doesn't feel like a true ending, as if the it's just another scene.
I'd definitely recommend this book to others.
Mr. Arata keeps the story engaging and the characters compelling throughout the novel. Could the book have been shortened by about a hundred pages? I believe so. There's so much going on that it comes across as TOO much going on at times. Overall, the arc holds up, even with a few stretches where suspending disbelief might be a bit of a challenge (ie. the feeling that there is lack of societal imperative to deal with things when there should be some major kind of response). My only other criticism lies with the ending. Without spoiling things, the final scene doesn't feel like a true ending, as if the it's just another scene.
I'd definitely recommend this book to others.
June 4, 2014
What an awesome book with a new twist on flesh eaters! Any out here that is interest in zombies. I would recommend this to anyone above the age of 15 if you're looking for that book that goes farther than zombies! Couldn't put it down, had to see what was going to happen next!
November 21, 2014
This is a genuinely good book in the tradition of old sci-fi, where it combines a good story with social commentary. I expected just a cheesy gore-fest, and was pleasantly surprised by how thoughtful and complex the story was. Very well written and completely worth reading.
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