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Undone
ONCE, I HAD A HEARTBEAT AND A FLOW OF COHERENT CONSCIOUSNESS. NOW, DESPITE A ROTTING HEART AND MINDLESS RAGE-FILLED HUNGER, I AM CHANGING.
Zombies like me are driven by blind rage and insatiable hunger. We’re not supposed to feel for the humans we attack and turn, but I am starting to. The zombies sense it.
Their unease and my growing disgust have forced me from the horde. Pushed me here, to this human camp.
If I follow this inexplicable urge drawing me to the humans, they will likely destroy me before realizing I’m different. If I return to the horde, I will be doomed to a life of endless violence.
Somehow, facing certain doom appeals to me more than undying horror.
UNDONE OFFERS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE IN THE ZOMBIE GENRE, BLENDING SUSPENSE, MYSTERY, AND SURPRISING INTROSPECTION.
Zombies like me are driven by blind rage and insatiable hunger. We’re not supposed to feel for the humans we attack and turn, but I am starting to. The zombies sense it.
Their unease and my growing disgust have forced me from the horde. Pushed me here, to this human camp.
If I follow this inexplicable urge drawing me to the humans, they will likely destroy me before realizing I’m different. If I return to the horde, I will be doomed to a life of endless violence.
Somehow, facing certain doom appeals to me more than undying horror.
UNDONE OFFERS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE IN THE ZOMBIE GENRE, BLENDING SUSPENSE, MYSTERY, AND SURPRISING INTROSPECTION.
198 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2024
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September 13, 2024
I very much enjoyed this short read.
I have read many stories by C.Borden and I'm always interested to see where her creativity takes her next. And even though I've been terrified of zombies since I was a kid watching Michael Jackson's Thriller, I am nevertheless fascinated with them as a literary/movie monster and a societal/scientific cautionary tale.
However C.Borden offers a different take on the iconic monster giving us a glimmer of hope for humanity's endurance, with an undead creation story that takes us quickly through the stages of evolution.
This story works well from the perspective of the zombie, Adam, and how he experiences life and understanding what he is, which is a device reminiscent of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein... where both the creature Adam and the zombie Adam are more eloquent and introspective than one would expect. The difference being that C.Borden's Adam deals with his emotions far better, and does not become violent towards people, and in some respects is a superior human being. There is certainly a biblical lesson in there, one that we can all benefit from.
I have read many stories by C.Borden and I'm always interested to see where her creativity takes her next. And even though I've been terrified of zombies since I was a kid watching Michael Jackson's Thriller, I am nevertheless fascinated with them as a literary/movie monster and a societal/scientific cautionary tale.
However C.Borden offers a different take on the iconic monster giving us a glimmer of hope for humanity's endurance, with an undead creation story that takes us quickly through the stages of evolution.
This story works well from the perspective of the zombie, Adam, and how he experiences life and understanding what he is, which is a device reminiscent of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein... where both the creature Adam and the zombie Adam are more eloquent and introspective than one would expect. The difference being that C.Borden's Adam deals with his emotions far better, and does not become violent towards people, and in some respects is a superior human being. There is certainly a biblical lesson in there, one that we can all benefit from.
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