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All the Tommys in the World

by Javier Gombinsky (Goodreads Author)

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Melanie said: " It's a zombie apocolypse, but unlike any I have previously heard of. While I was originally excited about a unique concept, unfortunately, this ends up not being a good thing.
I am all for creative story telling, and playing with the timeline in a boo It's a zombie apocolypse, but unlike any I have previously heard of. While I was originally excited about a unique concept, unfortunately, this ends up not being a good thing.
I am all for creative story telling, and playing with the timeline in a book to keep things interesting, but All the Tommys in the World is just a confusing, messy jumble of ideas that are half-baked or just plain dumb and nonsensical. I really wanted to like this book, and forced myself to read it all the way to the end, because I just KNEW it was going to have some great ending that really pulled everything together. Spoiler Alert: It doesn't. Javier Gombinsky needs to take some writing classes to help him figure out how to write a coherent story as well as how to write likeable, realistic characters. Nothing wrong with a broody, sarcastic anti-hero, we see tons of those in both literature and film/tv, but Gombinsky just absolutely fails at creating such characters. What he created is a set of stupid, selfish, short-sighted, useless, annoying, judgemental characters that made this book even more painful to read than it would have been anyway. Gombinsky also uses the same strange phrases over and over, like "eyes swell up" to describe someone widening their eyes and "like a sizzling anthill" to describe the movements of the zombies. Just absolutely bizarre language choices that don't make sense.
Also, in an apocolypse, you want the folks that are prepared, that can shoot a gun, and that are brave and selfless on your side, right? Well, not according to Gombinsky.. He apparently thinks anyone that owns a gun or plays video games are just awful people, and are all a bunch of literal nazis, with swastika tattoos, confederate flags, and MAGA hats galore! Gombinsky literally describes the characters in the book that are willing to shoot down the zombies as a bunch of crazy psychopaths (literally) that always wanted to kill a bunch of people and were just waiting for an excuse. Um, excuse me? Wanting to defend your loved ones and shoot literal zombies in the head to keep from being killed yourself makes you a psycho? Yeah, no. I'm not a gun owner and I did not vote for Trump, but I was very much offended by this portrayal and caricature of a large group of Americans.
Seriously, this is one of the worst books I have ever had the misfortune of reading. Please do yourself a favor and skip this awful book. ...more "

Jun 30, 2021 03:54PM · see review

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Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

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Windchaser (Phantom Island, #1)

by Krissi Dallas (Goodreads Author)

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Melanie said: " This book will hook you from the first page. If you liked Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games, or any books in those genres, you will LOVE the Phantom Island series. Krissi Dallas is a masterful author, pulling you into a world of magic, mystery ...more "

Jun 05, 2012 09:12AM · see review