Status Updates From Fun Times at the Bloodbath

Slice & dice, chop & lop! Bloody and fun so far!

Wow, quick wrap-up, kind of telegraphed from the introduction of the cheat code concept that it was going to be a rushed, oversimplified ending. Still, a little surprising.

These last frenetic chapters bear a strong resemblance to some of the best of Max Brooks' brilliant World War Z, though Strand doesn't pull off the collapse of civilization quite as elegantly. It gets a little confusing jumping around to so many different locations, households and characters, many of whom you've only just encountered for the first time. The cheat code concept is effective, but a little facile