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===== Rise (Rossner) =====
An interesting take on the whole zombie thing, for some reason I got Erben's Svatební košile vibes, but in general I can't say this resonated with me all that much. The symbolism is nicely done but it is a bit too overpacked with characters and underpacked with story for how long it is which is quite short to begin with.
— Dec 24, 2025 10:56AM
An interesting take on the whole zombie thing, for some reason I got Erben's Svatební košile vibes, but in general I can't say this resonated with me all that much. The symbolism is nicely done but it is a bit too overpacked with characters and underpacked with story for how long it is which is quite short to begin with.
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Mahira
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===== Zayinim (Roberts) =====
A fairly regular story structure-wise. However, the post-apo setting and the concept of zombies being brain-decayed immortal goyim of the althist N*zis-won world was quite interesting. I also like the main philosophical thread, even if I'd go for less open end. Overall quite nice, 4.5/5.
— Jan 10, 2026 11:58AM
A fairly regular story structure-wise. However, the post-apo setting and the concept of zombies being brain-decayed immortal goyim of the althist N*zis-won world was quite interesting. I also like the main philosophical thread, even if I'd go for less open end. Overall quite nice, 4.5/5.
Mahira
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===== Wiseman's Terror Tales (Tambour) =====
Hmmm... Again, an interesting concept in a classic approach. I would've made the ending longer, bit more elaborated on because like this it was too sped up but the story in itself flowed alright. I'd say 3/5.
— Dec 30, 2025 03:30PM
Hmmm... Again, an interesting concept in a classic approach. I would've made the ending longer, bit more elaborated on because like this it was too sped up but the story in itself flowed alright. I'd say 3/5.
Mahira
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===== Tractate Metim 28A (Rosenbaum) =====
An interesting concept — a 'zombie' story in the form of a Talmudic tractate (mostly concerning from Genesis, Psalms and Proverbs). It was quite a difficult read and, in all honesty, I am not entirely sure how I feel about it. From a purely technical standpoint, it'd likely be a 5, story-wise, readability and all, I must go to 3.5-4/5, I'll decide later.
— Dec 30, 2025 02:39PM
An interesting concept — a 'zombie' story in the form of a Talmudic tractate (mostly concerning from Genesis, Psalms and Proverbs). It was quite a difficult read and, in all honesty, I am not entirely sure how I feel about it. From a purely technical standpoint, it'd likely be a 5, story-wise, readability and all, I must go to 3.5-4/5, I'll decide later.
Mahira
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===== The Friday people (Lotz) =====
Again, a very short story but I loved the novel take on zombies here — I haven't seen anything like that before really in this combo. The story was quite simple but seemed dynamic enough, the characters were well crafted, to a certain extent it was relatable. Very nice, 5/5.
— Dec 30, 2025 01:33PM
Again, a very short story but I loved the novel take on zombies here — I haven't seen anything like that before really in this combo. The story was quite simple but seemed dynamic enough, the characters were well crafted, to a certain extent it was relatable. Very nice, 5/5.
Mahira
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===== Ten for Sodoma (Polansky) =====
This was a nice short reckoning piece with well described setting and biblical parallels. It was quite setting-heavy and story-light, even despite the masses of zombies, which is a wee minus from me. Loved the wittiness, the second sentence is absolutely hysterical — "Ben was Jew to the extent that at one point he would have been put in an oven." Overall, 4/5.
— Dec 30, 2025 01:08PM
This was a nice short reckoning piece with well described setting and biblical parallels. It was quite setting-heavy and story-light, even despite the masses of zombies, which is a wee minus from me. Loved the wittiness, the second sentence is absolutely hysterical — "Ben was Jew to the extent that at one point he would have been put in an oven." Overall, 4/5.
Mahira
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===== Like a Coin Entrusted in Faith (Adaf) =====
I... will clearly need to get back to this one sometime in the future, because I just did not get what it tried to tell me. The overall style was curious, the two story-lines, I am not sure about the dramatization in 28, the only direct speech. The story was also interesting, I just did not understand the ending.
Also could use bit more editing. I... 3/5?
— Dec 24, 2025 04:15PM
I... will clearly need to get back to this one sometime in the future, because I just did not get what it tried to tell me. The overall style was curious, the two story-lines, I am not sure about the dramatization in 28, the only direct speech. The story was also interesting, I just did not understand the ending.
Also could use bit more editing. I... 3/5?
Mahira
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Previous was 2/5.
===== The Scapegoat Factory (Touché Gafla) =====
Again, quite an interesting take on the whole zombie thing. It was quite nice, well paced and dosed, even if a bit shallow. As will be true for all of these, I presume, it could be longer but I liked this one, 4/5.
— Dec 24, 2025 01:20PM
===== The Scapegoat Factory (Touché Gafla) =====
Again, quite an interesting take on the whole zombie thing. It was quite nice, well paced and dosed, even if a bit shallow. As will be true for all of these, I presume, it could be longer but I liked this one, 4/5.
Mahira
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===== Introduction (Tidhar) =====
Very brief but witty introduction to the topic. Eight short stories. Made for charity.
— Dec 24, 2025 10:21AM
Very brief but witty introduction to the topic. Eight short stories. Made for charity.
