Hugh Howey
Kindle Edition | Pages: 222 pages Rating: 3.68 | 3523 Users | 464 Reviews
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| Title | : | I, Zombie |
| Author | : | Hugh Howey |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 222 pages |
| Published | : | August 15th 2012 by Broad Reach Publishing |
| Categories | : | Horror. Zombies. Fiction. Science Fiction. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic |
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***WARNING: NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION***This book contains foul language and fouler descriptions of life as a zombie. It will offend most anyone, so proceed with caution or not at all.
And be forewarned: This is not a zombie book. This is a different sort of tale. It is a story about the unfortunate, about those who did not get away. It is a human story at its rotten heart. It is the reason we can't stop obsessing about these creatures, in whom we see all too much of ourselves.
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| Original Title: | I, Zombie ASIN B008PIHXS6 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Horror (2012), Kindle Book Award Nominee for Suspense/Horror (Finalist) (2013) |
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Ratings: 3.68 From 3523 Users | 464 ReviewsWeigh Up Epithetical Books I, Zombie
As a huge Hugh Howey fan, I was disappointed in this one. It gets a bump to 2 stars because his writing is so impressive. But the lack of a story gets in the way of... you know, the story. I couldn't get through it. The great thing about Howey's books is they are so inexpensive that you don't regret trying them out, even when they end up being bad.Looking forward to the next Wool installment.fresh idea, but probably better suited as a short story.
Fair warning, this book is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. It is very graphic, super gross, and quite horrifying. So I really liked it and that makes me wonder about the type of person I am. Anyway, I love Hugh Howey's writing as usual, books about Zombies are definitely my thing, and something unique is really what I want in a book. And this was a totally fresh and different take on the Zombie genre that I hadn't ever seen and it wouldn't have occurred to me at all. A book written from
First, the gore is off-putting. It's REALLY gory and graphic. But that's the only reason I took away a star. I can't recommend this to a lot of my friends who would prefer not to wade through the hip-deep viscera in order to get to the story, and that's a shame. Because the story is really good, the writing is excellent, the characters well developed. The premise is intriguing, and kept me reading despite the disgust. I felt empathy with many of the characters, and was riveted - so much so that
I'm a Hugh Howie fan. How this guy writes so well as a new-ish author blows me away.Despite my unabashed affection, I couldn't totally get there with this book. Two things strike me in retrospect:- I just can't do zombies. They have a placement problem. They're supposed to exist in the world we inhabit, but they strain credulity in that setting. I can't allow for how they would come to be. I can do crazy settings; I like the worlds of Stephen Palmer. But zombies among us? My brain won't go with
ZOMBIES AS LITERATUREThere are conventions that are common to each type of monster story: vampires suck blood, werewolves grow hair, and zombies are mindless, out-of-control creatures whose only thoughtsif they can be said to have any at allare to kill and eat living people.But what if zombies were not exactly like that mindless, I mean. What if a zombies brain was a still-functioning, still-thinking organ trapped within a body that it couldnt control, a body that obeyed its own primal instincts
A whole new perspective on zombies.Full of gore and - most of all - despair.You end up craving the parts where he's following/talking about the living. Just to get a glimpse of a chance of an opportunity to maybe... never mind.Great read. I did find he sometimes repeats himself, quite literally, just a few paragraphs apart. But this is nitpicking. And while I'm at it: there were no (except for three oddly placed) chapter markers on my kindle...No zombie entertainment will ever be the same.Thank
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