“Sigh”… I was really expecting something different when I decided to read this novel. You see, from what I had heard, it is a story that takes place in a world that has suffered a zombie apocalypse. Groups of people built towns surrounded by fences to protect themselves from the zombies, and now, many generations later, a girl must leave the fence because her town was overrun by zombies.
I have also heard that humans found a way to defy death in the novel, which somehow caused the zombie apocalypse, and that the rulers of the towns tell the residents that they are the only survivors and do not permit people to leave the town.
What I did not know was that the story was going to focus on a love triangle. Well, it’s more like a love square – girl (A) likes guy (A) who is married to girl (B) who is girl (A)’s best friend and in love with guy (B) who is married to girl (A) the brother of guy (A), both guys have a crush on girl (A) and girl (B) is actually in love with guy (B). “Sigh”…
The ending of the book is not much of a conclusion, by that I mean it answers about half the questions. This novel can be fast paced and impossible to put down at some points and excruciatingly slow at other times.
If you are looking for a love story that involves the supernatural (Twilight fans) yu should enjoy this. If you don’t like love stories (myself and most guys) you will probably not like this book. Love it or hate it.
On the subject of zombie fiction, I recommend World War Z by Max Brooks. It's the most in-depth exploration of the effects of a zombie apocalypse I've ever experienced.
It's presented as a series of interviews and first hand re-tellings of several peoples' experiences throughout the timeline of the entire ordeal; from initial outbreak to the subsequent panic to fighting back against the undead.
It's hardly an exaggeration to say that there is not one single aspect of society that the novel does not examine. But while it also includes the larger scale stories involving things like international diplomacy and government reactions it also includes the more personal experiences. So you get both the big picture and the smaller one.
thank you, i think i will read it.