Quick read (only about 100 pages) - four connected but independent stories about a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. Meant to be read in any order, which is interesting, but due to sync issues with e-books I just read them in the order they were arranged in. ( )

Loved the 4 stories told from different angles. Short and quick read that was very enjoyable ( )

bellissimo , avrei dato anche 4 stelle ma i finali open così li odio.... ( )

bellissimo , avrei dato anche 4 stelle ma i finali open così li odio.... ( )

This was (sort of ) a collection of 4 inter-related short stories. I am not sure if I knew that fact when I started the book and, if I had, I might have skipped it because I don't normally like short stories. However, this book reads more like a single story, told from 4 different view points. Sure, each of the sections have different characters as the centrepiece, but they are all connected, and the world and happenings in it are all the same.

So, essentially, it is a novel with 4 different main characters rather than a collection of short stories. And I actually quite enjoyed it. It is a zombie tale, so of course there is the usual death and gore, but it is not a hack-n-slash type, and the characters do behave in normal ways (i.e. the author doesn't make them do stupid things like walk down a dark alley by themselves in order to create an opportunity for "bad things" to happen).

There is a logical explanation for the zombie breakout because they are not actually the living dead (which takes a greater leap of faith to accept as possible) - they are infected with a virus, which does make the possibility of their existence quite believable. (Don't misunderstand me though, this is a zombie novel, so, of course, there is a whole level of gross behaviour that will require you suspend your disbelief). ( )