The first part of the book is kind of annoyingly over descriptive and I don't really like the first person POV of this book, but the story was good and the characters are pretty likeable. It is a bit overly pessimistic, though. Slight SPOILER: there is a conflict with a large group of prisoners, and I have a hard time believing, that if it were real life and you found such a large group of them as in this book, that they would be as evil and depraved as in this situation. But hey, it's just a story. In spite of the negatives, I think I will continue reading the series. ( )

I really enjoyed this book. Its not just a 'run around scared and shoot zombies" book. It was a real social commentary about how our lives intermingle, the good and the bad in everyone, and the way people react when grouped together. This is a book that really breaks the mold of typical horror fiction and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a bit more that nightmare and adrenaline. ( )

Meh. Rather mediocre tale of a world ravaged by zombies. Solo survivor finds others, joins community, thinks all is well till the meet another group of survivors that remind them all that people can be the worst monster. Not alot of depth in story or complexity to the characters. At least it was a fast and easy read. ( )

Engrossing read with empathetic characters and a style that is surprisingly literate (Surprisingly? Let's face it, zombie books aren't meant to be the pinnacle of literature). Certain scenes are very memorable and, not to raise spoilers but referred to obliquely, they are: the initiation; the rooftop; the smoke trail. You’ll know to what I am referring once you’ve read it. If I have any criticism, and, oh, it is so very minor, is that the religious symbolism in the midst of the smoke trail scene is a little too…um, apparent; I think if it had been shrouded just a little more it would have been better. ( )

This book started out a little shaky, it used a old formula; person is far away from home when attack starts, and makes his way back slowly, only to find his loved ones dead/zombified. After that it goes straight into a survival story, and at one point I somehow managed to skip 3 chapters, and I didn't even realize it until I was near the end of the novel and I was wondering how a certain character was doing something, and I had no idea who he was. Going back to the chapters I missed didn't make the story any more entertaining unfortunately, though it did clear up my confusion. Perhaps the fact that I missed those chapters is coloring my review, but the whole fact that I did and did not realize it until the end of the novel... This book follows a very linear sort of storyline, and it's pathetically easy to see what comes next. Check it out from the library if you're a zombie fan {as I am) but leave off actually buying it. ( )