I wrote a review for this book over at my book review blog, but I wanted to share it here as well. I haven't had much time for anything horror related since I started my final semester of college. Happy to say I finally graduated with my history degree... what am I to do now... no clue, but there are things like paranormal researcher and what not that comes to mind.
Anyway I happen to find this book while looking for a new book to read that was part of Kindle's loaning library through Prime. If you can afford to get Prime it's worth it. So this book showed up and it sounded interesting. It only too me a few days to read it. I was hooked onto it and couldn't put the book down.
The synopsis of the story without giving too much away is a group of friends meet up at a cabin they went to as kids to see each other before one of them moves to Europe and to say goodbye to the cabin because it belongs to someone else. While up there a huge snow storm traps them in. No big deal expect there is something out in the woods that is threatening their lives.
This book is an excellent example of a horror story. Think of some of the best ones and usually the monster isn't your typical vampire, werewolf mutant and ect and 99% of the characters die. This book doesn't tell you want the monsters are, but just describes them. It's done well and you're okay not knowing what exactly the monsters are. There's no need for it and I am so glad the author didn't have one of the characters give us a natural history lesson on the creatures. So the monsters are told well and even the kill scenes are done well and described well as well.
The rest of the book is done well. None of the characters are too much for you nor do you see who's going to die first by the characters. It's a surprise at the end of who makes it and the book ends like most good horror movies do. You have no feeling of safety or happy ending. You're left wondering if it was all over or not. Though I don't know if there will be a follow up book it was left where there is no need for one, but one could be done.
If you are looking for a good horror book to read, grab this one. It won't disappoint.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Book Review: World War Z
I have been trying to finish this book for a while now. I finally was able to and now I get to review it for you guys.
Let me start off by saying if you are not a fan of zombies, but if you like books about war or history, then you might like this book. It is an oral history about when zombies start taking over the world and about how humans were able to overcome them.
The book's main character/narrator is interviewing all these people who had important roles in the war. It is a very easy read and hard to put it down. I decided to read it because I was seeing a lot on the movie that is currently being filmed based on the book. I am not sure how close the movie will be to the book, knowing Hollywood, not by much.
What appeal this book has is that, it has taken the zombie craze that people are obsessed with and put it into reality. What would happen if zombies took over the world and how would humans fair. It is different from all the other things I have seen by the fact it shows that not everyone can survive and how politics would play into it. Most movies are just about not getting bite or how to kill zombies.
So if you like zombies, or what to read a book about war and zombies this is for you.
Let me start off by saying if you are not a fan of zombies, but if you like books about war or history, then you might like this book. It is an oral history about when zombies start taking over the world and about how humans were able to overcome them.
The book's main character/narrator is interviewing all these people who had important roles in the war. It is a very easy read and hard to put it down. I decided to read it because I was seeing a lot on the movie that is currently being filmed based on the book. I am not sure how close the movie will be to the book, knowing Hollywood, not by much.
What appeal this book has is that, it has taken the zombie craze that people are obsessed with and put it into reality. What would happen if zombies took over the world and how would humans fair. It is different from all the other things I have seen by the fact it shows that not everyone can survive and how politics would play into it. Most movies are just about not getting bite or how to kill zombies.
So if you like zombies, or what to read a book about war and zombies this is for you.
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