Story: 2 / 10
Characters: 7
Setting: 5
Prose: 6 ( )

This book is a collection of stories told through the perspectives of several different zombies. While the characters and what they went through weren't necessarily connected, the shared environment tied everything together nicely. Howey did a great job with these tales - each character felt unique and brought something new. Definitely very gory - while I have a strong stomach, I can imagine others not being able to handle some of the events in this book. Overall, though, I enjoyed this book. ( )

This was very very well done - It is only the second book I have read where the POV is from the Zombie side, and it is extremely well done. You feel sorry for them, and are mad at them, all at the same time.

Only drawback in my opinion is that it ends too soon, and isn't really resolved (unlike human protagonists, there is never really an end to zombiehood, so this lack of resolution is also reflective of the nature of the story). This might not even be a drawback... if someone is disappointed in the fact that a book ends because they want to read more, that pretty much makes it an excellent read, huh.

It was an excellent read. I have already read some of Howey's works (Shift), and this is much much better than I expected. ( )

Auch mal was anderes: ein Zombieroman, der konsequent aus der Perspektive der "Walking Dead" erzählt. In denen wie im tiefsten und unerreichbarsten Loch der Welt mehr von den infizierten Menschen erhalten geblieben ist, als man üblicherweise denkt. Spooky. Und sehr sehr gory. Für Genrefreunde sicher ein heißer Tip! ( )

I'm a big fan of Hugh Howie's Silo series so I was looking forward to something a little different. Well, this is the first of his books I've abandoned - not because the writing is at all bad, but it's maybe a little too good. I just couldn't make it through the gruesome, stomach-churning descriptions. I do enjoy a good zombie movie/TV show, but yeah, I'm the guy who covers his eyes when entrails are involved. And there are LOTS of entrails in this one.

I did enjoy seeing zombie life from their perspective and I think that was a clever and unexpected switch. I was curious about where these characters were going to end up but just couldn't stomach it and finally had to give up. ( )