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Zom B by Darren Shan

drewmanchu's review against another edition

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I bailed on this 2/3 of the way through. :(
It didn't have the huzpah to keep me going all the way.

gilliankk's review against another edition

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4.0

Wtf was that ending?

stormyharper's review against another edition

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5.0

What can I say another great book by Darren Shan I love the pictures in this book what are telling you what's is going on I also like how we get to know b for the zombies appear

brookey8888's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This was awful. First off this whole time I thought this character was a boy but turns out she’s a girl and I was shocked. Anyways this is full of racism for no reason. The main character kept saying I don’t agree with my father’s opinions but then was literally saying racist things and hate-crimeing. News flash actions speak louder than words. Just because you say you don’t agree and then are actively doing the things you are “against” doesn’t make it ok. The author tries to redeem the main character but a little to late. Literally after she sacrifices a poc character she’s like I’m going to change and then she dies 🙄. 
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ferrisscottr's review against another edition

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2.0

Well at least I finished this YA novel (compared to my last couple attempts) but just barely.

The zombies hit England - it's never explained how or why.
They have mutants controlling them - no idea how or why.
We have a miserable excuse for a hero doing barely enough to get by.
2/3 of the book happen before we get any face time with the zombies.

So we've got crappy characters, crappy writing, crappy dialogue and all of the racist characters kept pulling me out of the story.

This is a (I believe) 13 book series that I will not be continuing and wouldn't recommend anyone else even starting.

whyisgamora's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

lisbethill97's review against another edition

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3.0

I enjoyed this, but not as much as I thought I would. Practically the whole book is just B's household and friends at school as they watch the news involving Zombies. . There is no zombie action until the ending. I was expecting more zombies. I had a hard time reading this because of the racism. The racist father just made me not want to read this book at all as well as the fact that B tends to say and do racist things mostly to please the father. I'm not completely convinced about the story yet, but It was still pretty interesting especially towards the end. I will probably pick up the 2nd book at some point and hope it's more enjoyable.

mushroom_idiot's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

satan_is_back's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

bibliofiendlm's review against another edition

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1.0

Epically bad and too cliche for words. Some redeemable value for a middle school reader but not much.