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A review by nin275
Zom-B by Darren Shan
3.0
So I just wrote this whole review then deleted the whole thing by accidentally hitting the backspace. Life can be so cruel sometimes. I'm gonna try to replicate it somehow but we both know that's not gonna happen since I'm pretty pissed off at myself right now.
So, I'm gonna start this review with a big old 'WHOA!'. Yes, I was expecting zombies since it's a zombie book (No kidding Einstein) but then ended up getting much more. Then I went through the author's page and figured I should've been expecting it all along. Darren Shan, as it turns out, is supposed to be the king of horrors or something (Wait but what happened to Stephen King? O.o) and now I feel like I must have been living under a rock all this time.
Anyway.
This book talks about racism towards color, culture and religion. This deals with this fact while showing us that racism has nothing to do with anybody's education, class or family. I wish I had more understanding regarding this matter (Reason why I should start reading some knowledgeable books these days. But no, I'm wasting my life with zombies and vampires and what not.) but it kinda fascinated me. I hate B's father with a passion and that is not an easy trait to gain for an author. Kudos to Shan.
And B. I love B.
I wish some of the other characters (For instance B's friends) were a little more developed. But in Shan's defense it's a fairly short book and mostly a base plot for the rest of series so that's justified.
The book ends with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to fly through the rest of the series but I need to sit for the finals in the coming week and that's gonna be a real pain for sure.
Recommended, if you're into zombies and can handle gory details (I can't, and have had a fairly tough time to let go of a particular scene *must-not-think-about-it-must-not-think-about-it* *gulps*).
So, I'm gonna start this review with a big old 'WHOA!'. Yes, I was expecting zombies since it's a zombie book (No kidding Einstein) but then ended up getting much more. Then I went through the author's page and figured I should've been expecting it all along. Darren Shan, as it turns out, is supposed to be the king of horrors or something (Wait but what happened to Stephen King? O.o) and now I feel like I must have been living under a rock all this time.
Anyway.
This book talks about racism towards color, culture and religion. This deals with this fact while showing us that racism has nothing to do with anybody's education, class or family. I wish I had more understanding regarding this matter (Reason why I should start reading some knowledgeable books these days. But no, I'm wasting my life with zombies and vampires and what not.) but it kinda fascinated me. I hate B's father with a passion and that is not an easy trait to gain for an author. Kudos to Shan.
And B. I love B.
Spoiler
B is a girl. I don't know why but I thought I was reading from a guy's POV until almost to the end of the book for some reason, probably because she's one of the guys and doesn't talk about hair, makeup or boys. Was it only me though? Did I miss something at the beginning of the book?I wish some of the other characters (For instance B's friends) were a little more developed. But in Shan's defense it's a fairly short book and mostly a base plot for the rest of series so that's justified.
The book ends with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to fly through the rest of the series but I need to sit for the finals in the coming week and that's gonna be a real pain for sure.
Recommended, if you're into zombies and can handle gory details (I can't, and have had a fairly tough time to let go of a particular scene *must-not-think-about-it-must-not-think-about-it* *gulps*).