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levi892's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Body horror, Blood, Racism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, and Domestic abuse
This book focused a lot on racism in a way that did not seem productive at all and actually seemed like some racist fantasy written with a thin veil of “racism is bad :/“ I almost didn’t finish this book (I wish I didn’t) but I kept on because I read online that the author wants to point out how much the children of bigots have to change, but the mc literally didn’t change. There was no character development whatsoever until the last chapter but by then it’s far too late because the mc literallysocialpsysteph's review against another edition
dark
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
1.0
I picked this up at a used bookstore because the cover caught my attention. Reading the description that it's a zombie story set in a school, yes, please! I regret all of it. Do NOT read this book. It's AWFUL. I haven't had this negative of a reaction to a book, maybe ever.
The main character, B, has an extremely abusive father. He beats his wife, he beats the main character, he's verbally abusive, and then add to that that he's a racist piece of shit. B copes with this by "pretending" to be racist as well, but it's not really pretending. B repeatedly uses racial slurs, bullies people of color, and is an all-around awful person, even when their father isn't around! The racism is never properly dealt with or condemned. It felt like either the author was trying to use it for the shock factor and/or wanted to make a big moral lesson but then just forgot to put that part in. This book was WAY more about the unchecked racism than it was about zombies. Seriously, this book is awful and you should definitely not read it, let alone let your kids read it, as it has some terrible messages. I've never thrown a book in the trash before but there's a first time for everything.
The main character, B, has an extremely abusive father. He beats his wife, he beats the main character, he's verbally abusive, and then add to that that he's a racist piece of shit. B copes with this by "pretending" to be racist as well, but it's not really pretending. B repeatedly uses racial slurs, bullies people of color, and is an all-around awful person, even when their father isn't around! The racism is never properly dealt with or condemned. It felt like either the author was trying to use it for the shock factor and/or wanted to make a big moral lesson but then just forgot to put that part in. This book was WAY more about the unchecked racism than it was about zombies. Seriously, this book is awful and you should definitely not read it, let alone let your kids read it, as it has some terrible messages. I've never thrown a book in the trash before but there's a first time for everything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, Physical abuse, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Bullying
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