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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
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 literallypageboi31's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Wow. This was a rough one for me, luckily it was a quick read once I finally decided I needed to finish is and move on. Lots of people mentioned being disappointed after the prologue, so I reread that and it was very dark, but...ok, I guess? For being a zombie book, there was less talk of zombies compared to the topic of racism. B's father is a full-blown racist, a wife-beater, and there's really nothing more to his character than that. You'd think this would allow for some empathy towards B the protagonist, but despite their struggles with being racist and being scared of their dad and not trying to rock the boat, B is hella racist throughout and constant acts as if they're different from their father because their actions aren't due to "racism". Zombies finally come around towards the second half of the book, where characters at this point are being brutally killed by zombies left and right, with no time in between to grow tension or care about the losses (not that any characters were worth caring about, except Cass and Tyler). The revelation that B is actually short for Becky, and that the protagonist is not a dude was spoiled when I went to look at reviews to see if other had the same issues with this book that I did. It really doesn't change B as a character in my eyes, and the whole "I can't believe you made me push Tyler dad" is complete BS and is obviously Becky's fault. Her blaming her dad and then running away from their imminent escape was stupid. Her dying to Tyler at the end with him literally eating her heart was...shocking? I should of assumed that with the title of Zom-B that B would become a zombie (or perhaps a mutant?), but it still felt like it came out of left field. Also, what's up with Owl man? Perhaps I'll spark note it since I'm curious, but I'm definitely not reading more of these books... the pictures were a nice touch, but all in all, this book wasn't good, and left me annoyed and disappointed.
Graphic: Gore, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Bullying, and Xenophobia
I feel like the discussion around racism in this book was done poorly, and true lack of character growth despite what the book was leading you to believe was frustrating and sad
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