Reviews

Entombed by Brian Keene

mellabella's review against another edition

4.0

No one writes about zombies like Brian Keene.However, Entombed focuses more on human nature than actual zombies. What happens when you are stuck in an underground bunker for an indeterminate amount of time with about 20 other people. Oh,with a tiny ration of food that has run out? And no way to leave the bunker without running into zombies? The story is told by Pete, an employee at the establishment the bunker was a part of. He is the chosen prey. It was a fast read. But still very good. I can't seem to read enough of this series. It ended slightly different than I imagined but, I guess the way it was supposed to.

ollie_lee's review against another edition

5.0

This is one of my favorite zombie stories and it really has little to do with zombies. 25 people find themselves trapped in an old bunker with no food. Outside is certain death but staying inside can be a lot worse.

sade's review against another edition

4.0

So far Keene's has not disappointed me and by disappointed i mean a 2 star rated book. In this book which is a sequel but not a sequel really to [b:Dead Sea|216215|Dead Sea|Brian Keene|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924475s/216215.jpg|209325], Keene spins a gruesomly delightful story of humanity gone shit faced. Can't say a whole lot without giving the plot away but rest assured, in this book Keene will leave you pondering the what if's in the event of an apocalypse that slides humans to the bottom of the food chain.

You wont be disappointed if you read this book.

paperbackstash's review against another edition

4.0

I was a huge fan of Dead Sea. This novella doesn't have many zombies, which isn't a bad thing since when it comes to Zombie stories what interests me more is what happens to humanity instead of seeing the dead things shuffle around. It focuses on Pete, stuck inside a bunker for a month with starving companions. When they vote for cannibalism to survive, they learn they've picked on the wrong person as their first meal.

Violent but interesting, it shows varied levels of madness and how it taints different people. Starvation makes people as frightening as the zombies, which seems to be the point of the story and that ending. It brings to mind some disturbing scenes from Night when the starved become desperate and animalistic. This story is realistic because of that. People will only starve so long before they start turning on each other. The contrast with the mindless undead in contrast works.

Thrilling and an easy read.