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I, Zombie by Hugh Howey

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stereofeed's review against another edition

Love Hugh Howey, did not like this book. Story from the zombie point of view was not as interesting as I'd thought it would be.

zarco_j's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved it!!!!

elizpeace's review against another edition

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3.0

Beautifully written...if writing about intestines and shit can be beautiful.

booksandladders's review against another edition

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4.0

Such an interesting take on zombies. Really original and expanded my thoughts on how zombies would operate and be created. I think a lot of zombie novels forget to expand upon the actual zombie itself, so this was extremely interesting to me from a mythological point of view. The characters were all complex and had diverse backgrounds, but all really told the same story: they were turned and had some control over their thoughts and action for a bit before the primal zombie took over and they could no longer do anything more than search for food. The horror and the concept were interesting and well expanded upon, however, I think there was too many different points of views that never really got finished. These left me wondering what was happening. As well, the different points of views were at times confusing because they didn't really overlap with one another so I was unsure as to why certain character's stories were grouped together while others were not.
Overall: 3.5/5 stars but rounded up for the star calculator! For fans of zombie lore and anyone who wants a fresh perspective on something that has been done multiple, multiple times.

eisneun's review against another edition

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4.0

If you don't mind that there's not much of a traditional plot (it's more like a series of stories) then I think you'd really like this book. Not that there isn't an overall story, but it's not typical. That said, it is the most creative and horrifying zombie story I've ever read. That's all I'm going to say.

lalulorlor's review against another edition

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5.0

First, please note this is completely unrelated to the tv show of the same name. Second, Hugh Howey is an amazing writer. He is so descriptive without being wordy. this book was such a fresh, yet totally screwed up, take on the zombie genre - it's completely from the perspective of the human souls trapped inside the zombie bodies. Disturbing and heartbreaking. Walking Dead will never be the same for me now. :(