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A review by fluffysaurasrex
Dead Bitch Army by Andre Duza
3.0
26 - Dead Bitch Army
That cover and that title, how could I resist. It certainly delivered on the suggestions made from that combo, although it maybe delivered too much. In fact, if you're uninterested in excessive violence involving women, I wouldnt even read this review, let alone the book.
The story follows a group of cult members led by a decaying zombie woman as they cut a path of unimaginable violence across America, followed closely by Natasha, a woman with revenge on her mind who has become the scapegoat for the crimes of the cult.
The violence here is incredibly brutal, even borderline for my horror loving tastes, and almost always against women, which starts to feel misogynistic after a few scenes. Even when the violence is directed towards men, there usually manages to be a woman present whose torment is worse.
On the flipside, the lead characters are mainly strong women, so it's an odd combination. Author Andre Duza does write some amazing moments looking at race and class, and the cast of characters is diverse and realistic. It's just buried in a lot of violence that could be unnecessary.
It all winds down to a surprising ending that embraces the dark tone of the book, but is then followed by somewhere around 40 more pages of random stories of violence that don't have a time or place in the story before. It's unclear if these were omitted from the original story or what, but they're highly unnecessary. It's just a pileup of gore for no reason and it left a bad taste in my mouth after a rather solid end.
I would not recommend this for anybody who dislikes excessive violence, especially when it's aimed mostly at women.
That cover and that title, how could I resist. It certainly delivered on the suggestions made from that combo, although it maybe delivered too much. In fact, if you're uninterested in excessive violence involving women, I wouldnt even read this review, let alone the book.
The story follows a group of cult members led by a decaying zombie woman as they cut a path of unimaginable violence across America, followed closely by Natasha, a woman with revenge on her mind who has become the scapegoat for the crimes of the cult.
The violence here is incredibly brutal, even borderline for my horror loving tastes, and almost always against women, which starts to feel misogynistic after a few scenes. Even when the violence is directed towards men, there usually manages to be a woman present whose torment is worse.
On the flipside, the lead characters are mainly strong women, so it's an odd combination. Author Andre Duza does write some amazing moments looking at race and class, and the cast of characters is diverse and realistic. It's just buried in a lot of violence that could be unnecessary.
It all winds down to a surprising ending that embraces the dark tone of the book, but is then followed by somewhere around 40 more pages of random stories of violence that don't have a time or place in the story before. It's unclear if these were omitted from the original story or what, but they're highly unnecessary. It's just a pileup of gore for no reason and it left a bad taste in my mouth after a rather solid end.
I would not recommend this for anybody who dislikes excessive violence, especially when it's aimed mostly at women.