AUTHOR: M.R. Carey
GENRE: Fiction
PUBLISHER: Orbit
PAGES: 460
Well I had originally seen this one at Barnes & Noble, probably as hardback and always curious about it, but passed it up. Cost? Too many other books to read? Probably for all those reasons. What did get me interested was the trailer on youtube! So I bought the book and slowly read it, not because it wasn't good but I just got lazy with reading.
So this book is about a little girl named Melanie. Unfortunately she isn't totally human-anymore. Yes, this is another zombie book, but this one takes a new twist (from my personal experience)on the zombie theme and Melanie isn't just another brain dead brain eating zombie. In this world, her kind are called Hungries.
Sweet little Melanie drew me in. Despite her living circumstances she is innocent in the ways of the world, mainly because she is cut off from the reality outside her base. She has a daily routine and even goes to classes. Her love for her teacher, Ms. Justineau, is strong and a little guarded.
But there is no point in reading about a story with no drama. This book has it. Of course there are the ethical and moral dilemmas in this story. There is danger, devotion, fear, anger, hate and yes, the roller coaster of emotion is strong in this book. It did drag a in the middle. Like most zombie/apocalyptic books and movies I have seen, there will be some travel involved. I thought these parts dragged a bit, but in the end I chalked it up to my impatience and I finally saw how all of it felt important to the whole story.
Of course while reading this I had my own ideas of how this should end, but I am pretty happy with the outcome. Didn't see it coming and I definitely do not have the scientific knowledge or imagination to come up with it. (which is why I read, for something to entertain and surprise, just a few reasons to start...)
I totally enjoyed the book. Totally recommend it.
I give this a 4 out of 5.
P.S. Don't get confused with the race of the characters. Yes they change from the book to the movie. Why? I don't know. I am a firm believer in having the movies actually resemble the books as much as possible but, this is a great story regardless of race. It just ruins the spirit (?) truth (?) of the book to me to see the races change. I'm all for the author's original vision.
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