Review: More psychological thriller than zombie tale, but it's good!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2011
"All That Remains" is an interesting short story set in a zombie apocalypse.  The zombies and the destruction are only background noise, however, as the tale is an emotional confrontation unravelling in the mind of the main character.  The only zombie to make an appearance is known to this character, which triggers the struggle.For the most part, the writing is good.  There are issues with grammar and pronoun confusion--namely using a pronoun that doesn't have an obvious connection to a subject.  Some odd turns of phrase and misplaced commas also create some confusing sentences.  I wouldn't consider these quirks to be major as they aren't enough to make you stop reading.Two oddities caught my eye: the main character wields a rifle in the story, but she has to cock back a hammer.  Since the type of rifle is never described, it's not a big deal; but most of the modern rifles I've shot don't have a hammer.  The other oddity involved the need to disable the brain stem, but the character pointed them towards the top of the head to do so.  Again, maybe my biology is off but the brain stem is near the base of the skull.  Neither one of these oddities are deal-breakers, however."All That Remains" is a great quickie for anyone that enjoys thriller situations with a touch of emotion thrown in.