Review: Things To Do In Olympus, When You're Dead...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
For some reason I saved this book of Robert Swartwood's to read last.Probably 'cause it's a zombie book (which isn't really my thing!).BUT, this book is nothing like a "typical" zombie tale...Everything is turned upside down and inside out!The dead (your typical zombies) won the Zombie Wars and the zombies are now the living, breathing humans...The dead rule and are out to eradicate the living - which is the job of the Hunters, of which Conrad is one...There's also Trackers and Pandoras...There's really too much going on in this cool book to go into here in just a few sentences...I love the details Mr. Swartwood incorporates into the story like how the dead only see in white, gray & black.This shows ups in seemingly tiny details - someone runs a black light, someone gets the black carpet treatment, someone needs to cut through all the black tape, Etc.The Dishonored Dead can be read on so many levels - from a simple zombie tale to what it says about our society as far as social status, racism, government - just the way we treat each other because we or they may be slightly different in our views or looks, Etc.We are ALL a part of the Human Race - And, we should be able to coexist on this one planet, you'd think!Anyway, Robert Swartwood is an Excellent Writer and this is a Great addition to anyone's reading list!