Review: Tag, You're It
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2013
THIS BOOK CONTAINS ADULT CONTENTIn Tagged: The Apocalypse, by Joseph Chiron, the government mandatorily “tags” citizens with a computer chip in the forehead or hand. Like cattle, people line up for the “tagging,” and even drag along their children.At the same time, an anti-aging procedure works well, taking years off the users. The downside is the side-effect of the procedure. It turns the users into slavering, repulsive zombies with an insatiable appetite for human flesh. As the zombies form packs, they are as unstoppable as plagues of locusts.In the wake of a fleeing government, a ragtag group takes refuge in a nuclear power plant. As a marijuana grower and thus possible food grower, Sven is allowed to stay in the group, in spite of the reservations of group members.The book offers a new, gritty slant on the zombie apocalypse. The action moves along at a brisk pace, and includes great characters and interactions. Without being preachy, the biblical references add further depth to the book.