Review: Mostly an enjoyable read but jeez
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2011
I've read the first two books and, for the most part, liked them. The first one starts off strong with the advent of the zombie infestation and his attempts to defend his home. The books are written in the form of a blog, which I think works quite well.As time goes on, more people join together to form a community and I found this to be an interesting take on the genre. I think it's a fairly realistic portrayal of how people get along (and don't) in the situation, along with trying to solve the problems that inevitably come up with you have people in groups and having to come up with ways to deal with them. What sort of rules do you want/need in the new post-zombie society? What will be the punishments for violating those rules?The best parts, of course, are those that deal with the zombies themselves. For the most part, these are your basic Romero style zombies, although there is some evolution among them as time goes on.The main drawback to the series is his tendency to go off on philosophical meanderings and rants. This tendency seems to get worse as the series continues, tending to go on for too long and occurring all too often. I find myself heaving heavy sighs, going into eye roll mode, and skimming through those sections.I almost dropped the rating to three stars over it, in fact, but decided that the overall story was good enough to eke out four stars despite the tedious philosophical digressions.