Review: Great zombie book!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2012
I have never been able to successfully finish a book about zombies. My last attempt didn't end so well when I got frustrated at how slow Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion was going. Reading Zed was a completely different experience. Right from the beginning, I was drawn in by the narrator who "spoke" so well and with such great eloquence when explaining what it felt like to be shot. It turns out that the narrator was Zed, our zombie.Zed was unlike anything that I would have imagined a zombie to be. He was intelligent and fully aware of the world around him, though he didn't always understand humans and their actions. He did try to, so we'll give him some credit for that. Even after finishing the book, I was still thinking of Zed and about what a great zombie he was. He made all zombies look good, even the ones that didn't deserve the credit!I was very happy with how the story was developed. There weren't any weird, confusing moments or rushed scenes that left me scratching my head. It had a great pace and don't be fooled by the cover! When I first began reading it, I figured it would be sort of like reading a comic book strip, with funny remarks every other sentence that poked fun at zombies. It was nothing like that! Though not all the zombies were as bright as Zed, they weren't all completely clueless. I thought this was great. Just like humans, not all zombies were created equal! Another thing that I really enjoyed was how it was explained that zombies came to exist. It was a great way to explain it and I found it very amusing.As the book progresses, Zed becomes unwillingly paired with a "sidekick". Chase is a teen girl with no family trying to survive out in the world by herself. Zed and Chase become partners, bent on reaching the Promised Land, where they can finally live in peace without worrying about the dangers lurking in every corner. I really enjoyed them as a team, they were so funny! Chase was kind of crazy and intense and Zed was the voice of reason. It was a perfect, mismatched pair.Moving on, this book was wonderfully written. It was fun and witty, with just the right amount of action. I'm really looking forward to the next book! If you are thinking about reading a book about zombies, but don't want to read something full of the usual zombie stereotypes... read Zed. You will love it!