Review: Good Post-Apocalyptic Story With A Few Minor Flaws
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
Overall, I enjoyed this story. It had some creative ideas that I found interesting. I liked the scenario the protagonist found himself in, living in a fortified penthouse with everything he could need... except company. I liked that the zombies were not 100% conventional, with their poor eyesight they reminded me a little of the clickers found in the video game "The Last Of Us."Unlike "The Last Of Us" there are a few area where this story let me down a little. First off, after seeing no one for months the first person the protagonist runs into is someone he knows. The sheer improbability had me rolling my eyes. Furthermore, some of the dialogue and humor falls a little flat for me. Master Chief, while crusty, is kind of a walking stereotype, and his jokes are not really funny. I'm non-political but I could have done without his right-wing humor. "There were more zombies in the area than liberals at a pot rally." Stuff like that. I hate to be critical, but most of the witty banter from both the master chief (and the main character) was not very funny to me.As far as dialogue goes, many of the characters don't talk like real people. Especially the little girl. She sounded like an army grunt giving a report, not like a traumatized girl who has been living on her own after seeing her mother abducted.Editing is pretty good, only found a couple of minor errors. One thing that annoyed me, just a pet peeve, is that the author has chosen to hyphenate "on-to." "He put his gun on-to the table..." Stuff like that. It only occurs 3 or 4 times in the story but it was a little weird.Regardless, I liked the beginning and I liked the ending and overall found this to be a pretty good read. By the way, although the author intends to continue the series, this book does stand on its own and has a solid conclusion.Recommended to fans of EOTW fiction, especially action stories about zombies.