Review: Well-Written, But Not Very Good
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
The good:  Apart from one or two homophone issues, this is mechanically well constructed and well edited. Author exhibits good use of vocabulary without overdoing it or falling into the trap of trying to wedge in every descriptive adjective possible. Narrative and dialog flow well and smoothly.The less good: Plot holes, suspension of disbelief issues, and way-too-convenient coincidences abound.  None of the characters display ANY tactical awareness - not the special forces operator nor any of the collection of soldiers he has with him, not the bad guys, and certainly not the main protagonist.As another reviewer points out, the characters keep engaging in stupid, contra-survival activities and for the most part get away with it:*The zombies are blocks away, and at the very last minute the main protagonist suddenly remembers her handgun, retrieves and opens the locked box it's stored in, verifies it's in there, and then RELOCKS the gun back in the box and sticks it under the front seat of her escape RV.*They make it to their survival compound, but don't maintain a watch on the CCTV monitors at night.*They DON'T check newcomers for bites or scratches; the newcomer's word is sufficient.*They regularly smoke dope and listen to music as they make their forays out into zombieland.*They keep all the weapons under lock and key 'to keep the children safe'.There are more, but these are my favorites.Bottom line:  It's a well-written, not-very-good zombie tale.