Evan S.

Big Gretchen is a total bad a$$

Revisado: 08-24-24

Loved it. Great book. Funny. Often lighthearted, but serious when it needs to be. Glad she’s my governor.

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Not King’s best.

Revisado: 03-31-24

Stories were okay. Synthetic narration was sub-par, not terrible, but not nearly as good as a human.

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Just a list without much fetails

Revisado: 07-03-21

I was hoping for more for my upcoming trip. Little information beyond the superficial was provided. Mostly the book sounded like a narrated yellow pages.

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Bad Zombie story + Weak Star Wars story = Awful choice

Revisado: 11-10-16

Story was ridiculous, and the erotic was even worse, with trite cliches.
Need to return.

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Amazing. Transcends zombie literature.

Revisado: 03-29-15

Just finished this. Awesome. Well-written, and well-conceived.
It was engaging and intriguing from the start, enough so that you commit to the story and characters far before you see your first hint of gore. Kinda the opposite of most zombie fiction I've read.
Frankly, I'm not sure I would even classify this as zombie literature (and it's not out of a sense of hair-splitting, to suggest that zombies are undead rather than cordyceps infected (here) or rage-virus infected (28 days, 28 weeks later)). It's more that it feels like a dystopian future story like 1984, We, Brave New World, Anthem, etc. ...Although I suppose all apocalyptic literature is a form of the dystopian-future genre. I guess I just wanted to differentiate it from other zombie literature, by suggesting that "The Girl with All the Gifts" transcends its class and is unique among its peers.
I normally don't like fast or smart zombies, but this book made them make sense, so it was more than just an arbitrary decision, or preference of the author's.

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NOT A JACK RYAN BOOK! Almost seems ghost written.

Revisado: 10-18-13

In the words of comic-book-guy (for you "Simpson's" fans), "Worst Clancy Book Ever!"
1st of all, despite being listed as a book in the "Jack Ryan" Series, its not. He's referred to in book ass president, but doesn't appear at all.
2nd of all, it is really uncharacteristically non-Clancy; makes me wonder if he really wrote it at all, or if it is one of his ghost-written books. Not as technical, many included technical elements are flagrantly wrong, much more repetitious than his normal books in regards to the military/espionage/medical "facts" he does include, really bad fieldcraft (spycraft) of the agents.
Remember in "Executive Orders" when he explicitly commented that you would never have a call saying anything like "I have the microfilm."? Well that's essentially what he does over and over again. The spooks are obvious, without use of subordinates or additional assets. They engage in cliche's like shooting out the tires of the bad guys car, and shooting the gun outta someone's hand (really!?)
There is a lot more talk about sex and sexual innuendo than Clancy usually employs. His character's, Clark and Chavez, act far less intelligent than the intelligence officers they are in other books (esp Clark), and bitch about others in CIA, etc. (including the Foleys). Although Clancy does tend to let his politics slip into his books, the conservative politics utterly flood this one (with laughably flat and ridiculous liberal environmentalists engaging in a conspiracy of hundreds--from a man whose prior books espouse that you if 2 people know a secret, it cannot be kept secret).
This is a (bad) action book, not a military-espionage book that Clancy (if this was him) is famous for. And worst of all, though it occurs in the same universe as Jack Ryan, it was certainly NOT a Jack Ryan book, and listen.
I will certainly be requesting a refund for this waste.

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Still as good a the 1st one.

Revisado: 03-08-13

While often a sequel, especially in this genre fails to live up to its predecessor, this was another terrific book by Rhiannon Frater. The characters continued to deepen, and remained fresh, and the story and challenges remained exciting. Not a dull moment. Another one I would highly recommend. I am eagerly awaiting any more in this series.
Bravo!

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The Best, the best, the best.The Pinnacle of Z-lit

Revisado: 03-08-13

This was one of the best zombie books if have ever read. It was balanced and believable. It was suspenseful, and kept me on the edge of my seat. As far as zed lit goes this one was as believable and exciting as they come.
It was a refreshing change to see this type of book from a female perspective, but even as a male listener, it was not off-putting whatsoever.
The characters were well-developed and interesting.
I would highly recommend this if you are a fan of the genre, or even just giving it a try.

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Weak, but not terrible

Revisado: 03-08-13

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

The zombie-flesh-eating humans turned ghouls from the book may not have minded it, they didn't seem too particular.

What was most disappointing about Timothy W. Long’s story?

The second level of zombies. The zombie-eating humans turned ghouls... Really a weak disappointment. Even if I was willing to accept their existence and ability to control the zombies, their motivations and actions ultimately stretched the limits of suspension of disbelief.

What three words best describe Christian Rummel’s performance?

Acceptable. Unexceptional. Average.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Zombies... Arrrrrrrrr... Brrrraiins....

Any additional comments?

Not as bad as "Infection: Alaskan Undead Apocalypse" but does not live up to most other Z-lit. Instead of this go read Rhiannon Frater's "The First Days Series", or "World War Z"

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Unexpectedly good zed-lit.

Revisado: 03-08-13

This was a good bit of zed-lit. Initially I was hesitant, because the build up to the armageddon was a bit weak, but ultimately it was really good and fairly fresh... (theweak lead up was forgivable, because zombie books are not read for the fore-play). I liked the emphasis on stealth rather than fighting the zombies, and the accurate knowledge of weapons and tactics.
I could have done without the irradiated zombies, but thats my only other gripe, and it was not something that I would consider it a detraction--just a different preference.

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