“Is it just me?Or is this book really lame? The majority of the reviews on Amazon were positive, but I found it kind of moronic. And maybe it's because I grew up on Romero, but the concept of zombies who are possessed by demons and use guns and cars really seemed to be kind of against the whole zombie premise.”
“I agree with you & rose red"Horror books are only effective and interesting to me if the book in question scares me. " very true. Ghost Road Blues is still the scariest book I've read in a while, and I haven't read World War Z.”
“I stand corrected. I know what scene you are talking about. Again that's where everyones tastes differ”
“I read this book when it 1st came out in paperback but I honestly do not remember such a scene. There are 160 reviews on Amazon that's way to many to go through. Again you can't always trust a review on Amazon. I have read many reviews by your big name magazines and authors and I don't remember them making any referrence. ”
“I'm not a King fan, but I did purchase this book because of the zombie element. The premise was great and there were some good parts to the book. The last third of the book seemed to fall apart though.So far, World War Z is my favorite. ”
“The one negative review I read about the book mentioned that it contained a very graphic rape scene. That is what ultimately convinced me that I don't want to read the book. As for zombies, I prefer them to not be able to think. A decomposing brain and all that. ”
“I agree with you antisocialyeti. The mindlessness is what makes the zombie. And to me, it's not just staying one step ahead but also to keep from becoming one. Being a mindless thing is about the scariest thing I can think of.”
“Mr. Keene gave zombies an upgrade. I found it very refreshing, and like his writing style. Very easy to get into. I couldn't put The Rising, or its sequel City of the Dead, down.”
“King doesn't usually do it for me either. But I picked this up on a whim, as it had some elements that seemed interesting. But all in all, I didn't think it was anything great. Just an interesting premise that had potential. Unfulfilled potential, but.....”
“I rarely find a book that I read that scares me or makes me cringe. The only one that has in recent memory was The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum. That book that made me cringe. Almost didn't want to finish it but I did. I am glad I did. I have stopped reading King long ago. Did pick up Cell. It was an ok story. It seemed that he phoned that one in. The Harvard guy was a big wuss. ”
