Still bearing the scars from the political upheavals that led to decades of violent conflict, the residents of Ireland now have another fight on their hands in Simmons’ novel, Flu, but this time their enemy is the undead. This is a very human zombie story, centred more around the living and how they survive, than with the dead themselves. Simmons has incorporated his intimate knowledge of Ireland to make the novel seem as ‘realistic’ as possible, and populated it with gritty, pragmatic, richly detailed characters. Although we never really learn much about the Flu itself, this only lends to the paranoia and uncertainty that would ensue if such an event actually ever happened. A deadly strain of the flu virus has mutated. It's wiped out most of the population in Ireland and possibly the world. But the victims of the flu don't stay dead. They reanimate and come back as flesh eating zombies.The story bounces around to different groups of survivors in Belfast revealing their own personal struggles to stay alive. Eventually all the groups connect and overall it's a good story with lots of action.My only complaint is that the ending came about quickly. There was a lot tucked into this part of the book. Things happened extremely fast as certain characters were killed off. There is a sequel that I will most likely purchase in the future. Overall it was a decent read.
What do You think about Grippe (2011)?
boring plot, boring characters, predictable storyline, just bad.
—bern
Your typical zombie novel. This one was pretty formulaic
—manzigal
im listening to the audio version while i clean
—heathermbutcher
