I'm very divided about this book. On the one hand, I enjoyed it - it was a very "read that it and don't stop until you are done" kind of book - it's been a while for me since I read one of the books. On the other hand, there is just so, so much you have to just accept in the book - most of all, the fact that not only can Allison find internet (fairly easily), but that there's a great big military wi-fi signal that doesn't require a log-in or a password (yeah, right) AND the fact that she can hold onto her laptop while fighting zombies and killing people.I also got a little frustrated at how perfect Allison is. She obsesses about finding her mom (naturally enough) but that's the only remotely negative thing about her. She's writing blog entries at a run, but yet she uses complete grammar, perfect spelling, and she's never frantic or even really scared.... Okay, that's really believable... (insert sarcasm). Yes, she was a grad student majoring in lit, but please, you are running for your life! She of course is so brave and strong, she can use an AXE for crying out loud, perfectly, the first time she goes to swing through a zombie's head ? Isn't cutting through bone a little hard? Shouldn't she have missed at least the first time with something as ackward as an AXE? And of course she finds love almost right away - and that relationship is less than perfect (without giving anything away) but of course she handles it so so well with barely a blimp on her radar ....All in all, yes, it's a great read, but take it with a grain of salt. It has been awhile since a book stirred such a passionate response in me. I was outraged by this book's ending!! I felt that Allison and I had gone on a journey together and had grown to see our value in this post-infection landscape. Then I was betrayed when she threw her hard won value and prospective away for a guy.The book started strong with good character set-up and the right level of menace versus boredom. I cheered when they won a victory and was sad when they suffered a setback. I was glad Allison found love/companionship with Colin at the University gymnasium because the world had gone to hell and any reasonable port in a storm. I thought Colin treated her a bit cool and their relationship was not fully fleshed out. Then she lost/left him for what she thought was her own well-being and was appropriately mopey; Rennie's scene regarding real heartache felt true and as though the author had lived it.I must admit that Dapper and Julian were my favorite characters. I felt that each of them was good was Allison and kept Allison moving forward. Julian challenged her, teased her, and told her she could do it. Dapper was her reason to live. Also Julian saved her at least three times.
What do You think about Un Blog Trop Mortel (2000)?
Schöne Zombienovelle, nicht sonderlich explizit aber durch den Blog-Stil erfrischend anders.
—jomlr3
liked the book, sad to see the sequel is so badly written
—Caitlin
I raced to finish and didn't want it to end...very good.
—Laura
