| Title: Generation Dead |
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| Author: Daniel Waters | ||
| Genre: Paranormal | ||
| Publisher: Hyperion Book CH | ||
| Elements: Zombies | ||
| Series: Book 1 of the Generation Dead series |
Hi everyone. A short review. (:Phoebe Kendall is just your typical Goth girl with a crush. He's strong and silent...and dead.
All over the country, a strange phenomenon is occurring. Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead. But when they come back to life, they are no longer the same. Feared and misunderstood, they are doing their best to blend into a society that doesn't want them.
The administration at Oakvale High attempts to be more welcoming of the "differently biotic." But the students don't want to take classes or eat in the cafeteria next to someone who isn't breathing. And there are no laws that exist to protect the "living impaired" from the people who want them to disappear--for good.
When Phoebe falls for Tommy Williams, the leader of the dead kids, no one can believe it; not her best friend, Margi, and especially not her neighbor, Adam, the star of the football team. Adam has feelings for Phoebe that run much deeper than just friendship; he would do anything for her. But what if protecting Tommy is the one thing that would make her happy?
I finally finished reading Generation Dead. By far, it's definitely one of the best books I've read this year, and that's really saying something. I thought it'd be the usual girl meets boy, oh no! boy's a zombie forbidden love blahblahblah type of story, but it's not.
It's intelligent, funny and slightly creepy at times, giving me almost the exact same feeling I got when I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. What's the phrase, a "dystopian future"?
The ending was a cliffhanger, which was pretty irritating to me. Then again, it does mean that there'll be a continuation! :D I'm so an Adam fan, what about you?
Anyway, my friend JH sent me this article right after I finished reading GD. Here's the link. He said it's most probably a hoax as the media loves to exaggerate. It creeps me out nonetheless.
...boy's a zombie...really..:D I so need to read this one
ReplyDeleteI liked this book as well. Although I'm not satisfied with their ending. Bring on the next book form Daniel Waters.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I so want to read this one. It'll have to wait until my WIP is done though--I have to read in genre when drafting.
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Angela
This looks like an interesing read! How long will you be kept in suspense? Is the author's next book coming out soon?
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it's not even on the same Level as huger games!!!! HG was so much better, in my opinion, but I as also surprised by generation dead. It had more depth than i thought.
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So intriguing.. I ggot to read this :)
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I've recently noticed a lot of new books dealing with zombies! This one, Beautiful Dead, The forest of hands and teeth. I wonder if it'll be a new trend after the vampire wave:P
ReplyDeleteThis sounds exciting anyway, I'll keep under my radar:)
Looks great. I love the dystopian future stuff. (Sorry if this goes through twice.)
ReplyDeleteYeah zombies are like the new wave of vampires!
ReplyDeleteAmy - Yeah, The Hunger Games are SO much better. I dunno, it just gives me the shivers.
I'll get to this... eventually. lol.
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