06-13-2011, 11:39 AM
I have now read the second book and it seems the first one is much better. The first book has the skeleton of the Presidential campaign to hang it's structure on. The second book seemed to just be rushing around the United States looking for answers about the big conspiracy. But like all second acts nothing much transpires. You do have a few more answers at the end of the book than you did at the beginning, but the story seems to still be in the same place of "What are you going to do about it?" And as for the big coda ending? I saw it coming from miles away.
I think the main problem was that all Shaun Mason did was moan about how bad his life was. You never saw him getting beyond it. It was a lot of woe is me.
But I still like this world. I still like the depiction of the zombies and the problem with dealing with them. The coda will help spur on the next book because it has what was missing in the middle book. See? I am spoiler free. I'll be back in a year when the final book comes out.
I think the main problem was that all Shaun Mason did was moan about how bad his life was. You never saw him getting beyond it. It was a lot of woe is me.
But I still like this world. I still like the depiction of the zombies and the problem with dealing with them. The coda will help spur on the next book because it has what was missing in the middle book. See? I am spoiler free. I'll be back in a year when the final book comes out.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit