The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
(Fiction/Post-apocalyptic)
"She traces one long finger down my cheek, her fingernail sharp
against my skin. You will be the end of us if you keep following this
path! I can feel it, I can see it now." (pg 65)
I was excited to finally get and read this book. It started out quite
interesting but as it went on the story-telling just didn't fill in
the plot holes, like how did the society get this way in the first
place? The main character was not very likeable and wound up being a
let down by the end of the book. I was left wanting by the time the
story was finished and the ending was not that satisfying after
the time invested. There is a sequel but I've decided that it's not
worth reading if it is anything like the first book. I also came to
the conclusion that I am not really a lover of zombie stories,
they're just too mindless for me! (I couldn't resist, sorry). I don't
like the Walking Dead show either, even though many people do like it,
it's not that interesting to me. Destroy! Destroy! Run away from
zombies, kill the zombies, mindless destruction...snooze.
On the
other hand I loved the movie with Will Smith (2007) I Am Legend,
it had me on the edge of my seat and invested in the characters. I
have also read the original
I Am Legend story by Robert
Matheson, where the main character is a little different from the
depiction by Will Smith (Smith does it better IMHO), and liked it. Even though
there are some zombie characters in the Garth Nix book series
(Sabriel), that I have previously reviewed here, there are other plots and
action going on in the book besides the zombie mindless kill-it-all
mentality and the characters are developed much better by Nix. So now
you know... but if you are a zombie fan, maybe you would be
interested in checking out this book.
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| A scene from the movie I Am Legend, starring Will Smith (2007). |
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