Deadline (Newsflesh, #2) in Zombies!

Dec 07, 2010 Schnaucl rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, post-apocalyptic, owned, horror, june, series, zombies, read_2011

3.5 stars.

Feed is one of my favorite books so I was disappointed that I didn't enjoy the sequel nearly as much. I think there are a couple of reasons for this. Feed really focused on the media. It examined the obligations reporters had to the truth, how the media had changed after the Rising, and basically reimagined traditional media. There was also politics, another interest of mine, though I didn't think that part was particularly well developed.

This time there weren't any politics. Shaun et 3.5 stars.

Feed is one of my favorite books so I was disappointed that I didn't enjoy the sequel nearly as much. I think there are a couple of reasons for this. Feed really focused on the media. It examined the obligations reporters had to the truth, how the media had changed after the Rising, and basically reimagined traditional media. There was also politics, another interest of mine, though I didn't think that part was particularly well developed.

This time there weren't any politics. Shaun et al. still work for After the End Times but there was no examination of the media this time, nothing new about how reporting was accomplished.

But the biggest difference is the lack of passion. Shaun is very clearly just marking time. He cares about finding out who ordered George killed, but only as a means to an end. She'd be pissed if he let himself get killed before he found out the truth so he has to find out the truth to be allowed to die.

I liked how George was still part of the story through Shaun's craziness. I totally believe he'd let himself become that insane, giving how close they were.

It felt more like a traditional thriller than a zombie novel.

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Jan 23, 2011 Tony rated it it was amazing

Shelves: alternate-history, horror, science-fiction, have-reread-more-than-once, zombies

The sequel to FEED (perhaps my favorite book of 2010), this book hits the ground running and never lets up. To call this a zombie novel (while it surely is) is REALLY selling it short. I had more anger, pain, and tears reading this than the last book. Can't recommend highly enough. ...more

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