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London (Surviving The Evacuation #1)

Frank Tayell

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Dec 03, 2016 Colleen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, zombies

Really, the only thing preventing this from 4 stars is it's relatively lightweight book and the ending felt rushed, but nothing really bad with that either. Quick read, entertaining, in diary format, with a likeable smart protagonist. He references Robinson Crusoe and it has that feel--he never gets close enough to other survivors to actually speak with any, but manages to distract hordes enough for people to get away, which was a nice touch I think. Felt more realistic than most books--maybe be ...more

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Jun 13, 2014 Fiona Brichaut rated it liked it

Shelves: zombies, post-apocalyptic, 2015-reading-challenge, reviewed

3.5*
I was expecting a standard zombie novel but this was a little different; and better. I like Z novels because I like to reflect on how people survive when their world is destroyed, and this is all about the survival. It's not the weapon-porn that I find so tedious, it's not all about breathtaking chases and miraculous escapes. It's about an ordinary, not very likeable, not very resourceful guy trying to get his head around the situation. Other reviewers have said it's boring, but I think rath ...more

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Apr 14, 2020 Susan rated it really liked it

Apocalyptic story with zombies. Sounds trashy but in reality was quite good, I had trouble putting it down. Not so much about the zombies but about one man's struggle to survive a city taken over by them. There are several more books in this series ...more

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Apr 01, 2017 Jennifer rated it it was ok

its your basic zombie book were nothing new happens, and the character is a dick so didn't care if he lived or died. but was free so hard to give it one star :p ...more

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Nov 28, 2018 Pam rated it really liked it

I like zombie and apocalyptic books, and although this one held my interest, I'm not sure if I'll continue the series. It reminded me a bit of Cast Away with Tom Hanks, as most of the movie we are just watching Tom, and with London we are solely with Bill. Well, I guess it's his journal after all. It definitely was gripping at times and I was nervous for the character. I don't know, maybe I will pick up the second book. :)

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