false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172094286m/138395.jpg 138395 3 Trapped in a town surrounded by madmen, Rick must find a way out or die trying. Meanwhile, back at the prison, the rest of the survivors come to grips with the fact Rick may be dead, and a major turning point in the series is reached. 133402 16 5 2007 The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life total:867|5:416|4:297|3:126|2:26|1:2| 867 3700 1013 33 5 1 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jul 02 19:03:32 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 07:40:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jun 26 13:39:51 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 13:58:22 -0700 2007 2 1 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 20:19:42 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 20:29:23 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun May 31 10:52:56 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 10:54:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 23:23:42 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 09:34:08 -0700 2007 Robert Kirkman's doing a good job advancing the story of this black-and-white zombie comic. However, I'm having trouble keeping up. He puts out a new trade paperback every 6 months or so, and during the breaks I completely forget what's happened before. In a book without really unique character ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 16:50:32 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 17:59:41 -0700 2008 The Walking Dead Volume 6: This Sorrowful Life, I heaved a huge sigh of relief. This one was intense. Kirkman comes up with more and more sick and disturbing ways to challenge his characters, all the while examining the finer points of human nature. Maybe the ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:19:54 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:21:53 -0700 2009
Again, the plot is mostly predictable. Again, the women are poorly written.

I don't know why I continue to bother. And yet, I'll probably buy the next volume ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 19 22:20:25 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 22:21:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 15:43:31 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 15:44:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 18:47:10 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 18:52:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:15:01 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:15:51 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 06:32:33 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 06:45:24 -0800 2008
Kirkman returns with This Sorrowful Life, the sixth installment of his excellent Walking Dead series, with Rick and co. captured by the insane Governor. How will he and his compatriots get out of the city and back to the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 28 11:47:16 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 13:01:56 -0800 2008 not for the faint hearted - besides the usual zombie associated gore the book packs a full range of human emotions and outbursts so expect murder, rape, tor...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 05 03:36:11 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 13 04:15:05 -0700 2007 Mon May 05 03:36:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 23:16:06 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 23:20:10 -0700 2008
Until this point, the interactions and characters were believable. The only real suspension of disbelief came from the whole "everyone's turning into zombies" aspect. And that made this series a great read.

However, the town and the...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 13:50:46 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 13:54:22 -0800 2008 Perhaps reading these in books create a kind of formula that wouldn't be quite a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 17:43:39 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 18:02:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 10:23:32 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 10:24:54 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Apr 24 12:36:51 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 12:38:09 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 11:04:20 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 11:06:06 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=138395