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The Boat
by
Christine Dougherty (Goodreads Author)
At the end of the world, the undead aren't the greatest threat to those who have survived.
A deadly plague brought on by an experimental AIDS drug called Lazarus sweeps the country. Lazarus, named so because it brings patients back from the brink of death, has the unfortunate side effect of bringing the dead back to life. A handful of survivors have made their way to water...more
A deadly plague brought on by an experimental AIDS drug called Lazarus sweeps the country. Lazarus, named so because it brings patients back from the brink of death, has the unfortunate side effect of bringing the dead back to life. A handful of survivors have made their way to water...more
Kindle Edition, 312 pages
Published
January 23rd 2012
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The Boat by Christine Dougherty is definitely not your average zombie story, although it has zombies. It isn't your average Post-Apocalyptic story, yet there is a plague that causes death and zombies, creating a Post-Apocalyptic environment. Which also makes a great setting for a Survivalist story, though not your......wait for it....average Survivalist story.
See, Christine just doesn't do average, ever, and decided to write a fast-moving, horrific, nail-biting, zombie plague story of survival s...more
See, Christine just doesn't do average, ever, and decided to write a fast-moving, horrific, nail-biting, zombie plague story of survival s...more
Dec 29, 2012
Dianne
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
action-and-adventure,
adult-fiction,
dark-fantasy,
horror,
post-apocalyptic,
sci-fi,
vampires,
zombies
"Sinkers," the result of a deadly plague caused by an experimental AIDS drug named Lazarus. The victims die, but come back as the walking dead, flesh-eating monsters who, sink when in water. The only chance for survival has been to take to boats, living on board in waters too deep for the sinkers to surface easily. Three such boats banded together as a group, with varied personalities, strengths, commitments to their fellow man.
As dissent breaks out over who is in charge of their fleet, one powe...more
As dissent breaks out over who is in charge of their fleet, one powe...more
A cure for HIV/AIDS is developed at the University of Pennsylvania. The cure has the unfortunate side effect of turning people into zombies.
A group of survivors set up a mini community on three yachts, anchored in a bay off the coast of the Jersey Shore. They've chosen boats because it's been discovered that zombies, or "Sinkers", can't swim.
Ms Dougherty writes villains who are creepy. The villain in "The Boat" is especially so. Ms. Dougherty gives you just enough information, then lets you fill...more
A group of survivors set up a mini community on three yachts, anchored in a bay off the coast of the Jersey Shore. They've chosen boats because it's been discovered that zombies, or "Sinkers", can't swim.
Ms Dougherty writes villains who are creepy. The villain in "The Boat" is especially so. Ms. Dougherty gives you just enough information, then lets you fill...more
If you're willing to overlook quite a few grammatical errors, this is a decent story. Granted, if you enjoy the zombie genre for the blood, gore and zombies then this may not be for you since this story was more about the survivors and what happens when you start becoming complacent and stop trusting your gut instincts about people... LIVING people.
I'm undecided as to whether or not this is an original idea... after all, the survivors in the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake made their way to the sho...more
I'm undecided as to whether or not this is an original idea... after all, the survivors in the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake made their way to the sho...more
The book kept my attention focused on it. The crazy guy was genuinely unsettling, and I found the environment of the boats to be an interesting idea. However, I feel like I could've gotten to know the characters better, and I would've liked to see their "normal" life on the boats a bit more before being thrown into the story. It felt a little more one-dimensional than I would've liked. But overall, it was worth a read, especially for zombie fans and fans of creepy psychos.
This was a really good zombie book!!! The author wasn't scare to kill off character that you loved; but also made sure that the characters that were strong actually made it. I really like this author and plan on reading more of her work. I also loved that the "bad guy", was actually crazy and had a solid plan to kill off others. Zombies weren't the only enemies in this book. :-) A lot of drama!!!
Not the greatest zombie story ever told and certainly lacked some crucial plot. What exactly caused the Lazarus plague in the first place, why did the medication go wrong? What happened to big daddy. The book was free so not a bad read all together.
What a nailbiter! Seriously sick and twisted post-apocalyptic with too much truth due to the current flu going around. I think a different title would make more sense and some editing issues take away one star.
Entertaining. Quick read. Somewhat predictable but still fun
A GOOD ZOMBIE NOVEL WILL THERE BE A SEQUAL?
I got this as a Kindle freebie and it was a decent, quick read. It's more of a thriller with a zombie apocalypse as background to the thriller than it is an actual horror/zombie/post-apoc story.
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Christine Dougherty is at home in South Jersey with her husband, dog and two cats. Christine is the author of six fiction novels in the horror, thriller, paranormal genres and many published short stories.
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