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Mar 15, 2010

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If my schedule permitted, I would've finished this book in a couple of days (which would be fast for this shamefully slow reader). Soulless is fast-paced and full of action. Even the brief moments in which the characters pause to catch their breath as they outrun the dead move quickly. Whenever I put this book down, I wanted to pick it back up again. That is probably not surprising. I mean, it's a zombie novel. Everyone who knows me knows I am eagerly awaiting the zombie apocalypse. And w More...

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Aug 29, 2008

Karin rated it:

For the first time ever, three powerful mediums are going to join hands on a live morning TV show in order to conduct the largest ever seance. The minute they join hands, people in the live studio audience begin to hear voices and feel the bone chilling cold that is so often associated with the spirit world. Panic breaks out and rightly so….the spirits have been given the opportunity to come through an open door into the world of the living and they aren’t wasting any time.

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Oct 29, 2010

Leanne (Magic of Reading) rated it:

It's taken me a while to write this because i've been so busy with work and various other things.
It goes to show that it made such an impact on me that i can still make a very clear and precise recollection on which to write my review.

Soulless is at a basic level, a zombie novel but there's a lot more to it than the generic dead creatures feeding off the flesh of the living, and for once there's a reason for it (instead of, oh yeh, i'm a zombie, i should therefore eat people)
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Dec 06, 2008

Brooke rated it:

Christopher Golden is one of my favorite horror authors, and while I didn't like Soulless as much as some of his other novels (such as Wildwood Road), I still thought it was enjoyable and mostly well-written.

Soulless is a zombie novel with a twist - the zombies are inhabited by the negative side of the dead summoned by mediums on a morning talk show (the positive side having already moved on to the afterlife). These zombies are drawn back to their loved ones in order to taunt and ea More...

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Nov 15, 2008

Clarice rated it:

So, I read a zombie book and am terrified of zombies. I think it's because there's no reasoning with zombies. They just want to eat your brains (or in this case, all of you). And are for the most part unstoppable. Yikes!

Anyway, this was definitely a scary book. I had to go read something else to counteract the scared of zombie vibe I was in the midst of. Also it was really enjoyable. There are a good variety of characters all with their own stuff going on and I found favorites among More...

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Mar 13, 2011

Alli rated it:

Wow. Just. Wow. This book pretty much blew me away. I am somewhat easy to win over when it comes to apocalypses and especially zombies but this was near perfect zombie literature in my opinion.

The story grips you nearly right away, the pacing is incredible, I literally could not read it fast enough. It is so action packed and intense and yet amazingly thought provoking at the same time. The whole spirit and soul conundrum is obvious but the more subtle of what it takes to survive of w More...

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Apr 14, 2009

Natasha rated it:

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Apr 21, 2009

BizarreLibrary rated it:

Phoenix Cormier’s father is a professor and just so happens to also talk to the dead. Along with two other very well known mediums, her father plans on communicating with the after life so they can pass messages to the living from their dead loved ones all at once. They do this on a morning New York show called Sunrise. While on live TV, they show all of New York what is happening, but something goes terribly wrong. It seems the spirits have another idea, other then sending messages. It doe More...

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Oct 17, 2009

Michael rated it:

This book is no doubt, the best horror novel I've read in my short life. It's mind-blowing, and yet so close to reality that it scares the hell out of you. To those who love to have a great scare I recommend "Soulless" to you. You WONT be dissatisfied.

It's one of those books that suck you into it, and you don't want to put it down. I'm sure you don't mind language use but, the way the people speak and think and react to certain situations makes you belive that what happen More...

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Dec 26, 2011

Brittany rated it:

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Jun 20, 2011

Maggiy rated it:

This book was everything a good horror book should be- full of zombies and gore and horror in general! The plot dragged me in right from about the second chapter (I admit it did start a little slow). I didn't want to put it down. I was impressed that, although there were so many different characters that the book switched between, I was able to connect to all of them and follow their personal experiences and stories well. I would have liked to see a little more aftermath, but that's okay, overal More...

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Apr 06, 2010

Dorlana rated it:

After reading this, my first zombie book, I can’t say that I’m a zombie book fan… However, I am a Christopher Golden fan. He gave a new twist to the old zombie genre. I’ve watched enough zombie and virus movies to know what I was getting into, but I don’t remember ever reading a book with such a high body count or blood or wet gross noises (and I’m an Anne Rice fan from way back). So on that note, I think I would only recommend it to the older teen.

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Apr 03, 2011

Dia rated it:

I have always been a fan of books that gather suspense, violence, mystery and drama into one pot. Therefore I naturally gravitated towards this book here. After reading the reviews and looking over the summary of the book it seemed to be the perfect read for me. Beside the great use of violence and gore in this zombie novel, many readers also spoke highly of the suspense and mystery, which followed.

Written in third person, Christopher Golden’s Soulless, followed the journey of numerou More...

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Mar 18, 2011

Sarah (saz101) rated it:

I read someone refer to this book as 'the best zombie movie I've ever read,' and I don't think they could be more right.

After the world's first televised séance goes horribly wrong, the dead start digging themselves out from their graves, and returning home. They're not just after sweet, juicy, brains (though they'd like some of them too, thanks very much); they're returning to their homes and the people they loved in life ('Honey, I'm home! BRAINS! OMNOMNOMNOM!'). Two college rival More...

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Jan 06, 2011

Erin rated it:

I love Christopher Golden. I think he's one of the most imaginative and prolific writers today, and I'm surprised he doesn't have a bigger following among the "fangirl nation" that helped series like Twilight ride the pop culture wave to super best-seller status.

My own fangirl-ness aside, however, I have to admit -- I was a little underwhelmed by Soulless. I liked the idea -- three powerful mediums merge their talents for the first live, on-air mass seance, after which super More...

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Jun 07, 2009

GateGypsy rated it:

Like most of the other reviewers, I have to agree that this book is really great. I'm a huge zombie fan -- as most of the other readers are -- so I, too, was worried about these talking zombies. However, as other reviewers have already voiced, Golden's explanation for why these zombies talk, run, even apparently think and reason, is viable and one that I am willing to accept for the duration of this novel. It's a unique way to create zombies. I did not even once have the urge to slam the boo More...

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Sep 11, 2010

YA Reads rated it:

I’ve always been into the supernatural, and I love the urban fantasy stuff that has been circulating lately. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts – you name it, I’ll read it. But give me something about zombies and I’m more likely to make fun of it . For some reason, zombies and I don’t mesh. They’re the one fictional construct that I just can’t digest. I know it’s irrational (I mean, come on, I like vampires) and honestly, I can’t pinpoint exactly why I feel like this, but its always been this way and More...

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Sep 24, 2008

Lucy rated it:

Zombies! In New York City!

For the first time ever, three powerful mediums join hands on the set of a live broadcast morning show in Times Square. If the seance goes according to plan, there will be a short window where people around the world will have a chance to say goodbye to the spirits of their departed loved ones.

But things don't go according to plan. Instead, the mediums slump over, comatose. And as they do, the dead start to rise. They are seeking out their l More...

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Oct 01, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

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I have a thing for zombies. Don't worry, it's not as horrible as it sounds. Okay, yes, it probably is kind of gruesome. But anyway, back to the task at hand, which is Christopher Golden's SOULLESS. I can basically sum up this review in four words: This. Book. Is. Awesome.

However, readers have come to expect more from our reviews, so I'll do my best to oblige.

The best thing about SOULLESS, besides it's amazing characters, gr More...

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Sep 25, 2010

Susan rated it:

This was an enjoyable zombie thriller. Phoenix's relationship with her father was a little over-told, but since her only purpose in the narrative was to protect him until the zombies could wreak more havoc, that made sense. The epilogue was weak: really, would people still be buried when the dead had literally climbed out of their graves? It seems to me cremation would be very popular and possibly mandatory.

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Aug 06, 2011

Justin rated it:

I loved the story and concept about the book. It really kept my interest throughout every chapter and I loved how it wasnt the typical zombie story where ppl were freaking out and trapped in one building trying to stay alive. Loved the concept about talking and fast running zombies plus how things just happened to combine together all in the end...it was really great and Id recommend it to anyone.

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Jan 24, 2009

Odette rated it:

Books have been described as cinematic before, but this one definitely deserves that description. It paints a picture of how many different types of people deal with the zombie apocalypse. At the same time, it manages not to become incoherent and doesn't confuse the reader with too many characters. Also, the fact that the zombies could talk made everything that much more creepy.

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Aug 11, 2011

Ashley rated it:

Soulless is the first zombie book I have read, and it was pure gold. I was cautious about it because I read in another review that the zombies talk. Something about human like zombies throws me off sometimes, but this was awesome. The character connections that form from beginning to end really help to move this book along. The book is fast paced and at the same time explains everything in detail. The idea of zombies being undead without a virus is a good change from the books I’ve heard of. Fro More...

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Oct 28, 2009

Levina rated it:

What if zombies all over the country came back to life? This book answers this question. Unrelentlessly realistic in the idea of what would really happen if zombies came to life, this is not for someone who gets scared (or grossed out) easily. I liked it, but there was omething that bugged me about the writing, I'm not sure what it was. Maybe I'll look at the other reviews.

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Feb 11, 2011

Chrissy rated it:

Rob brought me this book back from Simon and Schuster, because hey "you like vampire books, so I got you a zombie book." What? I like hot attractive vampires and werewolfs. What's attractive about eating someones brains? Anyway the book was okay. But really? you go to a publishing house and this is the book you bring back? So frustrating.

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Sep 05, 2009

Hannah rated it:

I had intended to give this book 3 stars, because I believe its target audience would enjoy it, however because of its technicalities, poor character development and poor ending, I had to take it down to 2. Soulless started well, despite its rather ridiculous premise, however after about the halfway mark began a downhill slide, and never ceased. Its conclusion was particularly disappointing.

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May 22, 2011

Tiffany rated it:

That was intense. I wonder how I would have pictured this book before I watched The Walking Dead. A lot of the horrific imagery the book described could be linked directly to a scene in The Walking Dead for me. The ending was a little anticlimatic but I guess the easiest solution is usually the best? It doesn't take away from the book at least.

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Feb 04, 2011

Asha rated it:

Soulless was a great book. I think would be ideal for all teenagers that are into supernatural things. If they like reading about zombies and ghost, this is definitely the book for them. It is filled with the elements of surprise, and for the most part will keep you on the edge of your seat. Overall, this novel was great, and easy for me to read.

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Jul 13, 2011

Adam rated it:

Soulless is a book that I would have liked less and less the sooner to the present I would have read it. (Sorry, awkward sentence). It is a zombie novel. Gasp! Who hasn’t read one of those? Or ten? Or…? It is a good zombie novel but it doesn’t stand out to me much. Dead Sea by Brian Keene is my favorite zombie novel and all others must be compared to it and that is like comparing the talent of Paris Hilton’s acting to Kate Winslet’s, or Bryan Smith to Stephen King. Again, it isn’t bad, just more More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Alicia rated it:

When the dead raise up and co-mingle with the living, all hell breaks loose. However, I couldn't get past the very boring and drawn out introduction of a daughter's dysfunctional relationship with her "medium" dad who kind of started this whole mess.

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