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Autumn (Autumn, #1)
by David Moody (Goodreads Author)
by David Moody (Goodreads Author)
This story begins at a relatively slow pace and builds some steam towards the end of the novel. I think the tempo could have picked up earlier on, but I realize this is just the first of several Autumn books so I can forgive the author a bit of extended character development and time to build some suspense before diving head long into the meat of what will likely be the real story for several books to come. I would presume the future books will continue at the pacing set in the last 100 pages of this one, or at least I hope they do.
The zombies, a.k.a.: ticked off undead who hate the living, really do not show up until about half way through the book. They are not traditional Romero-esc type zombies though in the truest sense: they don't crave your flesh as much as they just want you to be quiet. You see, 99.9% of the worlds population died all at once and that makes for a pretty serene environment. But those few remaining pesky living folks still want to make a lot of noise and interupt the stillness. So the undead tend to show their disatisfaction with this by showing up in ever increasing numbers and like a cranky neighbor are ready to really complain vehemently about the racket you are creating.
The dialogue in this book is a little repetitive. I am sure if I faced a crisis such as this I would be as glum and moody as these folks, but hearing some of it over and over was a bit tiresome. I was also a slightly disappointed by what seemed a rather predictable character arc with Carl. He appeared to have come to terms with reality late in the story and then all the sudden loses his grip yet again at the most inopportune time. Certainly within the realm of possibilities, but I guess I just didn't appreciate how that played out that much.
Even with the criticisms I have laid out above, I feel this story was entertaining overall and this world worth revisiting at least for one more of David's books. I got this one free on line and I feel it is worth paying for the next story and seeing where this leads to. If he can sharpen up the dialogue and keep the pace he employed at the end of this book, the rest of the series should be pretty interesting.
The zombies, a.k.a.: ticked off undead who hate the living, really do not show up until about half way through the book. They are not traditional Romero-esc type zombies though in the truest sense: they don't crave your flesh as much as they just want you to be quiet. You see, 99.9% of the worlds population died all at once and that makes for a pretty serene environment. But those few remaining pesky living folks still want to make a lot of noise and interupt the stillness. So the undead tend to show their disatisfaction with this by showing up in ever increasing numbers and like a cranky neighbor are ready to really complain vehemently about the racket you are creating.
The dialogue in this book is a little repetitive. I am sure if I faced a crisis such as this I would be as glum and moody as these folks, but hearing some of it over and over was a bit tiresome. I was also a slightly disappointed by what seemed a rather predictable character arc with Carl. He appeared to have come to terms with reality late in the story and then all the sudden loses his grip yet again at the most inopportune time. Certainly within the realm of possibilities, but I guess I just didn't appreciate how that played out that much.
Even with the criticisms I have laid out above, I feel this story was entertaining overall and this world worth revisiting at least for one more of David's books. I got this one free on line and I feel it is worth paying for the next story and seeing where this leads to. If he can sharpen up the dialogue and keep the pace he employed at the end of this book, the rest of the series should be pretty interesting.
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