Ongoing Reading Challenge: Zombie Genre Hunt

[Netanella]

Ongoing Reading Challenge: Zombie Genre Hunt

This is an 'ongoing' challenge hunt that members can undertake in their own time. You pick the start date, but it has to be finished within 3 months.

It seems like our beloved zombie books are always crossing over into other types of fiction. How many different genres can you find in your zombie reading lists over the next three months? (Add more if I didn't hit them all...)

Books read for this challenge may be used in other challenges. Rereads are fine.

Read a zombie book that can also fit into the following genres:
1. The Traditionalist - straight up gory action
2. The Great American Zombie Novel - any zombie book aspiring to literary greatness (think "The Reapers are the Angels", "Zone One", etc.)
3. Military theme
4. Western theme
5. Young adult
6. Government conspiracy
7. Romantic theme
8. Comedy/parody
9. Supernatural (must contain some other paranormal creature, such as vampire, werewolf, ghoul, etc...)
10. Alien/science fiction theme


Have fun with this one, and I really do hope you'll join me!

[Randy]

There are a few with a time travel theme... :)

Or an Ancient Rome theme...

Also a few with human paranormal crossovers...

A few on Mars...

[Tammy K.]

Location challenges such as:
Books where the zombie outbreak takes place in each of the fifty states might be too difficult for a three month challenge, but it might be possible to break it up into smaller chunks and make it a year goal?

Or around the world trip

First stop the UK (read one zombie book which is set in the UK)
Second stop... France?

And so on until you've got a total of 5 books read.

[Thia]

Natella - can one book cover more than one category?

[Thia]

Sorry Netanella ;

[Netanella]

Thia wrote: "Sorry Netanella ;"

All good - you know, one of my favorites is Nutella - Better than Vegemite!

Can it cover more than one category? Why not - I'm sure there are books out there that try to cram as many different themes as possible.

[Thia]

I read your name that way the first time I saw it and it's stuck in my head as Nutella. I knew it wasn't spelled that way but on the iphone app you can't see previous comments when you're typing so I took a shot. Hey at least you are delicious! Chomp chomp ;)

[Tammy K.]

It seems that buddy reads are becoming more popular in the group.
How about a buddy read challenge?
The member who accepts the challenge agrees to either, host or participate in ____ number of buddy reads over ____ number of months.



Now Netanella, let's say someone wants to take up one of these extra challenges, where do they list the books and track their progress?

[Netanella]

Buddy read challenge? Start our own thread, of course...

[Netanella]

Zombie Genre Hunt: Ongoing Reading Challege

Duration: January 8, 2014 - March 8, 2014

Read: 2/10

1. The Traditional
✔ 2. Military - The Killing Floor - 01.21.2014 (★★★★★)
3. Western
✔ 4. Young adult - Alice in Zombieland - 01.08.2014 (★★★)
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic
7. Comedy/parody
8. Supernatural
9. Alien/science fiction
10. The Great American Zombie Novel

[Thia]

Zombie Genre Hunt: Ongoing Reading Challege

Duration: January 8, 2014 - March 8, 2014

Read: 1/10

1. The Traditional
2. Military theme
3. Western theme
✔ 4. Young adult - The Dark and Hollow Places (★★) audiobook version
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic theme
7. Comedy/parody
8. Supernatural
9. Alien/science fiction theme
10. The Great American Zombie Novel

[Teresa]

Whoa! I'm *just* finding all these challenges, 'cause I 'came' here to update my January thread...which I probably won't get to now (it's getting late). I'm down for this! I'll edit in my books as soon as I start (I plan on starting Alice In Zombieland like, tomorrow or Wed.). And this IS like a quarterly challenge, which I mentioned on the February challenge thread. I shoulda known you'd have somethin' up your sleeve, Netanella. You think of everything- that's why we all love ya so much! Thanks, dear!

~Teresa~

[Netanella]

And the 3 months won't start until you do the first book, Theresa, so you have lots of time!

[Jim]

1. The Traditional
2. Military theme- Dragon Factory (up soon)
3. Western theme
4. Young adult - Unfed (on-going)
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic theme
7. Comedy/parody
8. Supernatural
9. Alien/science fiction theme
10. The Great American Zombie Novel

[Lexxi Kitty]

Jan 11 - March 11

1. Traditional : RIZEN: Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse by Kirk Anderson - 1/11/14 - 4.0 stars
2. Medical Disaster : Victim Zero by Joshua Guess - 1/13/14 - 4.0 stars
3. Terrorist Created : Hurricane Dan by Bret Wellman - 1/17/14 - 3.7 stars
4. Choose Your Own Adventure: INFECTED by James Schannep - 1/19/14 - 3.0 stars
5.

[Yammy]

The killing floor was awesome. a book that was actually edited? it was like a fine wine for my eyes. matter of fact posting review now.

[Jim]

1. The Traditional
2. Military theme- Dragon Factory (up soon)
3. Western theme
4. Young adult - Unfed
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic theme
7. Comedy/parody- Apocalypse Cow
8. Supernatural
9. Alien/science fiction theme
10. The Great American Zombie Novel

[Netanella]

Yammy wrote: "The killing floor was awesome. a book that was actually edited? it was like a fine wine for my eyes. matter of fact posting review now."

I agree - great story and great writing! I put the book under "Military", but it could just as easily be categorized under "Alien/SF", I think.

[Netanella]

Lexxi Kitty wrote: "Jan 11 - March 11

1. Traditional : RIZEN: Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse by Kirk Anderson - 1/11/14 - 4.0 stars
2. Medical Disaster : Victim Zero ..."

Thanks for joining the challenge and coming up with your own themes - Choose Your Own Adventure sounds interesting!

[Netanella]

Zombie Genre Hunt: Ongoing Reading Challege

Duration: January 8, 2014 - March 8, 2014

Read: 4/11

✔ 1. Traditional - Day by Day Armageddon - 02.09.2014 (★★★★★)
✔ 2. Military - The Killing Floor - 01.21.2014 (★★★★★)
3. Western
✔ 4. Young adult - Alice in Zombieland - 01.08.2014 (★★★)
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic
7. Comedy/parody
8. Supernatural
9. Alien/science fiction
10. The Great American Zombie Novel
✔ 11. Intelligent Zombie - Raising Stony Mayhall - 01.28.2014 (★★★★)

[Netanella]

So I'm sitting here driinking my coffee thinking I don't know how to count. If this is a 3 month challenge, isn't Jan 8 to Mar 8 two months' worth of time, not three?

[Jim]

Had to delete the military themed one. Apparently there were no zombies in that book.

1. The Traditional
2. Military theme-
3. Western theme
4. Young adult - Unfed
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic theme
7. Comedy/parody- Apocalypse Cow
8. Supernatural
9. Alien/science fiction theme
10. The Great American Zombie Novel

[Netanella]

Jim wrote: "Had to delete the military themed one. Apparently there were no zombies in that book...."

Damn, I hate it when that happens!

[Netanella]

Update time! I determined I really didn't know how to count (among other things I don't know how to do), so the duration of this challenge is now 3 months instead of 2. D'oh!

Also, I moved "The Killing Floor" from 'military' to 'alien', since DiLouie's zombies/monsters are controlled by some alien spore/mental hive mind. That gives me room to add "Day By Day 2" to the 'military' theme.

And of course, Whitehead's "Zone One" in the 'next great American zombie novel' category. It certainly has literary aspirations to greatness, but I'm not quite sure it makes it as a zombie novel.

Zombie Genre Hunt: Ongoing Reading Challege

Duration: January 8, 2014 - April 8, 2014

Read: 6/11

✔ 1. Traditional - Day by Day Armageddon - 02.09.2014 (★★★★★)
✔ 2. Military - Beyond Exile - 02.18.2014 (★★★★)
3. Western
✔ 4. Young adult - Alice in Zombieland - 01.08.2014 (★★★)
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic
7. Comedy/parody
8. Supernatural
✔ 9. Alien - The Killing Floor - 01.21.2014 (★★★★★)
✔ 10. The Great American Zombie Novel - Zone One - 02.21.2014 (★★)
✔ 11. Intelligent Zombie - Raising Stony Mayhall - 01.28.2014 (★★★★)

[Sara]

Uggghhhh. "Zone One". The first half of that book was so god-awful boring; it took me forever to get through it. What a slog! Picks up a bit at the end, though.

[Netanella]

Agreed. I'm at the 33% mark, and Mark and his buddies are still working the 4 zoms in Human Resources. All brilliantly worded writing, with absolutely nothing going on. It's like fluffy cotton candy writing - pretty and sweet and totally devoid of content.

[Netanella]

Updated post #24 - Zone One made it above the 1-star rating because it taught me a new word - pullulate - AND I got to use it in a sentence!

[Netanella]

Update: 7 on 11! This month's BOTM goes to the supernatural/paranormal category, with the superpowers that some of the main characters display!

Zombie Genre Hunt: Ongoing Reading Challege

Duration: January 8, 2014 - April 8, 2014

Read: 7/11

✔ 1. Traditional - Day by Day Armageddon - 02.09.2014 (★★★★★)
✔ 2. Military - Beyond Exile - 02.18.2014 (★★★★)
3. Western
✔ 4. Young adult - Alice in Zombieland - 01.08.2014 (★★★)
5. Government conspiracy
6. Romantic
7. Comedy/parody
✔ 8. Supernatural Out of Darkness - 03/09/2014 (★★★★)
✔ 9. Alien - The Killing Floor - 01.21.2014 (★★★★★)
✔ 10. The Great American Zombie Novel - Zone One - 02.21.2014 (★★)
✔ 11. Intelligent Zombie - Raising Stony Mayhall - 01.28.2014 (★★★★)

[Sara]

This ended this week, right? How'd everyone do?

[Netanella]

7 / 11...thank heaven!

I read zombie shorts in February that would have hit the category, but they were really too short to count and it felt like cheating.