1 - loving it! I forced myself to stop at the stopping point so I could talk about it with everyone, but I'm dying to find out what happens :) I love horror, and this one is very unique with being able to see into a zombie's head.
2 - It's very innocent and endearing. I would probably feel the same way toward Melanie that Miss Justineau does. She seems to innocent and child like when she isn't in a blood frenzy. It would be easy to forget that she's dangerous.
3 - I have no clue.... I am totally along for the ride and am very excited to find out what happens :) Maybe they'll get to Beacon and Melanie will be taken in for more tests? Maybe Melanie will break out of the mind control that the fungus does?
this one is very unique with being able to see into a zombie's head
I don't think either of these count as horror-horror (the second certainly isn't), but have you read Breathers by S.G. Browne or the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series by Kevin J. Anderson? They both have zombie POVs. Also, there's the Generation Dead series by Daniel Waters, but I haven't read that one.
1) I'm enjoying it a lot so far. It's the mystery that keeps me going - I want to know what's going on with Melanie and the other kids. I was also really annoyed that Parks shot that hungry at the end of this section. He seemed somewhat lucid and aware, and maybe remembering something of his past life. It might have been interested to see if they could learn anything from him
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I am lol-ing at your comment about Caldwell making a big breakthrough then promptly dying. If she still wants to dissect Melanie, I'll be all for it, provided someone else also knows about the breakthrough. I am hoping that she'll get a little less scalpel-happy, though.
I just love the irony of it, especially since Caldwell's POV was a lot of 'how can I do SCIENCE with these primitive tools?!' It would just be so fitting if she finally gets her great breakthrough, then gets eaten. XD
I have to admit that I was a little "aww" that she was using her dad's screwdriver, even though the entire dissection scene of Melanie's classmates was horrific. Caldwell certainly deserves to die several times over.
I think for Caldwell, someone else getting credit for any breakthrough she might make might chap her butt more than the getting eaten part, haha. Maybe Carey will be nice and have her get eaten during one of her POV sections. *fingers crossed* "Ow, this is painful, but blahblahblah is going to get my SCIENTIFIC GLORY!" *fumes, then dies*
1. I'm enjoying it. I am not particularly a fan of post-apocalytpic or zombie novels so I was dubious (yes, I know I nominated this, haha), but I think making Melanie the main/first POV was a good call on Carey's part
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1) Really liking it so far. My only complaint is what the zombies are called. "Hungry" feels like a euphemism that only the children should be using. I was surprised by the additional viewpoints but I am liking it a lot. It is humanizing Parks in particular (I'm not sure I could care less about Caldswell either way
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wondering if there are any adult hungries that are the same
Caldwell said that the woman with the carriage was not a typical hungry, since they normally didn't interact with objects. Also, the walking around without being stimulated to do so thing.
I think it was Parks that said that the children he grabbed were basically feral, so Melanie has certainly been helped by her classroom time. The man in the hospital does seem fairly unique at this point, b/c presumably no one was interacting with him on a regular basis after he was infected. Also he didn't seem to be triggered by Caldwell's smell unlike the children and the woman. But maybe she had topped up on her blocker after they escaped (or wasn't close enough).
And as far as the "hungry" name goes, I think some authors just don't want to use the term "zombie" for whatever reason. I don't think there really aren't many other words you can use, though, without getting into silly territory.
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2 - It's very innocent and endearing. I would probably feel the same way toward Melanie that Miss Justineau does. She seems to innocent and child like when she isn't in a blood frenzy. It would be easy to forget that she's dangerous.
3 - I have no clue.... I am totally along for the ride and am very excited to find out what happens :) Maybe they'll get to Beacon and Melanie will be taken in for more tests? Maybe Melanie will break out of the mind control that the fungus does?
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I don't think either of these count as horror-horror (the second certainly isn't), but have you read Breathers by S.G. Browne or the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series by Kevin J. Anderson? They both have zombie POVs. Also, there's the Generation Dead series by Daniel Waters, but I haven't read that one.
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I think for Caldwell, someone else getting credit for any breakthrough she might make might chap her butt more than the getting eaten part, haha. Maybe Carey will be nice and have her get eaten during one of her POV sections. *fingers crossed* "Ow, this is painful, but blahblahblah is going to get my SCIENTIFIC GLORY!" *fumes, then dies*
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Caldwell said that the woman with the carriage was not a typical hungry, since they normally didn't interact with objects. Also, the walking around without being stimulated to do so thing.
I think it was Parks that said that the children he grabbed were basically feral, so Melanie has certainly been helped by her classroom time. The man in the hospital does seem fairly unique at this point, b/c presumably no one was interacting with him on a regular basis after he was infected. Also he didn't seem to be triggered by Caldwell's smell unlike the children and the woman. But maybe she had topped up on her blocker after they escaped (or wasn't close enough).
And as far as the "hungry" name goes, I think some authors just don't want to use the term "zombie" for whatever reason. I don't think there really aren't many other words you can use, though, without getting into silly territory.
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