The Rising by Brian Keene
book 78: The Rising by Brian Keene
I'm not a huge zombie fan. I got Brian Keene's name from the Disturbing Book Group as someone who writes scary zombie books. I'm always looking for a horror book that would actually scare me, so I gave him a try. The Rising is the first of at least two. (I am currently reading City of the Dead, which is the second and will be reviewed on completion.) On the jacket and in the reviews it talks about it having a cult following and being part of the reason for the current American zombie love affair. *shrugs* It had a couple of interesting ideas...zombie animals could be scary, but I think that would make survivability laughable in reality. Really, like most other zombie things I have seen or read, it was just grotesque. More cringe-worthy than actually scary. It does end in a cliff hanger, so if you decide to read it, go ahead and get a copy of City of the Dead as well.
I'm not a huge zombie fan. I got Brian Keene's name from the Disturbing Book Group as someone who writes scary zombie books. I'm always looking for a horror book that would actually scare me, so I gave him a try. The Rising is the first of at least two. (I am currently reading City of the Dead, which is the second and will be reviewed on completion.) On the jacket and in the reviews it talks about it having a cult following and being part of the reason for the current American zombie love affair. *shrugs* It had a couple of interesting ideas...zombie animals could be scary, but I think that would make survivability laughable in reality. Really, like most other zombie things I have seen or read, it was just grotesque. More cringe-worthy than actually scary. It does end in a cliff hanger, so if you decide to read it, go ahead and get a copy of City of the Dead as well.