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Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin, #1)
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It would be nice to think that this is simply a reflection of my reading tastes being very different from Jonathan Maberry's writing style. After all, I despised Patient Zero when so many people loved that book. And here again, I very strongly dislike Rot & Ruin. But is it really just me?
Maberry is the king of telling, not showing. One dimensional characters who seem so cliched. Even the zombie attacks couldn't make this more enjoyable. It was a chore to finish this and no matter how cool the title or cover, no matter what my GR friends say... I'll never read Maberry again. Lots of people liked this book, but I can't recommend it for anyone. There are much better zombie books out there. The Reapers Are the Angels, Warm Bodies even The Forest of Hands and Teeth are so much better than this one.
Maberry is the king of telling, not showing. One dimensional characters who seem so cliched. Even the zombie attacks couldn't make this more enjoyable. It was a chore to finish this and no matter how cool the title or cover, no matter what my GR friends say... I'll never read Maberry again. Lots of people liked this book, but I can't recommend it for anyone. There are much better zombie books out there. The Reapers Are the Angels, Warm Bodies even The Forest of Hands and Teeth are so much better than this one.
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Reading Progress
June 11, 2010
– Shelved
August 17, 2011
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Started Reading
August 23, 2011
– Shelved as:
zombies
August 23, 2011
– Shelved as:
young-adult
August 23, 2011
– Shelved as:
not-mine-library
August 23, 2011
– Shelved as:
audio-book
August 23, 2011
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Finished Reading
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Aug 23, 2011 10:53AM
i agree with the 'telling not showing' bit. i didn't even realize i had a problem with it till you mentioned it :D
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Exactly my issue. "I could just write a flashback chapter but instead this one character will talk for 3 pages, only interrupted by his need vaguely show character." Ugh.
