I know last week I posted about reading a book on Ebay, and I still am reading it, but I decided to blog about a different book, as the book on eBay would not have provided great blogging material. The new book I started this week was called Quarantine by James Phelan. Basically, this book is a post apocalyptic novel, and is about a 16 year old boy named Jesse who is attempting to survive by himself while being hunted by "Chasers", which are basically infected zombies. I don't know much about the book yet, but I do know that the apocalypse was caused by some kind of biologial missile attack that spread a deadly virus throughout the world.
The primary reason why I chose this book was because of its genre. I really like Post Apocalyptic novels, and when I found this book in the library, I immediately checked it out. The back enticed me even further, and the idea of a horror/action fiction book seemed extremely appealing because I have only been reading non-fiction for the past couple of weeks. I wanted to take a break from non-fiction, and this book seemed to be a great release. I've been reading a lot of How to books ands more informational books, and I really want to do something different. I decided to choose a horror book because I want to read a book that is heart pounding and thrilliing. I looked at the picture, which is of a "Chaser" attacking a man, and this really brought to life the action aspect of this book, and made me want to read even more. I really hope that this book will be enjoyable, and I will be able to read it to the end.
I think books like these are really cool. I also like how they call them Chasers instead of zombies just like in the Walking Dead where they call them Walkers instead of zombies.
ReplyDeletePost apocalyptic stores have gained a lot of popularity recently, haven't they? I think its a pretty neat genre because the author can put their own spin on it. If you're looking for a how to/zombie apocalypse book, there actually is one that I think you'd enjoy. It's called How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse.
ReplyDeleteI have not read an apocalyptic book before, but I think I will eventually in the future. I feel like these apocalyptic novels are like dystopian novels, the story takes place in the future and society becomes/is corrupt. The biological weapon that turns people into zombies sounds pretty corrupt to me, but who was it sent by? I guess I'll just have to read the book to find out.
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