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Zombie/Post-Apocalyptic book lovers - have you read Rot and Ruin?

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DraenorQueen · 23/04/2016 18:12

Picked this up from a charity shop, I think it's the first in a series. Reviews on Amazon seem to be mostly 4 or 5 stars but I don't want to read them in case of any irritating spoilers!
Anyone read this?

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whatiswrongwithyou · 24/04/2016 19:35

No haven't read it, but just came on here to ask for recommendations for zombie/apocalypse books and saw your post - off to check it out now!

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DraenorQueen · 24/04/2016 20:41

If you find it, let me know what you think. I'm not bowled over - it's not exactly taxing reading or original ideas, IMO. I'll give it 50 more pages....

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hawthornknitter · 27/04/2016 14:07

I read all 4 recently, quite enjoyed them at the time but fairly forgettable afterwards, if you know what I mean. If you got it for cheap I'd keep going! I think the first one gets better when they get out into the Rot and Ruin. DS read them too, he's 14, think they were his first actual zombie books, he liked them.

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GipsyDanger · 27/04/2016 14:15

My favourite book is world was z by max Brooks. It is nothing like the film apart from that they have zombies in it. I have got 4 other people to read this book and have all done it in one sitting (it's not a huge book)
It's basically a guy collecting survivor stories from around the world. It examines all stories before, during and after and is very realistic on how the virus could go world wide. Soldiers, civilians, children, doctors - it tells the story from all perspectives. I cannot praise this book enough

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GipsyDanger · 27/04/2016 14:16

*World war z

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scandichick · 27/04/2016 14:22

I love WWZ too - is there anything else that's even half as good out there? Rot and Ruin doesn't seem to be it, anyway (sorry, OP).

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GipsyDanger · 27/04/2016 16:25

Actually, the resident evil books are pretty good
If you like a more horror book

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NewYearSameMe · 27/04/2016 16:30

I liked the series by Mark Tufo. I can't remember what the first one is called, but I've read as far as the 6th in the series.

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redannie118 · 27/04/2016 16:42

Day by Day Armageddon by JL Bourne is without doubt the best book in this genre I have read. Told in a diary format its the story of a soldier who goes AWOL when he realises the world is about to go to hell in a handcart,and his desperate fight for survival. So real and gritty I desperately wanted to build a massive concrete wall around my house once I finished reading it !!