Helpful Score: 4
An incredibly disturbing book. Very disturbing. There was no resolution to the story either. Thank goodness it was a very fast read, because I would have felt that my time was wasted otherwise. The peripheral characters were undeveloped, and there was really no back-story to the main character. This psychotic individual was just dropped onto the pages and there was nothing sympathetic about him, nor were there any clues given as to how he became so twisted. I felt like I needed to take a shower after reading this because it just made me feel soiled. Not a pleasant read.
4 stars for the voyage into the mind of a true serial killer, psychopath, with absolutely no conscience, who's the "true zombie" in the story in that he possessed no soul or remorse, walking around amongst humans, trying to copy how humans act and speak, trying to blend in, when he is the alien in whom no one else perceives, least of all, his gullible psychiatrist. His goal is trying to create his own zombie via lobotomy, to create his private sex slave, and his entire goal in life is to find the perfect zombie. I subtracted one star because it does leave you with horror and disgust, so if the writer's goal was to show an unapologetic display of the horrific, she succeeded, and it ought to be 5 stars.
...what the hell did I just read. My brain has recoiled in horror and hasn't yet returned.
While this book is a VERY disturbing read, I found the trip through the mind of a sociopath to be fascinating. The character very much seemed inspired by Jeffery Dahmer and his desire to make a "zombie" that would do his will and love him unconditionally.
This book is NOT one of the new wave of zombie novels flooding the market. Rather, it is the story of a serial killer told in first person.
This book is NOT one of the new wave of zombie novels flooding the market. Rather, it is the story of a serial killer told in first person.
Not really typical of JCO, but I found the book interesting.
