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Area 187: Almost Hell (2011)

by Eric R. Lowther(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Library of the Living Dead Press

review 1: Awhile back, I started a marathon of zombie novels. Needless to say, the topic tends to get a little bit old after awhile, but based on Goodreads recommendations, I decided to check out this book.It's probably not my favorite zombie novel, but it would make the short list. It's pretty solid for a zombie novel. It's not just about people getting eaten, it goes layers deeper than that. It's also a really, really long book, which is strange for a zombie novel.While it took awhile to read, every word is worth it. It's a story that takes the genre seriously. You can tell that Lowther put together a solid novel, and he's not just trying to cash in on zombie fever.
review 2: Really good premise; DISTRACTINGLY chock-full of errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, an... mored etymology. Just distressingly so. Very archetypal characters, lacking dimension, and I can't believe I'm about to say this about a zombie novel, but... TOO MUCH ZOMBIE. What makes post-apocalyptic novels interesting is not the monster/plague/virus/whatever, but the human interaction and the way people rebuild and go on, what they become or don't become. There were also too many helicopters. This book could easily have been titled "Apache vs. Blackhawk," because DANG. Helicopters abound. Apaches are the deus ex machina of Area 187. Not to discourage anyone from reading it--it's a good story. Just could've been a whole lot shorter (it came in at around 600 pages, I think?), and maybe had some editing. OK, a lot of editing. less

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