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Taking It Back # 2 (2000)

by Joseph Talluto(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Horror

series

White Flag of the Dead

review 1: The story was gripping and led the reader along at a good pace, although down a fairly well trodden path. The protagonist is a pen pushers ultimate fantasy, and this takes quite a suspension of disbelief; how did he go from administrator to Clint Eastwood in one short step? As with similar novels, the zombies are something of a side show to the somewhat right of centre moralising and air of gritty individualism. The survivors are polarised neatly into 2 camps, the 'good' ones who are trying to rebuild civilisation,and the rest, who are rapist, paedophiles, psychotics etc; this is formulaic and a little tired. Also, the majority of the characters lack depth or are barely credible.The thing that lets the book down most though is the lack of editing; it just needs a general t... moreidy really. Obviously Mr Talluto is no Shakespeare, but that is not a problem with this sort of book, and it deserves 3 stars just for being a good yarn. I would certainly read more of these.
review 2: I have read book 1 & 2 and thought they were entertaining as there was never a dull moment. The pace was fast and there was nonstop action. However, I can’t get past the fact that the main character John use to be a desk jockey in his prior life and is now a bad ass killing machine who knows how to do EVERYTHING. Furthermore, what kind of dad leaves his baby for 2 days – 2 months to go exploring and clear out zombies? Last but not least, John made a series of questionable / ridiculous decisions.Book 2 ended on a positive note and I might end there. I'm not sure if I want to continue the series. Anyone have any thoughts on book 3? less

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