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Redaction (2000)

by Linda Andrews(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 4

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Horror

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Redaction

review 1: I found this while searching for a decent book amongst the surge of self-published Zombie books. I didn't expect much, but I was pleasantly surprised. The characters have depth and all, even the bad guys, are interesting. The writing isn't as well done as, say, The Stand or Swan Song, but the story itself throughout the trilogy is very engaging and I found it hard to put down before I'd finished. It left me wanting a lot more, as any good story should, I'd definitely recommend it to any post-apocalyptic fans.
review 2: It has potential, but ... what an ordeal to read.This was a heavy slog. First, stop describing every object every character encounters -- how many times does the coffee have to be described? Second, the story is compelling enough, surviving an ex... moretinction-level event -- why introduce the psychopath? Third, why the heavy emphasis on male horniness? It's like most of the men in this book have nothing but sex on the brain -- it is pretty offensive to me and I'm a woman. Fourth, is there a particular reason people could not DRIVE to the gathering point? Even if they have to drive over lawns, it would've been faster than moving thousands on foot. Fifth, is every single elected official stupid and crass? ... and so on. Not one flipping plot point is wrapped up in the first book.Mainly this novel bugged me because it could've been so much better. I don't buy the alleged attack by the Chinese -- what would be the point? Why would they wipe out their biggest customer and debtor? Zero sense. Why couldn't the reappearance of a mutated redaction been enough?I would like to see what happens to the survivors next, but the thought of having to get through not one, but TWO, sequels to find out makes me shudder. Do you have the Cliff Notes version?I'm also wondering about the science behind it all -- I don't get the sense that the author really knows what she's talking about because she doesn't provide any details, especially about the nuclear fuel rods being exposed. This is where more detail would've been welcome but nooooo, instead we learn in excruciating detail the content of Mavis's pantry. And if redaction didn't kill her husband and son, what did kill them? less

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