Day by Day Armageddon (A Zombie Novel) | J. L. Bourne

Day by Day Armageddon (A Zombie Novel) | J. L. Bourne | A fun read that passes quickly

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	Day by Day Armageddon (A Zombie Novel) J. L. Bourne Permuted Press, 2007 - 228 pages average customer review:based on 213 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

good entertainment

Just finished it last night. Fun read. Pretty good entertainment value. It does not have the scope but does not hurt the fun.

A fun read that passes quickly

Zombies are always fun to read about and this book does not disappoint.

I think it bordered a bit on the "over-prepared" main character though which did take away from my enjoyment a bit. While the character will have combat skills by virtue of his background, this man seemed methodical and forward thinking to the point of annoyance in several places. It is not that the skills or actions performed by this character were unrealistic, just that such a proficient and able person doesn't make for the most interesting story.

Part of what makes zombie fiction fun is the "everyman" aspect of people from various walks of life thrown into such a tangle. As a group their skills are decent but the story comes from trying to get that group to act in unison under significant stress. In this book the main character has, for the most part, all the skills he needs himself and so the instances where he is saved by a companion when nearly taken by surprise are anti-climactic.

That being said the except from the follow-up title at the end of the book has some good looking hooks. I'll be picking it up.

Overall the book was fun, worth the price of admission but left me feeling that the story could have had better tension with a less capable protagonist.

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As an avid Zombie fan...

I think what I really like about zombie stories is how civilization just breaks down so quickly in the aftermath of such an epidemic. How no one is prepared and how things go from normal to catastrophe in a few days. This book had that, but I didnt FEEL it the same way as say, world war z or the Walking Dead. Overall it was almost too calm and the "daily journal entry" sort of took the suspense and terror out of the writing. Overall it was a pretty boring zombie read.

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