How can he survive? Drake Vaughn's The Zombie Generation offers another take on this scenario. On top of that, he is wounded by a bugger early on, and begins a long, slow transformation into a creature of the same type. Drake Vaughn has written not only a detailed action yarn, but also a complex psycho-sexual study of a man in decline, all his weaknesses laid bare in isolation. Fundamentally, this is a work of tragedy, in which the dramatic irony intensifies as the reader gradually gains the clues to unravel the truth behind Warner's psychological deterioration. Stories filled with hallucinatory flashbacks often strike me as contrived or clumsy, but not this one.

The flashbacks are brief, pertinent, and relevant to the action. And there is plenty of that: Warner is constantly on the move, in deadly peril, forced to be resourceful to survive. I appreciate the inventiveness of the background detail in Drake's story. The biology and behavior of the buggers is as fascinating as a nature documentary. A few passages of faux history make for clever commentary on 21st-century America.

These are all very cool aspects of a book that is way better than a standard zombie yarn. Drake Vaughn shows us sophistication and talent beyond the typical first-time author, both in the complexity of his story and in the writing style. I strongly recommend this book. I would recommend that Drake get a new cover, because a gas mask is not a significant element of his story. Oct 10, Lily at Bookluvrs Haven rated it it was ok. I came to understand, fairly early in this novel, that this was not a typical zombie story.

In fact, the scary monsters in this story can't really be described as conventional zombies, or zombies at all. At least not the typical image that the word 'zombie' brings to mind. I even felt a little cheated to have had the impression going into this story with a different perception of which this novel did not deliver.

But there was much about this novel that was original and interesting. Warner is a s I came to understand, fairly early in this novel, that this was not a typical zombie story. Warner is a survivor, but early on he gets infected. But his changes are not immediate, though it appears that the infection for other afflicted humans had been different. He has constant flashbacks and hallucinations which he calls 'figs', and as relevant as they were to the story, the time line of the plot because incredibly confusing to me.

I quickly lost my grasp on what was true and what was part of Warner's 'figs' short for figments. The monsters in this novel were not as scary as I thought they would be on an imaginative level at least. These are terribly obese destructive monsters that chomp on garbage, and have a strange fixation to alcohol, furby like toys, and canned meat that sounds very similar to SPAM. The only resemblance to the stereotypical zombie creature is their love to consume fresh brains. Their habits, routines and fixations were really interesting. It was a pretty action packed novel and I enjoyed that. There were many scenes where Warner was in, what appeared to be, an impossible escape situation, and my heart was just pounding out of fear for him, thinking he was going to meet his end.

Though I can honestly say that I did not really enjoy this story as much as I wanted to, it was incredibly imaginative and original. And if you are looking for something completely different I would not deter anyone from giving this one a go. Just don't think you are going to find your typical zombies in this novel. Jul 09, Cheryl rated it liked it. Warner is trying to survive in a world filled with "buggers". Hey, in this book they are called buggers, get over it. It is not easy.

You can lose your mind This is what is happening to Warner. He can not tell fiction from reality. He keeps having "figs" short for figments. Things get worse when Warner is attacked by a bugger and is infected. It is only a matter of time before Warner turns into a bugger. Warner comes upon a group of survivors. Now Warner must decide to take the high Warner is trying to survive in a world filled with "buggers".

Now Warner must decide to take the high road alone or the low road and protect the survivors. I was middle of the road with this book. On one hand I liked Warner. The way that he described his transformation was great. I have read many zombie books and the author usually spends their time focusing on the zombies then the living.

Vaughn's profile states that he likes to focus on offbeat thrillers and horror with a psychological bent. This is exactly what Mr. Vaughn did with this book. He kept me pondering if the people around Warner were real or just "figs". On the opposite hand, I felt that the book was slow in the beginning and it took me a while to get into it. This is because the beginning felt like I had picked up this book and started reading it at chapter four.

The buggers were a cross between your new age zombies and your old age zombies. They still walked around with gazed looks in their eyes and they could not really form words but these buggers did have a great sense of smell. They could instantly pick up the smell of alcohol. Which is a bummer if you are one of the last people living and you wanted to drink as you better find a safe place to drink and hope that when you slept it off that you woke up from your hangover. Also, you better have a gun handy as these buggers are hard to kill.

Just one shot in the head will not always take them down. The last half of the book is where my interest peaked. I could see this book being turned into a Quentin Tarantino movie as Mr. Vaughn has that offbeat humor about him. Jun 25, Beth rated it it was amazing. It's always cool when you discover a new genre of books or movies that you never in a million years expected to like. For me, it turned out to be zombies.


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What I like most about zombie stories is how each author has their own take on how zombies act and what caused them to become that way. Drake Vaughn has created a fascinating world where zombies sleep in towering pil It's always cool when you discover a new genre of books or movies that you never in a million years expected to like. Drake Vaughn has created a fascinating world where zombies sleep in towering piles, Furby-like children's toys are used as weapons,and alcohol may actually cause ones mind to become clearer.

The fact that the majority of the book was carried by one human character, without ever becoming dull, was an impressive accomplishment. This novel kept me turning pages and thinking about the story even when I wasn't reading - which is a sure sign of a good book. I must also give credit to the author because the text was pretty much error-free, and that is always appreciated. Jun 07, David King rated it liked it. The story follows Warner, a survivor who is trying to stay alive in a world overrun by infected people whom he calls "Buggers".

What makes things even worse for Warner is that he is quite clearly losing his grip on reality. He is tormented by hallucinations and is no longer sure what is actually real and what isn't. This novel was anything but a standard zombie story, the zombies themselves were v "The Zombie Generation" by Drake Vaughn is an interesting take on the post-apocalyptic zombie genre.

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This novel was anything but a standard zombie story, the zombies themselves were very unique with features such as an obese bodies, a love of alcohol, and the fact that they sleep in piles which can reach the height of a building. In addition, Warner's weak grasp of reality actually leads the reader on an intriguing psychological journey which I found to be just as unique as the zombies themselves.

Warner's hallucinations result in him being the epitome of an unreliable narrator which kept me wondering if what was happening was actually real or not. In regards to the characters, the book is centred around Warner and his life alone so unless you feel like an overweight, alcoholic zombie, I suspect he is the only characters that a reader can actually relate to.

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I felt that Vaughn has done a great job in bringing him to life as everything he does comes across as natural. His choices and actions were realistic, especially when you consider the world he has survived and how well his sanity is holding up. I actually gave a damn about him as the main characters which is something I always appreciate in a book. My only real issue with the book is that the plot could be a little bit slow at times. This was exacerbated by some of the background information that Vaughn decided to include in the story.

Don't get me wrong, I like to know about the history of a world but not when seemingly unrelated and overly detailed points cause the story to actually drag. Overall, I did find this story entertaining enough with the rather different take on the zombie genre keeping me intrigued from start to finish.

I can imagine that some people may dislike the unreliability of Warner's narrative but this is the very thing which helps give it a unique feeling. Jan 04, Masquerade Crew rated it really liked it Shelves: The Undead walk the streets by day hunting for prey to feed on and humanity has all but been wiped out. What is more, Warner is losing his grip on reality and has been for some time. He is no longer entirely sure what is real and what isn't, if he ever was This was a strange book that took some getting used to.

The Walkers here are called Buggers, are easily distracted by cuddly toys that resemble Furbys and sleep together in huge piles at night. Also, Warner is the very epitome of the unreliable narrator and we are never entirely sure how much is in his head and how much real One example of this is in his sole companion Pat.

It will not be giving anything away to tell you that Pat is a mannequin and yet, though Warner knows this and admits it several times to himself, he is capable of completely forgetting this fact and holding whole two-way conversations with her. The story flows quite well and Warner is likeable enough, despite his feeble grip on sanity, but somehow this book never quite gels together enough to result in a cohesive and satisfying story.

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Don't get me wrong, this is a good read but it never quite becomes a brilliant, gripping, addictive read! It is interesting because it is different from any other books of this ilk and certainly unique and original but nonetheless still a bit average for all that.

I liked it but, for me, just felt a bit empty afterwards- the sort of feeling I associate with eating junk food from a well known burger joint. At the time, it's great but later, you kinda feel as though any truly satisfying feeling is somewhat missing Dec 11, Alexia rated it liked it Shelves: Due to my schedule, I read this one in bits and pieces and it took me much longer to finish than it would have normally.

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This may have contributed to my confusion over the ending, which I had to reread. Then I went back and reread the beginning and a few other parts. The reread helped, but the story was still a little confusing. I'm sure there will be several debates about the ending, but I'm still on the fence. Warner was an interesting character and this was an interesting premise, but I wasn't Due to my schedule, I read this one in bits and pieces and it took me much longer to finish than it would have normally. Warner was an interesting character and this was an interesting premise, but I wasn't always sure what was and wasn't real.

Warner suffers from hallucinations and, since the story is from his point of view, at times neither one of us is sure what's real. Not your typical zombie book, this one did have an interesting theory behind what caused a human to turn. The creatures do exhibit some zombie-like behavior, but seem to be a different breed entirely.

I'm no zombie expert, but tend to prefer the old-school shambling zombies that you can easily outrun. Without giving anything away, there were a couple of twists during the tale, as well as the ending. Don't know if it was the slow pace of my original reading or simple holiday distraction, but I did need a reread to understand certain aspects of the story.

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I did like Warner and sympathized with him, as I have no idea how I would behave if I were the last human around. Think it's worth a read as it's not a typical zombie tale. Jun 27, Randy rated it it was amazing. The zombies in this one are not your typical type. They don't even use the word, instead calling them buggers. They are actually not dead, but infected with a virus.

Oh, they do zombie things like eat brains, flesh. But they will eat anything and grow to enormous size. They sleep in piles at night, are attracted to loud noises and fire, and water is almost like an acid to them causing great pain. Warner has lived among them for years and his sanity seems to be finally slipping. He suffers what he The zombies in this one are not your typical type.

He suffers what he calls figs figments of the imagination frequently. And now he has become infected in a scramble with a bugger before he could kill it. He keeps slipping into bouts of bugger mode, claws on his fingers, jagged teeth, voracious appetite, a dim intelligence, only to wake up normal. How long before a permanent switch?

And he may have found a group of survivors marooned on a roof top. Can he rescue them before that last switch? Are they even real or just another fig? I Liked this one. It started a bit slow, not much, and moved along nicely. Jan 10, Cheryl rated it really liked it. A zombie world on acid "The Zombie Generation" is quite the different zombie tale. Rather than "traditional" zombies, the infected beings in the book are called "buggers" by Warner, the narrator of the story, and have many differences to the George Romero example.

Warner has been the sole human survivor in a bugger-ridden world for as long as he can remember. And Warner is barely hanging onto his sanity maybe. There was plenty I liked about the book - the buggers being different than most zombie A zombie world on acid "The Zombie Generation" is quite the different zombie tale. There was plenty I liked about the book - the buggers being different than most zombies in many different ways, the unique methods that Warner uses to protect himself or get around the buggers, Pam, Jasmine, Warner's hidey hole.

But then there's things that I didn't like as much - non-traditional zombies I know - I'm torn , the amount of social commentary when I read a zombie novel, I'm usually reading for action, blood and guts and while there were all these in the book, I felt it dragged a bit because of the "whys" , the feeling of no hope. But in its skewed, psychedelic way, this is an unusual non-conforming zombie novel that is worth reading.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Well… hold that thought, because The Rage , a brand new series from Titan Comics, has seemingly achieved the impossible by actually injecting something a little bit fresh into the decaying corpse of the zombie genre.

Namely, an aggressive zombie virus that only affects the pre-pubescent, providing this book with some truly unique moral dilemmas and a genuinely unnerving aesthetic.


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Like I said, brilliant. Overall, The Rage manages to evade the over saturated nature of its zombie premise, but only barely. One to watch, for sure. The writer of this piece was: Craig Neilson aka Ceej Article Archive: Ceej Says You can follow Ceej on Twitter. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account.