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The Living Dead

Name: The Living Dead
Author: John Joseph Adams

by John Joseph Adams

2008•Horror•487 pages

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury horror novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Contains: This year's class picture / Dan Simmons -- Some zombie contingency plans / Kelly Link -- Death and suffrage / Dale Bailey -- Ghost dance / Sherman Alexie -- Blossom / David J.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorMonster/alien/supernaturalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leads

Subjects

ZombiesHorror talesHorror storiesHorror fictionShort storiesFishing boatsWormwoodOzone layer

Details

Author: John Joseph Adams
Published: 2008
Pages: 487
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Source: Open Library

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