World Famous Comics: Dying to Live: A Novel of Life Among the Undead
Dying to Live: A Novel of Life Among the Undead
By: Kim Paffenroth Publisher: Permuted Press Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Permuted Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 216 Publication Date: April 01, 2007
Product Description: Jonah Caine, a lone survivor in a zombie-infested world, struggles to understand the apocalypse in which he lives. Unable to find a moral or sane reason for the horror that surrounds him, he is overwhelmed by violence and insignificance.
After wandering for months, Jonah's lonely existence dramatically changes when he discovers a group of survivors. Living in a museum-turned-compound, they are led jointly by Jack, an ever-practical and efficient military man, and Milton, a mysterious, quizzical prophet who holds a strange power over the dead. Both leaders share Jonah's anguish over the brutality of their world, as well as his hope for its beauty. Together with others, they build a community that reestablishes an island of order and humanity surrounded by relentless ghouls.
But this newfound peace is short-lived, as Jonah and his band of refugees clash with another group of survivors who remind them that the undead are not the only--nor the most grotesque--horrors they must face.
Damn This Book Rules! For everyday you wait to read this book I will kill an Amazon executive. Think about it! Time is running out. Since I read this book I went on to read just about every zombie book Amazon readily supplies and none moved me like this story did. It's good stuff people.
Religious meditations via zombies If you google Kim Paffenroth you will discover that he is a very accomplished professor of humanities, most recently the author of one of the finest books on George Romero out there. Bear this in mind and you will have some idea of what to expect from Dying to Live.
The novel follows Jonah Caine as he joins a reconstituted town after the zombie uprising and their efforts to rebuild a dignified human existence. The writing style is easy to follow if not exceptionally crafted, but this is par for the course in zombie lit. What really makes Paffenroth's story come alive is the play of ideas about what it means to be human--which is the perfect topic for meditation in a zombie world. In general he does not go overboard on gory descriptions but there is one scene that is truly worthy of Dante or Bosch in its horror.
I felt that the novel started slow but by halfway through I could not put it down. The ending is especially tense and somewhat traumatic, but ultimately affirms the value of working to become better humans.
exciting approach, unsatisfying result I liked the author's idea of presenting sort of deep side of people in zombie period. He tried to heat the philosophical side of it, but it was too shallow and merely refreshing. I hoped to see something like "would this be the next evolution?", "what would God's (specifically analyzed) purpose of this disaster be?", "how would the ecosystem work if they eventually dominate the human race?", and something like that.
I really liked his work of revealing the personalities of each one. It was good.
BUT, for some reason, I hated the "Zombie Jesus" of whom zomebies are afraid to approach. It just killed all the thrills and excitement that could happen by REAL people.
Hated the "Zombie Jesus" and the "philosophies", but admire new approach so I give this book 3.
childish at best This book is fine for young readers however I would not recommend it for an adult. Story line is simple and very basic.
Good book! This was a really good book! There was a lot to keep me interested the entire way through and I really honestly did not put it down. Great action and great story!
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