“The
kind of smart, funny, pop culture-filled tale that would make George
Romero proud…[Whitehead] succeeds brilliantly with a fresh take on
survival, grief, 9/11, AIDS, global warming, nuclear holocaust, Katrina,
Abu Ghraib, Pol Pot’s Year Zero, Missouri tornadoes, and the many other
disasters both natural and not that keep a stranglehold on our fears.” Publishers Weekly, starred review
"This
diabolically smart, covertly sensitive, ruminative, and witty zombie
nightmare prods us to think about how we dehumanize others, how society
tramples and consumes individuals, how flimsy our notions of law and
order are, and how easily deluded and profoundly vulnerable humankind
is. A deft, wily, and unerving blend of pulse-elevating action and
sniper-precise satire." Booklist, starred review
“The
kind of smart, funny, pop culture-filled tale that would make George
Romero proud…[Whitehead] succeeds brilliantly with a fresh take on
survival, grief, 9/11, AIDS, global warming, nuclear holocaust, Katrina,
Abu Ghraib, Pol Pot’s Year Zero, Missouri tornadoes, and the many other
disasters both natural and not that keep a stranglehold on our fears.”
