So, I just finished Boneshaker last night, and I must say that I really enjoyed the change of pace from The Windup Girl. This one was much easier to read and get into. Plus, the ending really got me! I didn't really know what to expect when starting to read, but I became a fan fairly quickly. One thing I enjoyed was just the overall diversity with the plot throughout the book. For instance, there were zombies, but the book wasn't really a zombie apocalypse story...they just happened to be there too. I really liked how she managed to utilize all these different aspects and create a cohesive journey from start to finish. Now for the next one!
Speaking of zombies, did anyone watch The Walking Dead last night?
The book did a really good job of drawing me in and making the world seem somewhat real. By the end of it, I felt this almost claustrophobia at the thought that they always have to be either underground or wear a mask. And the outdoor scenes felt very vulnerable and dangerous.
ReplyDeleteThe characters in Boneshaker were much more likeable than those in The Windup Girl, and the story definitely had a better pace too. It was so nice to read a book without a convoluted plot/character relationships after The Windup Girl!
ReplyDeleteI agree that I would hate having to wear a mask all the time, but I suppose it's a reasonable sacrifice to make to avoid becoming a zombie. Of course, in reality, I would have been out of that city as quickly as possible after the disaster. No point in sticking around if your world as you knew it had been destroyed.
I'm fairly certain that I would have been completely useless in the city. I imagined everything almost pitch black and in the rare case that there was just enough light, you could barely see a few feet in front of you due to the Blight. I would have left as soon as I heard the slightest noise or saw any movement. Nope. Nope. Nope.
ReplyDeleteI do wish they had gone more in depth as to why certain characters stayed in the city rather than moving out. I mean, I understand that it was their homes, but there comes a point where you just have to move on.
Yeah, I really don't understand why any of the people living on either side of the wall would continue to live there when they could very easily be zombified and all their rain will burn you like acid. I guess that would be my biggest problem with the book.
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