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Yet another zombie book under my belt. Lately I've been a bit obsessed with this genre and recently started to think of moving on to something else, but decided to stick to it for a few more books. And I'm glad I did since Flu was next on the list.

This was a quick and light read (that is if you can use word "light" when describing a zombie novel). It is definitely one of the dark novels and contained no humor, like some zombie books do. It covers several stories of various flu survivors in Ireland who try to stay alive while more and more people around them get infected.

Actually the fact that Flu is based in Ireland is a huge plus for me. For some reason I prefer stories taking place somewhere other than US, since it gives me an insight to other countries and cultures. It proves that people would behave differently depending on their background and how they grew up. I really like reading about the bad blood between IRA and Irish police/military. I of course knew about it before, but would never think how deep it would go. Even with the world crumbling down around them there is still huge suspicion of police and military. I don't think that if this story took place in US that cops would be hated and mistrusted so much. Quite an interesting point of view in my opinion.
One of the reason I removed a star is due to the fact that Wayne Simmons is one of those authors who could very easily kill off a character as soon as you get used to them. I realize a lot of authors do it and it adds to the excitement, but I dislike that a lot. Again this is totally my personal preference. I just love to be emotionally invested in the character. However, if this is not an issue for you, than it shouldn't stop you from getting this book.

I have to add however, that even though every character is fair play, Simmons does a beautiful job of a very short character development. Meaning even though he is not using 10 pages to describe the person, from few short paragraphs you can sort of judge their character pretty well. This is definitely a talent that I really appreciate in this particular book, which covers several stories and drown out character development would have been an overkill.

One other small gripe I have with the book is the lack of background story on the virus itself. We know nothing about where it came from or even if it started in Ireland. I personally enjoy the tale behind the infection, first hours, the beginning of the end. This was missing in this story. I'm currently reading the second book in the series called Fever and that's where Simmons gives us the beginning. But while reading Flu I had no idea about that and so was a bit disappointed.

In conclusion this is all around good zombie read which I highly recommend.


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Flu Snowbooks Zombie Wayne Simmons 9781906727192 Books Reviews

I bought this on a lark after seeing the good reviews and I am glad I did. I did not realize it was in Ireland, and Northern Ireland no less. This adds a whole new set of problems besides zombies running around. The characters are great and not just stunt people running around going through all of the standard zombie scenes each book/movie must contain. For me, action content was spot on. I bought the audio version which was great. I enjoyed it being in Irish English which added to the theme.

I liked it so much I am buying the next one.
This book makes you second guess your every cough, sneeze, etc. not a book to read while you are sick! lol very unique characters in the book! Has a few that make you think if you could just reach through the book you would hug them & protect them w/everything you have or the few that you might could just slap a couple of times & some that you might help feed to the zombies! Doctor Psychopath would be my top choice! Guess you'll have to read the book to find out why!?! very awesome Book Mr. Simmons!! ENJOY!
I am a big fan of post apocalyptic books. I have read many different takes on zombies. This book starts off with police officers going into houses in order to quarantine flu victims. I live in the United States, and this book is told from an overseas perspective. I believe the author is Irish. Some of the themes were unique to this perspective. The characters are different because of this as well. I felt many emotions while reading this book. Some of the action scenes were written well, but I felt that some of the book was confusing. I really liked the characters and the story. I thought that it was interesting, and I thought that the epidemic was unique. It kept my interest, and I had a hard time putting it down once I got into it!

Although I had some problems understanding where it was going at times, I enjoyed this story. It had some parts that were claustrophobic! It was bloody and scary. The characters seemed realistic. These were not saints that make every right decision!
Yet another zombie book under my belt. Lately I've been a bit obsessed with this genre and recently started to think of moving on to something else, but decided to stick to it for a few more books. And I'm glad I did since Flu was next on the list.

This was a quick and light read (that is if you can use word "light" when describing a zombie novel). It is definitely one of the dark novels and contained no humor, like some zombie books do. It covers several stories of various flu survivors in Ireland who try to stay alive while more and more people around them get infected.

Actually the fact that Flu is based in Ireland is a huge plus for me. For some reason I prefer stories taking place somewhere other than US, since it gives me an insight to other countries and cultures. It proves that people would behave differently depending on their background and how they grew up. I really like reading about the bad blood between IRA and Irish police/military. I of course knew about it before, but would never think how deep it would go. Even with the world crumbling down around them there is still huge suspicion of police and military. I don't think that if this story took place in US that cops would be hated and mistrusted so much. Quite an interesting point of view in my opinion.
One of the reason I removed a star is due to the fact that Wayne Simmons is one of those authors who could very easily kill off a character as soon as you get used to them. I realize a lot of authors do it and it adds to the excitement, but I dislike that a lot. Again this is totally my personal preference. I just love to be emotionally invested in the character. However, if this is not an issue for you, than it shouldn't stop you from getting this book.

I have to add however, that even though every character is fair play, Simmons does a beautiful job of a very short character development. Meaning even though he is not using 10 pages to describe the person, from few short paragraphs you can sort of judge their character pretty well. This is definitely a talent that I really appreciate in this particular book, which covers several stories and drown out character development would have been an overkill.

One other small gripe I have with the book is the lack of background story on the virus itself. We know nothing about where it came from or even if it started in Ireland. I personally enjoy the tale behind the infection, first hours, the beginning of the end. This was missing in this story. I'm currently reading the second book in the series called Fever and that's where Simmons gives us the beginning. But while reading Flu I had no idea about that and so was a bit disappointed.

In conclusion this is all around good zombie read which I highly recommend.