Dystopian post-apocalyptic world…check.
Quarantined walled city…check.
Potentially infected types cast out to fend for
themselves…check.
Road pirates willing to kill and take what they need to
survive…check.
Zombies with an insatiable taste for human flesh and
blood…check.
Take a heaping helping of the classic movie Escape from New York, add a dash of Walking Dead, a splash of Mad Max and a pinch of Zombieland and you’ve got a close
approximation of David Wellington’s latest outing Positive.
Finn is a seemingly ordinary teenager, at least as
ordinary as you can be when you live in a post-apocalyptic New York City and
the biggest challenge you face is the daily pursuit of food. Creativity is the
order of the day when it comes to that pursuit and setting traps in the flooded
former Subway system leads to some interesting catches of the day. One such
catch leads to all hell breaking loose and Finn discovering that his Mother is
indeed infected and the really bad news is; he’s positive too!
Cast out into the wasteland outside the Big Apple, Finn
has to be a fast learner when it comes to his own survival. Wellington takes
what could be a predictable theme given the recent history of the genre and
makes it into a page turner. If you look at the recipe cited above you’ll
notice more cinematic references than not and that is the broad scope of
Wellington’s writing style.
Is it War and
Peace…no; but what zombie novel is? What it is, is an entertaining, quick
read that could be the perfect first pitch of the beach read season, even if
you need a hoodie for the visit to the sand.
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