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summer reading project: zombie fiction
it's a little late to be starting this, but anyway: this summer, i have decided to read as much zombie-related fiction as possible.
i haven't been reading nearly as much as i used to. part of this is due to time constraints, but i've also lost a lot of enthusiasm for reading in general. in the past few months, i've picked up five new books - all recommended by various, quality book reviewers/organizations - and i haven't finished any of them; i just can't get into them. i don't know why. objectively, they aren't bad, and the themes they deal with are not exactly pedestrian in nature. but for some reason, i can't seem to concentrate enough to read them for any decent length of time.
anyway, i figured that one way to get back into my old reading habits would be to read as many books as possible about a subject i always find fascinating. i had a few other 'summer reading project' ideas - like reading all those classics i avoided in college, or trying to tackle The Tale of Genji for a third time - but these all felt too weighty for where i'm at mentally right now.
so i decided to read about ZOMBIES!
here is a preliminary list of books:
Forest of Hands and Teeth, Carrie Ryan
The Down-Home Zombie Blues, Linnea Sinclair
Breathers: A zombie's lament, S.G. Browne
Patient Zero, Jonathan Maberry
The Living Dead (Anthology)
Berserk, Tim Lebbon
World War Z, Max Brooks
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith
it's still quite small at the moment, and won't last for the whole summer (assuming i don't lose interest). i will continue to look up books, of course, and suggestions are always welcome.
i'm not sure if i'll do anything more than simply read these books. i'd like to at least come up with a decent recommendation list after i'm done, for anyone else who loves zombies or books or zombie books, like me. i might try my hand at reviewing, too - one thing that's bothered me about a lot of book reviews i've read is that they aren't very good at describing why a book ought to be read. i'm not sure i could do a better job, but i'd like to try, at least. :p
i haven't been reading nearly as much as i used to. part of this is due to time constraints, but i've also lost a lot of enthusiasm for reading in general. in the past few months, i've picked up five new books - all recommended by various, quality book reviewers/organizations - and i haven't finished any of them; i just can't get into them. i don't know why. objectively, they aren't bad, and the themes they deal with are not exactly pedestrian in nature. but for some reason, i can't seem to concentrate enough to read them for any decent length of time.
anyway, i figured that one way to get back into my old reading habits would be to read as many books as possible about a subject i always find fascinating. i had a few other 'summer reading project' ideas - like reading all those classics i avoided in college, or trying to tackle The Tale of Genji for a third time - but these all felt too weighty for where i'm at mentally right now.
so i decided to read about ZOMBIES!
here is a preliminary list of books:
Forest of Hands and Teeth, Carrie Ryan
The Down-Home Zombie Blues, Linnea Sinclair
Breathers: A zombie's lament, S.G. Browne
Patient Zero, Jonathan Maberry
The Living Dead (Anthology)
Berserk, Tim Lebbon
World War Z, Max Brooks
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith
it's still quite small at the moment, and won't last for the whole summer (assuming i don't lose interest). i will continue to look up books, of course, and suggestions are always welcome.
i'm not sure if i'll do anything more than simply read these books. i'd like to at least come up with a decent recommendation list after i'm done, for anyone else who loves zombies or books or zombie books, like me. i might try my hand at reviewing, too - one thing that's bothered me about a lot of book reviews i've read is that they aren't very good at describing why a book ought to be read. i'm not sure i could do a better job, but i'd like to try, at least. :p