But that's not the only surprise for Jay, as he realizes there's more to the zombie epidemic than he ever realized. Then one day, he's rescued from a swarm of violent zombies by another zombie, one that he soon recognizes as Dave, a man who was once his lover. Kennedy keeps his storytelling tight and his pacing fast in this short novella about pandemic survivor Jay who is moving from haven to haven as he tries to stay ahead of the "zombies" that wander the streets. It was really, REALLY EXCELLENT story.Įxcellent dystopian zombie love story. While heartbreaking at one parts, brutally honest at the other, it also carries some hope in the end - as Jay and Dave embraced the uncertainty of the future with a distant promise. I feel that the theme is actually humanity and survival. Like reading Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" (which was good but too bleak for my taste). This is more like a futuristic/sci-fi short literature. I won't even classify this as a love story. Now Jay was faced with the fact - was this a second chance for him? Even if it was in the most unacceptable situation? He somehow still had a spark of humanity in himself, despite the fact that he was no longer alive. In a world that was desolate - where he must fight to survives, including killing brutal zombies if necessary, Jay met the one zombie that he never would have expected. The narrator of this person, Jay, was one of the survivors. At the same time, without ogical explanation, some of the deads were also being brought to life as zombies. It was a world after most of world's population was swiped away by Swine Flu.
When he mentioned about writing a different kind of 'love story' that involved zombie, I have been wondering how it would turned out. Sean Kennedy is one author that I keep my eyes on (ever since I discovered "Tigers and Devils"). That was the first word that came out from my mouth after I finished this novella.
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