Title: Zone One
Author: Colson
Whitehead
Genre: Apocalyptic
Read by: Beresford
Bennett
Publisher/Date: Books
on Tape/2011
Dates listened to: 6/15/17
– 6/27/17
CDs/Hours: 8/10
ISBN: 978-0-307-94094-0
As the back cover tells us, “In this singular take on the
post-apocalyptic horror novel, a pandemic has devastated the planet. “ While we don’t learn what other cities are
experiencing, we follow Mark Spitz in lower Manhattan and his mission to remove
stragglers and resettle the island. It’s
brutal to say the least and not for the faint of heart. The description of the flesh eaters gobbling
up other humans is not a pretty sight.
And this seems to be the theme of the book – to see how awful the author
can make us not want to finish listening or reading the story.
I chose this book because the author is a Seattle Arts
Lecture/Seattle Public Library writer is an upcoming speaker at SAL one of
these days. This category is on the
Summer Book Bingo contest I’m participating in and gives me a BINGO for
completing it today! Another take-away
for me is that Whitehead won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction this year for The
Underground Railroad. I always read
Pulitzer Prize winners for fiction and look forward to this book becoming
available at my local library.
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