There aren’t a lot of sibling dynamics running around in the YA age-range, especially ones so well written as Benny and Tom. The relationship between Benny and Tom was absolutely fantastic. Rot & Ruin is a very elegant, intellectual zombie novel. Yet the action scenes weren’t what I liked most about Rot & Ruin, and I’d be willing to guess that it wasn’t the big message Maberry wanted his readers to take away.įrom where I sit, “zombies are people too” is the biggest theme maybe “respect the dead-even the living dead.” Either way, this book was intensely thought-provoking, very emotional, and just all around intelligently presented. Certainly, the latter half of the book has a lot of zombie chasing, zombie fights, blood’n’guts, etc. And I suppose that’s what it is, on the surface. Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin comes advertized as a zombie novel. What changes is what we know about it and what we’re willing to believe.” - Rot & Ruin "An action-packed, thought-provoking look at life-and death-as readers determine the true enemy.“The truth is the truth. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“Horror fans will appreciate the gorge-raising descriptions of the shambling zombies.while zombie-apocalypse aficionados will cotton to the solid world-building and refreshingly old-school undead. "An impressive mix of meaning and mayhem."- Booklist * "The delineation between man and monster, survivor and victim is fiercely debated in Maberry’s thoughtful, postapocalyptic coming-of-age tale.In turns mythic and down-to-earth, this intense novel combines adventure and philosophy to tell a truly memorable zombie story, one that forces readers to consider them not just as flesh-eating monsters or things to be splattered, but as people.“- Publishers Weekly, starred review Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Poison Study Maberry has given it a soul in the form of two brothers who captured my heart from the first page and refused to let go."-Maria V. Can't wait to read more." -Nancy Holder, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked and Possessions I welled up at the end, then smiled through my tears when I realized there was going to be a sequel. "George Romero meets The Catcher in the Rye in this poignant and moving coming of age novel set during zombie times. Anyone with a pulse will enjoy this novel, and anyone with a brain will find plenty of food for thought inside."-Michael Northrop, author of Gentlemen With the dead prowling all around, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura learns the bittersweet lessons of life, love, and family in the great Rot & Ruin. And while most zombie novels are all about the brains, this one has a heart as well. It had me hooked from page one."-Heather Brewer, author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series "Thrilling, enticing, and surprisingly touching, Rot & Ruin will grip readers from beginning to end, and make them question who the real monsters are.
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