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Rot & Ruin

By: Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
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Multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin is his debut work for young readers. Fifteen-year-old Benny Imura lives in a world infested with zombies where, when a kid turns 15, he must get a job to continue receiving food rations. Benny has no interest in the family business of zombie killing, but figures he doesn’t have much of a choice. He’s tried out a bunch of other jobs, and hasn’t found anything he likes. But as Benny starts training with his brother, he learns things about being human that he never expected.

©2010 Jonathan Maberry (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

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great book

love the story, read it a few times and wanted to hear it at work. narrator was fine, just weird with how certain points were inflected or voiced

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Kinda a zombie western feel to it

Though it seems to take place in the not-too-distant future, this book feels very much like a Western with a Zombie problem. The brothers rang true, the younger resenting the older for what he feels are legitimate reasons, the older quietly letting him find his own way. I'll read the next one, if there is a sequel.

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the book

the book is amazing! I loved it and it wanted me to keep reading. now I am going to read the next book and I think that it will be better than the first

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Enjoyable and thoughtful zombie story

I'd like to thank the righteously indignant review by smb072 for drawing my attention to this enjoyable book. It takes a lot of imagination, and possibly a victim complex, to see anti-American anti-Christian ideas in this story. In fact, I'm not sure this reader was reviewing the right book. Regardless, I found it enjoyable and you don't have to be a teen to enjoy it. Empathy for those alive who miss those who are undead is the only form of so-called wokeness in this story. An absurd interpretation of events from the religious characters is not at all unrealistic, nor is it anti-Christian. Ill-reasoned beliefs make for defensive reviewers, I suppose (speaking of indoctrination).

Try the book if you like zombie stories and character growth, and if the words 'woke and 'indoctrination' don't stir your emotions.

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slow start

the narrator wasn't that great at the beginning. I think he found the characters as the book went on and finished okay. good story

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loved it!

I wasn't sure when my son said, you need to check out this book, but I gave it a go and I love it! loved the characters. story line... getting ready for book 2...

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Terrific characters, theme, suspense- delicious!

So much more than a post apocalyptic zombie fest and though officially a young adult series I enjoyed it every bit as much as a Joe Ledger series thriller. The story, characters and adventure are unique and you fall in love with characters and themes. LOVE!

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Best zombie thriller I’ve ever read

This book is one of the most emotional books of its kind I’ve ever read. If you can make it through without tearing up your not human lol. Great book 10/10 would recommend!

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Rot & ruin

Overall was a decent read. I enjoyed Tom and finding more about what happened to their family. The story kinda dragged at times but still wasn’t bad. Great zombies, characters, and story. Narrator was good except when speaking for Lila

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Great characters

Wonderful characters. It is not about the zombies, but about how people function with them in the world.

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