The Zombie-Driven Life: What in the Apocalypse Am I Here For?

By: David Wood

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

High school nobody Kenan is doing just fine in the midst of the zombie apocalypse, thank you very much, but when his dream girl Katy comes stumbling around the corner, she turns his world upside-down. David Wood's first foray into young adult fiction is an action-packed horror tale laced with dark humor and even darker thrills.

©2011 David Wood (P)2012 Gryphonwood Press

Critic reviews

"Wood paints a horrific scenario of a world in ruin and a few survivors struggling to find safe havens and a reason to carry on. Powerful and disturbing by turns, with plenty of black humor along the way. The Zombie-Driven Life is a great read." (Alan Baxter, author of RealmShift)

" The Zombie-Driven Life is a fast-paced, zombie story that manages to be thoughtful, humorous, and surprising while giving zombie fans everything they love about the genre-gore, desperate situations and a big body count. The perfect book to devour in a single day." (Jeremy Bishop, author of Torment)

I Enjoyed This

I enjoyed listening to this short story. It takes place after the outbreak of a bug killing off most of humanity creating "Buggers" (zombies) ravaging the world. The story is written from a teenage boy's perspective. The writing was good and so was the narrator.

short zombie story

Its a fun read if you like HS Zombies, End of the WORLD AND ALL. Would have liked a little longer read but its a fun one just stay alive

Zombies!

This quick little novella in the zombie apocalypse subgenre could easily get lost in the crowd, but it’s worth a read. Kenan was a high school student who never fit in, who has become a survival expert during the apocalypse. He escapes to the countryside and accidentally stumbles upon both the cause of the apocalypse and a hope for salvation. Wood doesn’t offer many new ideas in this book, but the climatic scene is full of tension and quite moving.

I received this book from Free Audio Books in exchange for an honest review.

Short but Sweet

Although not very long, this short story had me chuckling quite often. I thought the narration was well done too. I think this is definitely better as an audiobook :-) I like that diary reading format!

A good short story

This was an enjoyable short story, obviously the title lets you know that it is set in the zombie apocalypse. It has a touch of everything you want from a short story, details, action, romance, drama and an explanation. Jeffrey Kafer does a good job, this is the first YA book I've heard him narrate and he didn't disappoint.