Don't Panic!

Seriously, don't panic! You're not going crazy, this is a double wammy post. Yes, that's right! Two, count 'em two book reviews in one post!

First, if you haven't guessed by now, I just finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglass Adams. There's really not too much to say regarding the book other than it was fun, random, and completely ridiculous! The book itself make absolutely no sense, you have to be sure to read it with an open sense of humor and just enjoy it for what it is... a piece of science fiction. The adventure begins with Arthur Dent, and his alien friend Ford, hitching a ride on a space ship right after the Earth is destroyed to make way for an intergalactic highway. From there Arthur's adventures continue to get even more ridiculous as he is picked up by an Improbability Drive space ship by the President of the Galaxy. Then, taken to a planet building factory where he learns that mice are the most intelligent beings in the universe (dolphin's being the second), who actually ordered the Earth to be constructed to learn the Ultimate Question and purpose of life, only for it to be foiled five minutes before they were to have their answer when the Earth was blown up for a highway! See, I told you it was ridiculous! If you enjoy science fiction, or just a good laugh, I recommend this book as you will thoroughly enjoy it.

The second book, I actually read a couple of weeks ago and is called Last Hope - Book One: Onslaught by Drew Brown.Warning: Spoilers! (I hope you read that in the voice of Dr. River Song):

Ok, so this isn't always the case, but when you "buy" a free book, you get what you pay for. That being said, although this book was... interesting to say the least, it wasn't all that bad. The story itself is enough to keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. However, it is fun (and slightly funny) to see how people stereotype others from other countries. We Americans have our opinions of our good friends across the pond and what they are like, but the stereotypes of the two Americans in this book are downright humorous. The main character, Budd, is a decent enough fellow except for his horrible ability to come up with crappy pet names for his love interest, Juliette, every time he addresses her. Every once in a while, sure, but every time? A bit overkill. The other American, a Californian, had a horrible knack of saying "dude" in every sentence. Having married a woman who grew up in Southern California, I can personally attest that not all Southern Californians say "dude" all the time. 

Now that is out of the way, the writing wasn't terrible. I've never written anything that has been published, so Mr. Brown, you have a one up on me here. As I said before, the story moves along quite well. The zombies are fun and terrifying... especially the ones who are dubbed "fast movers" who have the ability to run like crazed psychopaths trying to fulfill their blood lust. The other creepy thing was the zombie children that seemed to have the ability to still think on a somewhat cognitive level... but with a "Neo" type ability to anticipate and dodge bullets. I'm sure that this will be explained more in the second book, which I may pick up at some point. 

Over all, the book was okay. If you like zombies and a quick read, pick it up on Amazon for free for the kindle. 


So long, and thanks for all the fish!