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| Title | : | Raising Stony Mayhall |
| Author | : | Daryl Gregory |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 403 pages |
| Published | : | June 28th 2011 by Del Rey (first published 2011) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Zombies. Fiction. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Dystopia |
Daryl Gregory
Paperback | Pages: 403 pages Rating: 3.84 | 3452 Users | 494 Reviews
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In 1968, after the first zombie outbreak, Wanda Mayhall and her three young daughters discover the body of a teenage mother during a snowstorm. Wrapped in the woman’s arms is a baby, stone-cold, not breathing, and without a pulse. But then his eyes open and look up at Wanda — and he begins to move.The family hides the child — whom they name Stony — rather than turn him over to authorities that would destroy him. Against all scientific reason, the undead boy begins to grow. For years his adoptive mother and sisters manage to keep his existence a secret — until one terrifying night when Stony is forced to run and he learns that he is not the only living dead boy left in the world.
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| Original Title: | Raising Stony Mayhall |
| ISBN: | 0345522370 (ISBN13: 9780345522375) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Horror (2011) |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 3452 Users | 494 ReviewsWrite-Up About Books Raising Stony Mayhall
This has been a banner year for me as far as zombie books are concerned. I read two excellent 2018 releases, Dread Nation and Devils Unto Dust, and now this earlier novel by Daryl Gregory.My favourite aspect of Gregory's novels are the incredibly unique yet absolutely everyday characters who populate his stories. Raising Stony Mayhall is no exception. There are so many things I liked about this, all the little pieces that just came together and worked. I'm glad I finally got round to readingzombie novels are usually about other things, where the zombies/zombie situation is just standing in for whatever larger theme, whatever personal political or social point the author wants to make. zombies are a conveniently adaptable menace: the fluidity of their ontology, the mechanics of their movements and behaviors: fast or slow? sentient or no? brain eating or no? zombies suit the needs of many different authors to many different ends.this book is no different. it is zombie novel as "what
This is a great book. A really great book. I originally came across Daryl Gregory's books while browsing amazon.com and thought they looked very interesting, so particularly with my love for zombie genre, this was a case of judging the book by the cover (or description really since the cover is not very descriptive) and it definitely paid off. There is an epic quality to this book, which easily transcends the genre limitations and simply transforms it into a great work of literature with strong
Featured on my 2014 favourites list!In 1968, after the zombie outbreak, Wanda Mayhall and her three young daughters discover the body of a teenage mother during a snowstorm. Wrapped in the womans arms is a baby, stone-cold, not breathing, and without a pulse. But then his eyes open and look up at Wanda-and he begins to move.This book was not what I expected, at all, and I found it an incredibly refreshing take on the zombie genre. Stony is just a normal boy growing up in a house full of girls,
This book has an outstanding premise and infuses a lot of originality and freshness into the standard zombie canon. I came so very close to giving it four stars, but alas, in the end it remains at a solid, hard won three. In a novel filled with a brilliant cast of characters, everyone unique and engaging in their own way, I felt there was an emotional element largely absent from most of the story. I'm left a little perplexed why this should be so, since it's a book about "zombies" and how they
Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ Youre not like the rest of them, Stony. Maybe it was the way you were born. But youre different. Youre more . . . human. Dear Daryl Gregory . . . . . I stumbled upon this author a few years ago when everyone was raving about We Are All Completely Fine (followed up by a library copy of Harrison Squared since (1) it featured the MC from We Are All Completely Fine in child format and (2) Im always on the lookout for YA to force upon my
Lazy updating this because I haven't feeling well past few days and can't concentrate enough to write a proper review for this and my other most recent read... bleh. I blame Mother Nature (allergies and sinus suck)Still enjoyed this one very much, this would be interesting to see as a mini-series or a movie if done right.---Original review:I was very skeptical about this, not gonna lie or sugarcoat it. I'd seen some positive reviews for it and was intrigued but it took me awhile to pick it up
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