Set in a world where the ‘infected’ are those who are made to believe there is a zombie invasion by the media narrative, our protagonist is recovering from his infection as a newly ‘cured’ member of society in a rehab facility of sorts. I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but, the book with a load of hype and ended rubbish was Jodi Picoult's 'My Sisters Keeper'. Spence, along with a group of his coworkers, fought their way out desperately, and ran off to scavenge in this new hostile world.

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Speculative fiction’s futuristic and fantastic worlds have always served as a mirror for present-day issues, and this is a fine example of the new wave of stories grappling with our current tumult. This one is a different sort of apocalypse tale, makes you question what is real and what is a part of "the narrative". Our And Then I Woke Up book review is an in-depth discussion of Malcolm Devlin’s intriguing novella about false narratives. Then again, it’s easier to admit that you’re seeing monsters than it is to admit you’ve contracted a disease that makes you think you’re seeing monsters.

Both of them committed gruesome acts of violence when they were afflicted with the zombie hallucinations, convinced that they were surviving the apocalypse. And Then I Woke Up feels like a difficult title to rate and review, because it was a difficult title to form a solid opinion on.One of my favorite aspects is how Devlin plays with some more recognizable zombie horror tropes and blends them nearly seamlessly with psychological horror.