Generation Dead puts a new spin on zombies. They are more interactive, relatively "normal" and don't eat flesh. They are trying to immerse themselves in society despite backlash and negativity.
The idea is unique and creative. Waters writing and storyline romanticizes the concept of dead.
The book starts of strong and somewhere along the middle it gets rather boring and then the ending is totally lame.
I love the cover, the concept but I don't' love the story. I am not currently sure if I will continue to read the rest of this series.
Grade: C
Synopsis [B&N}
Phoebe is just your typical goth girl with a crush. He’s strong and silent…and dead.
All over the country, a strange phenomenon is happening. Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead. They are coming back to life, but they are no longer the same—they stutter, and their reactions to everything are slower. Termed "living impaired" or "differently biotic," they are doing their best to fit into a society that doesn’t want them.
Fitting in is hard enough when you don’t have the look or attitude, but when almost everyone else is alive and you’re not, it’s close to impossible. The kids at Oakvale High don’t want to take classes or eat in the cafeteria next to someone who isn’t breathing. And there are no laws that exist to protect the differently biotic from the people who want them to disappear—for good.
With her pale skin and Goth wardrobe, Phoebe has never run with the popular crowd. But no one can believe it when she falls for Tommy Williams, the leader of the dead kids. Not her best friend, Margi, whose fear of the differently biotic is deeply rooted in guilt over the past. And especially not her neighbor, Adam, the star of the football team. Adam has just realized his feelings for Phoebe run much deeper than just friendship. He would do anything for her, but what if protecting Tommy is the one thing that would make her happy?
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