tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post3869702660174172540..comments2024-03-02T13:01:38.633-05:00Comments on A Night's Dream of Books: Book Blogger Hop No. 148: A Horror Novel for Non-Horror ReadersMaria Beharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-39417748532677400542018-11-02T02:14:01.716-04:002018-11-02T02:14:01.716-04:00Hi, Billy!
This book was released on April 3rd th...Hi, Billy!<br /><br />This book was released on April 3rd this year, so it's a pretty recent publication. As I mentioned in this post, I participated in a buddy read of this novel, along with another book blogger. It was a highly rewarding experience! And I GREATLY enjoyed this book! I was able to tolerate reading it because it wasn't all that heavy on the fear and gore. So this book is Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-23775091679409651842018-10-31T22:55:26.922-04:002018-10-31T22:55:26.922-04:00I've never heard of Dread Nation!I've never heard of Dread Nation!Billy Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361704194167828597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-83025013386618108192018-10-28T18:02:08.690-04:002018-10-28T18:02:08.690-04:00Hi, again!
You're very welcome! I figured you...Hi, again!<br /><br />You're very welcome! I figured you wouldn't be reading this book, though. Lol. <br /><br />I tend to stick to my comfort zone, too. And that comfort zone definitely includes fantasy and the supernatural! Except, of course, for ANYTHING remotely horror-related! Lol.<br /><br />You're very welcome for the reply!! And thanks for the compliment!! HUGS!!! <3 <3 Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-10575964919862101632018-10-28T17:17:48.658-04:002018-10-28T17:17:48.658-04:00I most likely won't be reading it, but thank y...I most likely won't be reading it, but thank you again.<br /><br />I am a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to reading only my usual genres. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the wonderful reply, Maria.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-5565588818298217092018-10-28T17:12:00.129-04:002018-10-28T17:12:00.129-04:00Hi, Elizabeth!
Thanks for the super sweet complim...Hi, Elizabeth!<br /><br />Thanks for the super sweet compliment!! <3 <3 <br /><br />I think that, to properly answer this question, one has to put oneself in a non-horror fan's shoes. Since I happen to be one of those, it wasn't at all hard for me to do this! Lol. <br /><br />I noticed that other hop participants replied to this question by actually recommending books that would Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-51509298254643248412018-10-28T17:02:15.912-04:002018-10-28T17:02:15.912-04:00Hi, Sue!
No, I haven't read Higson's nove...Hi, Sue!<br /><br />No, I haven't read Higson's novels. Thanks for the rec, but I've had quite enough of zombies, lol. I only read "Dread Nation" because it has other plot elements -- the ones I mentioned in this post -- which interest me. I think zombies are totally DISGUSTING and GROSS. So, "Dread Nation" was the first, and is the last, zombie book for me EVER. Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-82703608129226024292018-10-28T10:01:59.335-04:002018-10-28T10:01:59.335-04:00Another wonderful answer to the question.
As I ha...Another wonderful answer to the question.<br /><br />As I have said before, you are amazing. I wouldn't even be able to think of all that to write. :)<br /><br />HUGS, and thanks for the recommendation.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-67887301192312173962018-10-27T14:43:21.389-04:002018-10-27T14:43:21.389-04:00Hi, Brian!
Oh, this novel is nothing short of AWE...Hi, Brian!<br /><br />Oh, this novel is nothing short of AWESOME!!! <br /><br />Yes, there are specific elements of a book that mark it as part of the horror genre. Including sombies in the plot certainly makes a book a horror novel to me. However, there are authors in the urban fantasy genre who have included zombies in their novels, as well. I avoid those books, though. I just can't stand Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-25165792220941691842018-10-27T06:17:28.591-04:002018-10-27T06:17:28.591-04:00Have you read any of Charlie Higson’s YA novels? I...Have you read any of Charlie Higson’s YA novels? In them a disease has turned nearly everyone over about sixteen into flesh-eating zombies. So the kids of London have to get into groups and go searching for food while hoping they aren’t attacked by people who might have been parents or older siblings. Scary stuff, but when I hosted the author in an interview on my blog, he said what he really hadSue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-65699809392362322892018-10-27T05:08:09.083-04:002018-10-27T05:08:09.083-04:00Based on this blog and the others that you hand wr...Based on this blog and the others that you hand written on this book this novel sounds really good. I guess that there are specific elements of a book thaf make it “horror”. Though I am not sure, I am thinking thaf this book might have some of those elements but fit mostly into another genre, perhaps urban fantasy. Either way, as you say, it sounds like a good choice for someone who wants to Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com