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Handling the Undead - John Ajvide Lindqvist


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Handling the Undead - John Ajvide Lindqvist

 
Description: ISBN 1847244130 / Genre: Horror / Author: John Ajvide Lindqvist / Paperback / 384 Pages / Book is published 2009-03-05 by Quercus ... more
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Newest Review: ... being a fantastical story it attempts to take place in the "real" world, so we have government being criticised for ... more

 ... their handling of the undead, and the beaurocratic process involved in what to call them. There are 3 threads to the story - a stand up comedian and his son trying to come to terms with their wife/mother returning, a telepathic grandmother/granddaughter dealing with religious visions and a journalist who goes on the run with his daughter and her recently undead son. It has an intriguing premise and well rounded characters, but the language at times can be slightly basic - however I don't know whether this is just ...more

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omarl
Premium Review Handling the Undead - John Ajvide Lindqvist: Good, but not great (264 words)
by - written on 15/10/09 (Very useful, 10 readings)
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I hadn't read Let The Right One In but raved about the film and shortly after received this as a gift so as a result I can't say whether I am a fan of John Ajvide Linqvist's writing. The story is set in Stockholm and asks the question - what would happen if the dead woke up? Rather than being a fantastical story it attempts to take place in the "real" world, so we have government being criticised for their handling of the undead, and the beaurocratic process involved in what to call them. There are 3 threads to the story - a stand up comedian and his son trying to come to terms with their wife/mother returning, a telepathic ...  Read the complete review

reluctantreviews
Premium Review Zombies aren't all bad... (519 words)
by - written on 07/06/09 (Very useful, 89 readings)
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Handling the Undead is the eagerly awaited (well by me anyway) second novel from Swedish horror writer John Ajvide Lindqvist, which was originally published in Sweden in 2005 but only translated into English earlier this year. Set in Stockholm, the story starts with a heat wave, followed by a strange phenomenon - lights and televisions remain on even when unplugged, and an unseen pressure builds up in the city, leaving everyone with the same horrendous headache. Suddenly everything seemingly returns to normality, but the inhabitants of the city soon realise that nothing will ever be 'normal' again. The city morgue is the first place where the dead ...  Read the complete review

 

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