Playing Dead by Bronson PalmerMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
When I started reading this book my first impression was that it was a teenager’s fantasy story – lots of fighting with zombies everywhere – and definitely not a genre that I would choose to read. However, I ploughed on to find it was actually a contemporary tale about high school bullies with a young teenage girl, Jenaiya, as the main character. So I was partially correct as it was definitely aimed at very young adults/teens. This meant that I had to rapid read through very many passages about the computer game that Jenaiya was obsessed with, and I found very tedious. This is probably understandable as I am well past pensionable age. But at the same time I think reading such long descriptions about a video game would not be of much interest to, and far less exciting for, youngsters than actually playing a game – even this one. This observation is based upon my own experience as a father, grandfather and high school teacher over 3 decades. At the same time there was no mention in the book of contemporary products like eBooks, tablets or smartphones, which may not appeal to modern YA or teen readers. The book was well written but did contain a few typos throughout it.
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