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Colson Whitehead
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6 Sep 2012

A pandemic has devastated the planet, sorting humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. The worst of the plague is now past, and Manhattan is slowly being resettled. Armed forces have successfully reclaimed the island south of Canal Street - aka 'Zone One' and teams of civilian volunteers are clearing out the remaining infected 'stragglers'.

Mark Spitz is a member of one of these taskforces and over three surreal days he undertakes the mundane mission of malfunctioning zombie removal, the rigours of Post-Apocalyptic Stress Disorder, and attempting to come to terms with a fallen world.

But then things start to go terribly wrong.


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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (6 Sep 2012)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0099570149
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099570141
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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When I finished reading this exhilarating, heartbreaking book, I realised that, in fact, I'd just read one of the best literary novels of the year (Stuart Kelly Scotland on Sunday )

Profoundly thoughtful... Zone One is a dark mirror, to be sure, but there is no doubt it is our own age that is being scrutinised here (New Statesman )

Punchy cocktail of horror, comedy and social critique (Metro 20111018)

A dark futuristic satire laced with fiendish humour (The Times )

Often simultaneously arch and sombre, Whitehead's narrative flares with a sociological intelligence (Benjamin Evans Daily Telegraph )

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The most chilling, witty and downright beautifully written Zombie novel you'll ever read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Post Apocalyptic Stress Disorder 19 Oct 2011
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This is one of the best post-apocalypse/zombie/survival novels I've read since last year's The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell. Lovely writing captures the dislocation, madness and loneliness of survivors as they try to rebuild their world and come to terms with all they've seen and lost. The story is told over three days in the life of a civilian "sweeper" Mark Spitz with often jarring flashbacks to his life before the plague and during his battle for survival in the wastelands.

If you're looking for page after page of gore then you will be disappointed. This is a strange, smart and haunting book that has a lot to say and it will live in the memory.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best zombie stories I've read 17 April 2013
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I can't believe how refreshing this book is. After many poorly written examples of zombie fiction this book is a welcome change. It's not filled with blood and gore, but I don't see that as a bad thing. It's much more about atmosphere, although there are a few action scenes thrown in to keep the pace up.

The story takes place over three days in New York after a zombie pandemic. We follow a man who is working as a 'sweeper' in part of the operation to clear a walled-off part of the city from the few remaining zombies. The US Marines have already cleared out the violent ones, leaving around 1% of 'stragglers' who just stand around, reinacting some aspect of their former lives.

Most of the story deals with the way that the survivors deal with the aweful things they have seen and done as part of 'post-apocalyptic stress disorder'. Flashback scenes fill in the backstory of the main character to provide some variety. This is written in a style that I haven't encountered before in zombie fiction, but I thoroughly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not what you'ld expect 30 May 2012
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Loved this story. Certainly not what I'd expect from Colson. But very well put together, and continues to show what a wordsmith he is. Well done.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Night of the Literary Dead
Mr. Whitehead has achieved the improbable, writing a zombie novel that allows literary characters to thrive in a pulp environment. Read more
Published 4 months ago by English Teacher
4.0 out of 5 stars Barren emptiness
There are two big differences between this book and any other decent zombie apocalypse novel that I have read. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jackyd101
3.0 out of 5 stars It's all doom and gloom...
This is an unrelentingly miserable book. The zombies have attacked and have, for the most part, triumphed - a few small fortified camps have been set up but that's it, and by... Read more
Published 6 months ago by HarleyQ
3.0 out of 5 stars Literary Zombie thriller
Whitehead plays with the post apocalypse yarn. This is more Cormac McCarthy than many would like. If you are after 'zombieland' or 'walking dead' this ain't it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Reynolds
1.0 out of 5 stars dull and overly wordy
I didn't think it was possible to make zombies boring but this writer has managed it. Every chapter felt like a huge effort. Read more
Published 14 months ago by funkymonkey
2.0 out of 5 stars Well written but a slog
I decided to read this against my better instincts because it's a zombie book. But it's a zombie book not like other zombie books I was told. Read more
Published 14 months ago by latepaul
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, literate zombie story
Colson Whitehead has got quite a bit of criticism from some quarters that this book is boring and lacks action. Read more
Published 15 months ago by James C. Foreman
1.0 out of 5 stars Dull urban 'Platoon' with zombies.
After checking some reviews in newspapers, Zone One sounded highly intriguing. A zombie novel leaning over into the literary section? Sure. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Seamus is a girls name
4.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing change.
A refreshing take on the zombie apocalypse or Skels as the book calls them. The book starts sometime after the apocalypse, everyone there is a survivor, everyone there has their... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Mj Flatt
1.0 out of 5 stars Great Writing Combined With Bad Dystopian Zombie Fiction Yields Zone...
One of the better American writers of my generation is Colson Whitehead, whose "The Intuitionist" was a fine literary debut, with subsequent excellence demonstrated in "John Henry... Read more
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