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Zombie
Zombie
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
A hero who gets into the mind of a serial killer is a fixture of television crime shows, but such stories are usually disappointing, because the viewer knows it's just a gimmick. Not so with this unusual little novel, which The New York Times called a "note-perfect, horror-comic ventriloquization of a half-bright, infantile serial killer." Joyce...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780525940456
ISBN-10: 0525940456
Pages: 192
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3.9 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Dutton Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Creepy look into the mind of a serial killer. The whole book is written from the killers point of view. The killer is a bit child like, but still very deadly. Very good read, just like anything Oats has written.
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Very dark. Lots of similarities to Jefferey Dahmer. Written through the eyes of the serial killer who prays on men and boys. Interesting ending.

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  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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This was a real page-turner for me, a single afternoon read. It's written in a diary style from the point of view of a very believable childlike predator. I read a lot of true-crime and consider myself well-versed in criminal psychology, and I thought that the restraint practiced by the author in terms of only recording things from the sophomoric emotional state of a stunted and sad murderer. Remarkably well-executed.
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Well-conceived and written, if rather unpalatable subject matter.
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Joyce Carol Oates always delivers a great book. This one is from the viewpoint of a serial killer...and fascinating.


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