I'll be the first to admit that I don't like zombies unless there is an interesting twist or if the zombies die in a humorous fashion. Fortunately there is a little of both in Monster Island in my opinion. The solider who left his daughter and dumped his wife in an room wasn't very interesting to me. He reminded me of the normal solider that is up against impossible odds, just like in every zombie movie. Despite that, he is a relateble character, its completely understandable why he did what he did. The teens traveling with him provide me with comedy of some sort. I think it's humorous that the ones that survive are teenagers with assault rifles and shotguns. Early in the book, it says that all the major countries, particularly ones with allot of industry. This includes North America, Europe, Australia, and the majority of Asia. Only the third world countries survive. Its an interesting idea, all the advancements in technology and it is all brushed aside by the walking dead. Since the underdeveloped countries are mostly at war, surviving the zombie horde would be more likely.
Gary's decision to turn himself into a zombie was bold and in my opinion was the smartest thing to do. The only other option was to hide and eventually get eaten. The idea of becoming a zombie but with the your original intelligence is interesting. Gary is both but neither at the same time, he is in between the world of the living and the dead. Although his still has his conscience, the craving of flesh calls to him;the only difference is the he has a higher level of control than the other zombies. It's hard fight to resist animal instinct, especially since he has his own mind.
The zombie itself has always been frightening to allot of people. A person you may know or a relative coming after you, trying to kill you and has no idea what they are doing. The zombie is also the closest monster that we can really identify. They are the slow, decaying version of people and in my opinion makes them the scariest monster.
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