The Reapers Are The Angels

         The Reapers are the Angels was a great book. It is a great read for any fan of the post-apocalyptic genre or someone who simply loves good literature. The main character is Temple. Temple main struggle in this novel is neither the zombies nor the man trying to kill her, but to defeat the evil she has within herself.

         An interesting relationship in The Reaper Are the Angels was the relationship between Temple and Moses. In the beginning, Mose’s brother tries to rape Temple, so she kills him. Then Moses comes out to kill Temple, which is the bulk of the book. However, it seems as if Moses doesn’t even want to kill Temple, but rather he does it because it’s his duty.

Top 10 Books (or Series) of All Time

1. Eragon Trilogy
2. Vampire Earth Series (Octology?)
3. The Ranger's Apprentice Series
4. Animal Farm
5. The Art of War (Not exactly what we think of Literature, but a very entertaining and useful book nonetheless)
6. Children of the Lamp Series
7. The Swiss Family Robinson
8. The Zombie Survival Guide (Same as the Art of War, entertaining and useful)
9. The Reapers Are the Angels
10. Treasure Island

I'll Make A Zombie Slayer Out of You

A very clever and creative song about zombies.

The Reapers Are The Angels Trailer

A trailer I made for the book.

The Reapers Are The Angels

So far, in pages 110-162, the main event has been dealing with the Inheritors of the Earth. The Inheritors seem to be a microcosm for the “Strong,” and zombies a microcosm for the “Weak.” There is this whole thing where the Inheritors inject themselves with zombie brains to grow stronger, which is exactly like the Strong feeding off of the weak.

The Reapers Are The Angels

Sorry I haven’t posted a TRATA lately, I was at our lake-house this weekend without any internet, however, I did finish the book this weekend. Fortunately for you dear follower(s), I will only tell you my thoughts from pages 52-110, so as not to spoil the book. Side Note: After the first night reading the book I searched gurkha knife on the internet to get a better picture of it, I learned it was Nepalese and called a khukuri. When I read to the part in the book that said that, I felt like Nostradamus. The main idea in this part of the book was Good (Simple) vs Evil (Complex.) The Griersons have their simple home in the middle of a world that has gone completely to hell. Outside of the estate, humans are fighting humans, humans are fighting zombies, and some zombies have even turned to cannibalism. The affairs of the outside world are so very complex, whereas inside of the estate their is only piano playing and fancy dinners. 

Walking Dead Episode 102

The second episode of the Walking Dead was very good. The previous episode left the viewer on a cliff hanger, with Rick inside of a tank and an unknown voice talking to him. One of the themes was identity. In the first 20 minutes of the episode, Dixon calls T-Dog a n*****, then they get into a fight based on T-Dog’s identity as a black man. The next bit of identity in the episode was when Rick looked in a dead zombie’s wallet and read his name, age and saw his girlfriend, showing us that the zombie once had identity. The third incident regarding identity is when Rick and Glen cover themselves in zombie guts to hide their identity as humans. When it rains, it washes off the guts, giving them somewhat of a rebirth back into humans.

The Reapers Are The Angels

So far; great book. I’m only at page 52, and I love this book. It gives the Zombie/Post-Apocalyptic Genre a great name. The main character is Temple, she is a young, rough girl from the South with a knack for zombie-slaying. There are a lot of Biblical names and references, such as Cain on the first page, Moses and Abraham as names, and a possible reference to the rape of Dinah. This novel twists Zombies and Human as the villains in this novel, as Moses (brother of Abraham who was killed trying to rape Temple) tries to hunt Temple down, as well as zombies. A great read so far, I recommend it to anyone and everyone.