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Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
4.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A love letter to nature (especially birds) and to Seattle. The Stand (or Cell) meets Watership Down meets John Dies at the End. Ace domesticated crow survives the zombie apocalypse and then goes on various quests to find meaning and to help others, along the way meeting various other animals, talking to trees, and eventually saving the day. The techno-zombie aspect reminds me a lot of Stalenhag's Electric State and Stephen King's Cell. Definitely one of those books that gets progressively zanier as it goes on. This and the lighthearted and foulmouthed approach to horror reminds me a lot of Jason Pargin books I've read. I could totally see this book being adapted into some sort of old-arcade-style video game, which would be kind of missing the point, and thus also ironically fitting.