A People's History of the Vampire Uprising by Raymond A. VillarealMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well it probably won’t be a bloody movie yet for a while because it’d likely come off as way too on the nose in this era of Covid. But as a four star read, it earns its place on that particular list of mine all the same. I’m honestly amazed the ratings for this book are so low here on GR, but maybe that’s because people got tired of the World War Z style after a while? That said, though, the book has some terrific world building (a special favorite of mine being the brief interlude detailing different religions’ reactions to the vampiric Gloaming phenomenon) and the incisive satire of politics and pandemics keeps the pages turning - all the way to the end, even though that end is pretty sudden and wide open and honestly leaves a lot of unanswered questions. But you know what? It’s a fun, and funny, ride to that ending, so I’m gonna give this book a good rating like it deserves.
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