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And Then I Woke Up

And Then I Woke Up

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  • Author：Malcolm Devlin
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Summary

"Intelligent， compassionate and unsettling。"—The New York Times

In the tradition of Mira Grant and Stephen Graham Jones， Malcolm Devlin’s And Then I Woke Up is a creepy， layered， literary story about false narratives and their ability to divide us。

In a world reeling from an unusual plague， monsters lurk in the streets while terrified survivors arm themselves and roam the countryside in packs。 Or perhaps something very different is happening。 When a disease affects how reality is perceived， it’s hard to be certain of anything…

Spence is one of the “cured” living at the Ironside rehabilitation facility。 Haunted by guilt， he refuses to face the changed world until a new inmate challenges him to help her find her old crew。 But if he can’t tell the truth from the lies， how will he know if he has earned the redemption he dreams of？ How will he know he hasn’t just made things worse？

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Reviews

Colleen ，

*2。5 stars* I was not smart enough for this book。

Chloe ，

Very unsure of how I feel about this。On the one hand I want to give it all the stars for having some super interesting points on a whole bunch of shit， including but not limited to the concept of civilisation and societal norms， etc。 On the other hand I feel like maybe it was a little too intellectual for me？ Don’t get me wrong- I love to pretend I’m an intellectual being but when it comes down to understanding and analysing certain things I become a bit of a deer in headlights。 Maybe using more Very unsure of how I feel about this。On the one hand I want to give it all the stars for having some super interesting points on a whole bunch of shit， including but not limited to the concept of civilisation and societal norms， etc。 On the other hand I feel like maybe it was a little too intellectual for me？ Don’t get me wrong- I love to pretend I’m an intellectual being but when it comes down to understanding and analysing certain things I become a bit of a deer in headlights。 Maybe using more time to elaborate on these points might’ve helped， since the book is quite short and feels like the written equivalent of a collage。 The feeling of different stories and perspectives pieced together does lend itself to the narrative style- the glue holding everything together being the main character reflecting upon his past， talking directly to the reader， in what feels like an AA meeting for ex-infectees。 Definitely a vibe I haven’t experienced before in any book I’ve read and whilst it wasn’t my favourite writing style， I do praise the uniqueness。 All in all， an interesting mix of horror and magical realism （although I’d say slightly lacking in the horror department imo） worth sinking your teeth into， especially if you have the big brain energy to truly think about what’s being said！ 。。。more

Bookishme_lisamarie ，

A unique take on well known stories/tropes（plague/disease & zombies）。 It leaves you wondering what is truly real。 3。5⭐️

Allison A。 ，

A nice little horror story。 An interesting premise and some striking imagery but it ultimately left me cold。 Very little character building and the entire thing could really have been fleshed out more （no pun intended）。 It reminded me of Max Booth’s “We Need to do Something”。 Another horror of comparable length that had much better character development and a more cohesive plot。 Still， it wasn’t bad for a quick read。 Soft recommend。

Caroline ，

Interesting premiseHow do you know what's real？ How do live with people who don't seem to share the same reality you see？ How do you cope with that？ Interesting premiseHow do you know what's real？ How do live with people who don't seem to share the same reality you see？ How do you cope with that？ 。。。more

Mallory ，

Definitely a mindfuck

Robert Oakley ，

A terrific but hard to review novel。 The basic plot， which is revealed by reviews and jacket copy， makes this sound like a horror story: a plague causes some people to believe others are turning into monsters， causing the infected to do terrible things。 They form groups with others having these hallucinations。 Some people are immune， and others have the ability to resist the hallucinations。 And many of the infected eventually realize the hallucinations are just that。 This novel addresses living A terrific but hard to review novel。 The basic plot， which is revealed by reviews and jacket copy， makes this sound like a horror story: a plague causes some people to believe others are turning into monsters， causing the infected to do terrible things。 They form groups with others having these hallucinations。 Some people are immune， and others have the ability to resist the hallucinations。 And many of the infected eventually realize the hallucinations are just that。 This novel addresses living with the knowledge of that you did great harm， and the lure of conspiracy theories。 It is a nuanced story。 。。。more

Laura ，

Throughout this book， I felt kind of uninterested。 I was disappointed that this was categorized as horror but it was more of a sci-fi drama？ There wasn’t a lot of information about the characters。 I struggled getting through it until maybe the last 30 pages。 Wish that i would have felt a bit different。

Jerrud （JD） Collins ，

Astonishing。 Clever， thought provoking， terrible and emotional。 5/5。

Brandi ，

[2 Stars]Interesting but not memorable

Brandon Baker ，

I really liked it！！ So creative， definitely the most unique “zombie” apocalypse books I’ve ever read。 The ending confused me， I think I got it but I’m not 100%。 Regardless， it was a very quick， interesting read！

Maddie ，

3。5

Jess Witkins ，

What a fascinating little novella this is。 I picked this one up to read out loud with my husband as we're both fans of zombies and it was short and seemed like a good escapist read。 The voice of Spence， the narrator， is unlike much else I've come across in its use of humor and breaking the fourth wall， but it's also eerie because he's unreliable。 At times， he repeats stories based on how different perspectives would've told them and that heavily plays into the absurdity and humor of the book。 I What a fascinating little novella this is。 I picked this one up to read out loud with my husband as we're both fans of zombies and it was short and seemed like a good escapist read。 The voice of Spence， the narrator， is unlike much else I've come across in its use of humor and breaking the fourth wall， but it's also eerie because he's unreliable。 At times， he repeats stories based on how different perspectives would've told them and that heavily plays into the absurdity and humor of the book。 I don't want to spoil any of the uniqueness of this book， so I'll just say there's been a pandemic and it affected half the population。 What follows is a surreal look at how stories shape us and the choices we make。 。。。more

Angelina ，

"Isn't it beautiful how stories can work like that？ The subtle way they help the teller， the subversive way they reach the listener， how they creep inside you like waking dreams。"This was w i l d and I want to immediately reread it and annotate it！And Then I Woke up is a horror novella that follows the main character Lewis Spencer as he is telling his story of whats been going on in the world during a "zombie-apocalypse"。 It explores themes such as confirmation bias and how people automatically "Isn't it beautiful how stories can work like that？ The subtle way they help the teller， the subversive way they reach the listener， how they creep inside you like waking dreams。"This was w i l d and I want to immediately reread it and annotate it！And Then I Woke up is a horror novella that follows the main character Lewis Spencer as he is telling his story of whats been going on in the world during a "zombie-apocalypse"。 It explores themes such as confirmation bias and how people automatically believe the things that they watch/hear/read/etc。 if it's being told by a charismatic person。 This was such an interesting story and there were just so many good lines that I'm sad I wasn't annotating it。 This is definitely a book people should give a chance， especially if you like weird， trippy， horrorish things！CW: violenceRating: 4 stars 。。。more

Jan Agaton ，

good social commentary on how manipulative the media can be， especially in circumstances such as a pandemic， but I was expecting a bit more from this story than what I got， especially since it's classified as a "horror novella" good social commentary on how manipulative the media can be， especially in circumstances such as a pandemic， but I was expecting a bit more from this story than what I got， especially since it's classified as a "horror novella" 。。。more

Donna TalentedReads ，

*3。5*Well this was uhh interesting。 I had a hard time telling what was a vision and what was real and who was bad and who was good。 But there is some good commentary about grief and what it means to be alone。

Alexis ，

3。5 starsI finished this last night and I don't know how I feel about it still。 I enjoyed my time reading it and it's still making me think about the concepts regarding the 'this happens and then I woke up。。 this happens。。' part of the story。 3。5 starsI finished this last night and I don't know how I feel about it still。 I enjoyed my time reading it and it's still making me think about the concepts regarding the 'this happens and then I woke up。。 this happens。。' part of the story。 。。。more

Zoe Elizabeth （Booksatlunch） ，

Yes yes yes。 This book is so smart。 Wow。 What a clever way of discussing how we consume the world around us and what we chose to believe。 Honestly， as a fan of zombie stories， this was one of the most fascinating， smart zombie stories I've ever read， and I know I'll keep thinking about it for a long time。 If you like horror stories that make a strong critique on modern society this one is definitely for you。 4。5 stars because honestly I just needed to be in this world for so much longer。Thanks t Yes yes yes。 This book is so smart。 Wow。 What a clever way of discussing how we consume the world around us and what we chose to believe。 Honestly， as a fan of zombie stories， this was one of the most fascinating， smart zombie stories I've ever read， and I know I'll keep thinking about it for a long time。 If you like horror stories that make a strong critique on modern society this one is definitely for you。 4。5 stars because honestly I just needed to be in this world for so much longer。Thanks to Tordotcom for a free Galley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

3。5 stars。 I grasped the overall concept of the book but the writing was a tad confusing at times。

Kristy♡ ，

Ahh， I'm at such a loss for words about this story！ This is a pretty quick read， but it's definitely an interesting one。 I'm stuck between 3。5 & 4 stars。 This one is listed under science fiction， horror， & dystopian。 This is such a unique kind of spin of a zombie story。 I didn't know anything about this book going in， and I went in just by being intrigued by the cover & title alone。 This story will definitely take you by surprise， it did me for sure。 I feel like I'll always be trying to gather m Ahh， I'm at such a loss for words about this story！ This is a pretty quick read， but it's definitely an interesting one。 I'm stuck between 3。5 & 4 stars。 This one is listed under science fiction， horror， & dystopian。 This is such a unique kind of spin of a zombie story。 I didn't know anything about this book going in， and I went in just by being intrigued by the cover & title alone。 This story will definitely take you by surprise， it did me for sure。 I feel like I'll always be trying to gather my thoughts & opinions about this story， so this review is the best I got for now🤣。 。。。more

Janine ，

Book:And Then I Wake UpAuthor: Malcom DevlinRating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Review ~Then I Woke Up is a novella about an uprise in an illness of zombies that became a plaque。 This reminded me of the show the walking dead if you enjoy that show this book is for you！ Although this book was about a dream it still was very good and a quick read。 Overall while I was reading this book I took part of it as a psychological part because of them Turing a dream into reality。 This book was very interesting and definitely Book:And Then I Wake UpAuthor: Malcom DevlinRating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Review ~Then I Woke Up is a novella about an uprise in an illness of zombies that became a plaque。 This reminded me of the show the walking dead if you enjoy that show this book is for you！ Although this book was about a dream it still was very good and a quick read。 Overall while I was reading this book I took part of it as a psychological part because of them Turing a dream into reality。 This book was very interesting and definitely a good read！ 。。。more

Tonda Anderson ，

Just tried out this author on a whim， and found I love his voice。 Very reminiscent of Seanan McGuire with a British bite。 Turns an apocalypse trope on its head and zooms in the telephoto， giving an old story a solid twist and a completely different perspective。 Looking forward to following him in the future。

Clank ，

I'm finding out quickly that I really enjoy a good horror novella。 The ability to pack terror into so few pages is extreamly impressive。 I rarely get that uneasy feeling anymore when interacting with horror， but this struck a particular nerve for me， with an unreliable narrator and false realities。 I love the way this was told。 I'm finding out quickly that I really enjoy a good horror novella。 The ability to pack terror into so few pages is extreamly impressive。 I rarely get that uneasy feeling anymore when interacting with horror， but this struck a particular nerve for me， with an unreliable narrator and false realities。 I love the way this was told。 。。。more

Alia W ，

I think I liked this more than most people and the concept is one I really enjoyed。 It’s nice to have a usual horror plot turned on it’s head。 I understood following the current characters more than the previous （dual timelines） but I just wasn’t as invested into that narrative。 I do see why it was important to the storyline as a whole。 Overall I had a good time with it！

Goshak ，

я обычно жалуюсь на затянутые книги， но здесь ситуация обратная: хотелось бы более развёрнуто。 классная идея （вирус， который заставляет тебя думать， что наступил зомби-апокалипсис）， по которой автор пробежался вприпрыжку。 немного смахивает на чудесного Хэйтера Дэвида Муди， а ещё смахивает на некоторые мои споры с родственниками: каждая сторона уверена， что зомби - твой оппонент。

Graeme Wyllie ，

Liked this a lot， based around an interesting premise that it takes a wee bit to give away and the structure of flashbacks works well。 Short and quick read but a strong enough story to stay with you after the fact and will look forward to more from this author。

Dan Coxon ，

Brilliant novella by the mercurial Malcolm Devlin。 His two short story collections have been outstanding， but this is possibly his most accessible writing to date， putting an intriguing new spin on horror's all-too-familiar zombie tropes。 The perfect social commentary for the post-Covid era， too。 Brilliant novella by the mercurial Malcolm Devlin。 His two short story collections have been outstanding， but this is possibly his most accessible writing to date， putting an intriguing new spin on horror's all-too-familiar zombie tropes。 The perfect social commentary for the post-Covid era， too。 。。。more

Chris ，

Review to come soon。

Phonejock ，

Interesting take on a zombie novel

Kirsten ，

this book left me speechless。here are a few quotes i really enjoyed:"if my time in the facility has taught me anything， its when people insist nothing is wrong， its a lie to buy them time to process their situation。""i read voraciously， because words on a page felt commited in a way words out loud were not。""maybe we'll all have to get used to the uncertainty。 maybe thats what frightens me。 the way you can get used to anything if youve got nothing better to gravitate toward。" this book left me speechless。here are a few quotes i really enjoyed:"if my time in the facility has taught me anything， its when people insist nothing is wrong， its a lie to buy them time to process their situation。""i read voraciously， because words on a page felt commited in a way words out loud were not。""maybe we'll all have to get used to the uncertainty。 maybe thats what frightens me。 the way you can get used to anything if youve got nothing better to gravitate toward。" 。。。more

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