Generation_Dead


I am very excited to see Generation Dead on the list of books that we could write about this week. I read this book years ago when I entered high school. I found it so compelling because of the relationships that the characters have with each other, both dead and undead.
Phoebe, the main character is liked very much by her friends but somehow falls for a "living impaired" (as they call the undead) boy named Tommy. She finds him sweet and gentle while most of the other male characters in the book would like him to be gone.. again. With help from the principle Tommy joins the high school football team. None of the jock boys like this idea one bit. The coach is evenly openly offending tommy and instructing the other boys to take him out be rough with him so that he can no longer play on the team. Adam, a football player, is Phoebe’s neighbor and also has feelings for her.
What is remarkable though is that he decides not be hostile towards Tommy and refuses to treat him any differently than the other boys. This is because he has a high amount of respect for Phoebe and cares about what she cares about even if it is a dead boy. The other jocks like Pete in particular do not care as much. And actually go out of their way to hurt and threaten the undead… Even the woman. These relationships are complex and yet compelling as we read about how both sides learn how to deal with each other.
Another interesting note that I loved hearing about in the story was about pretty little Karen. All the boys still think he is quite attractive even though she is dead. Not much has changed other than her heart not beating. When Pete follows her into the woods this shows a lot about his character. He was going to hurt her but something came over him as she taunted him and told him to “do it”. It is overall a great read for any age group.

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