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    The Dead-Tossed Waves

    Written by Carrie Ryan

    Narrated by Tara Sands

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    Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She's content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry's mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry's generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother's past in order to save herself and the one she loves.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 9, 2010
    ISBN9780307707178
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    • 3/5
      I like this series, but it's funny how both protagonists have the which-boy-do-I-love problem. That can be tiresome when it's plain which relationship is doomed and which one can work. Still, an enjoyable YA zombie novel. :)
    • 3/5
      Coming of age. Self Discovery. Zombies.

      All of those things totally go together in this novel. I did not enjoy this novel as much as the first one. I had no problems with the characters in the first book, and I enjoy the characters in this book. The protagonist in this book is the daughter of the lead character in the first book, and you get the satisfaction of knowing what happened to the remaining characters from the first book as well.

      It does have yet another young-adult love triangle, but I thought this one was better than the first book's quadrangle, and although Gabry (the protagonist) is not nearly as awesome as crazy Mary.

      It's not rocket science. It's a fun fast read, it tied into the first novel rather nicely, and I'd recommend it to anyone that wanted to have a fun jaunt with a book in the afternoon. With Zombies.

      And of course, kudos to writing, not jut a fun book, but a zombie book directed at girls.
    • 2/5

      Really disappointed with this one, I'm deciding to drop the series and not bother with the next book.

    • 4/5
      Don't want to give away any spoilers, but I think I liked this one better than the first.
    • 3/5
      UGH. i don't even know. this books made almost no sense at all.
    • 4/5
      The Zombie books in this series pose a lot of really good questions and statements about the nature of life and humanity. The author has infused the characters with a lot of passion and humanity. I think that is why the characters can be so frustrating; they are terrible at communication and controlled by their emotions. It is like real life and without being in their head, you wonder why they do/say the things they do. That's why I'm so enthralled by these novels. The character development is outstanding and Ryan always leaves you needing to discover things about each person. I needed the next novel like a zombie needs flesh...
    • 5/5
      I loved this book much more than the first in the series. Gabry was so different form Mary. Mary was always looking out, wanting to leave and discover what she was missing. Gabry is full of fear of the outside, and doesn't understand why her mother is drawn to the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But Gabry is forced into the forest and although she has her weaknesses she conquers them in order to be with the boy who risked everything for her and her best friend. There is a love triangle aspect that I felt worked much better than in Mary's story. When the story starts Gabry is just starting to realize that she may have feelings for her best friend's brother, Catcher. He's an appealing character, good looking, fun, brave, and ultimately self-sacrificing. When he's infected, in part due to Gabry's action, she takes a stand against her fear of the outside. Although she does make some silly choices, it made her a bit more likable than Mary. The other love interest is Elias. He's the mysterious stranger that appears, noble and her own personal hero. He's as likable as Catcher, and although they are different in many ways, there are enough similarities to see how she could be attracted to both. I really feel that I would have been happy with Gabry ending up with either one of them. I think that labeling this book a sequel is an injustice to this book. The Dead Tossed Waves isn't a continuation of The Forest of Hands and Teeth. The story is set nearly twenty years later, and although Mary is present, her role is minimal. You could read only this book and not feel lost in the references to the first book. I loved having Mary back in this book and that Ryan chose to go back and give Mary some happiness and hope, along with information about some of the other characters from The Forest of Hands and Teeth. The action in this book is equal to that of the first. Both have some terrifying visuals and I think that is Ryan's greatest strength. Even weeks after reading these stories I can clearly visualize specific scenes. This truly is a dark and somber zombie movie on paper.
    • 4/5
      It was better than The Forest of Hands and Teeth in my opinion. I liked it because it was VERY shocking. Wow, I never expected that twist. AT ALL. I'm still in shock...It was a good book. Four stars.
    • 2/5
      As a huge fan of book one, I was really eager to get into this installment, but my hopes were dashed when it became another love triangle story centred around a protagonist that I didn't feel sorry for at all, Gabry just came off as ungrateful to me. She abandons her friends, lets her mother run off, doesn't take responsibility for what she's done, she just irritated me. She's the daughter of Mary, the protagonist I loved in book one, so I was initially excited to read that Mary had lived and survived and made a life for herself, but 90% of the book is about Gabry being in love with two boys, Catcher - who was bitten but is immune to the infection, and Elias, some stranger she meets. To me, the most interesting character was Cira, the story from her POV and what she must have felt with her friend leaving her and her brother presumed dead would have been really interesting to read, especially since it all becomes to much for her and she attempts to take her own life. I would have so preferred to be reading her story than Gabry's hormonal shifts from Elias to Catcher, depending on which one was closest to her at any given time.I think I'm done with the series, the next book seems to be from Gabry's perspective again, and I really don't care what happens to her. I wish we could go back to Mary, but maybe that's just me. I tend to love the depressing, bleak characters.
    • 5/5
      This is the second in the series of the Forest of Hands and Teeth books. I loved the first book and this one did not disappoint either. Carrie Ryan sucks you in with her writing. Each chapter ends with you dying to turn the page and keep reading. Her descriptions have you visualizing everything clearly and when the characters are desperately trying to get away, your heart is pounding almost as hard as theirs.Gabry is a great main character. She's so much stronger than she realizes. It's nice to get a glimpse of Mary from the first book as well. I loved how the storylines would tie together to make you feel as though you were coming full circle with it all. I never thought I could get into zombie stories. However, I'm a convert. I really do love these books. They have a wonderful love story woven around the fact that there are undead everywhere. I'm giving this one 5 fleshy kisses!
    • 4/5
      Wonderful sequel to the first. It has a different perspective and different culture to it, so it almost has the bonus of seeming like a different book, but linked to the first story, giving the world more depth.
    • 5/5
      "Dead-Tossed Waves" takes place several years after Mary has arrived at the coast. She is the mother of Gabrielle. They live in the Lighthouse and take care of any "Unconsecrated" that wash up on shore during high tide.Gabry is unlike Mary. She doesn't have any desire to explore beyond the coastal town of Vista where they live. However, one night her best friend Cima and her brother, Catcher(whom Gabry has feelings for), convince her to go over the barrier and explore the old abandoned amusement park. Only to be attacked by a breaker and Catcher is infected.Enter Elias and the "Soulers" who are a cult that worships the "Unconsecrated" for they are the resurrection. Elias helps Gabry to find where Catcher is hiding waiting to "return". But why is it taking so long?I think I have to agree with the vast majority..."Dead-Tossed Waves" was better than "The Forest of Hands and Teeth". As I mentioned in the review for the first book of this series, I wasn't fond of Mary's complete and total selfishness. And some of it still resides in her. Granted age and maturity have improved her demeanor, but she still has a ways to go.Gabry is a smart level-headed gal. In the beginning she is almost afraid of her own shadow but grows and challenges her fear. Unlike Mary, she can be a bit reckless in regards to her own safety when those she cares about are in danger.Carrie Ryan has such a lyrical quality to her writing, painting very vivid pictures! Although I could have killed her quite easily at one point towards the end of the story. I know it was necessary...UGH, but the timing was just evil! I was captivated from the first page and Ryan really builds suspense...very hard to put down. Ryan very adeptly weaves in the characters from the previous book in a way I didn't see coming. Actually, most of the book I didn't see coming. Ryan is not a predictable writer! Which really makes me wonder where the third installment is going to take us. I have my suspicions, but if I've learned anything it's to not count chickens, or plotlines, until they have hatched.
    • 4/5
      **Spoiler Free**My thoughts:I absolutely loved The Forest of Hands and Teeth so I was very excited to begin The Dead Tossed Waves. Although, not as good as book 1 in my opinion, I still very much enjoyed it. A zombie story with raw emotion driving the characters forward. Have to say, Gabry was a little annoying. She seemed very disconnected to her world and to her life. Everything for her is so 'very' and 'never' and 'always' - she 'tries' and she 'can't' and she never really seems to DO anything. Rather, she lets circumstance guide her actions. At times she was very weak, which didn't make sense because her mother, Mary is so strong. My general problem with Gabry? Too much 'I' - 'I need', 'I want', 'I can't', 'I won't' -- gets old fast. It was told from her point of view but still. I really wanted to see more of Mary. I loved her character in The Forest of Hands and Teeth and I didn't feel like she got enough page time in The Dead Tossed Waves. However, once Catcher and Elias come onto the scene and the action starts moving forward a little more, I really got into the story and stopped being so hard on Gabry.Audio critique:Not too bad but it was a little hard to distinguish Gabry's inter monologue from her spoken word. I was confused, at times, as to whether she was talking to herself or speaking out loud. Not a problem if you read the book.Final verdict:The Dead Tossed Waves is toted as a companion novel rather then a straight out sequel to The Forest of Hands and Teeth but I would have to disagree. While although book 2 does take place many years after book 1, the timeline is still intact, the same characters make appearances and we learn more of the overall story. So yeah, defiantly a sequel in my book. AND a good one at that!If you enjoy zombies and dystopian novels, you'll like this series. The series ends with The Dark and Hallow Places (book 3) but I wish it didn't because I love this zombie invested world Carrie has created and I don't think I'll get tired of it any time soon.
    • 4/5
      Okay, so - I loved The Forest of Hands and Teeth. I loved it. So much so that I re-read it before picking up The Dead-Tossed Waves and put it down after I was done and said, man I like that book!So I couldn't wait to start The Dead-Tossed Waves. And at first, it was good. Well, okay, so Gabry got on my nerves a little, and I wanted more about Mary, but she started to grow on me and I got really quickly attached to Catcher and... then the book just started to meander about 50 pages in. Y'all, it's not good to feel the meandering starting that early in the book. I remember thinking about 100 pages that I didn't know how Ryan was going to fill the remaining pages of this book because so much stuff had happened/was happening, it was like a constant climax to the story that just kept going...and going,I think I would have preferred this book to be about a hundred pages shorter - then I would have liked it more. But as it is, it was so different from The Forest of Hands and Teeth where I didn't WANT the end to come, that it disappointed me.There were some redeeming qualities about it though! So never fear, I didn't hate it completely. I was fascinated by the introduction of the Soulers, loved the reintroduction of a character from The Forest of Hands and Teeth, I liked Elias and Catcher both (and love how Carrie Ryan crafted the character of Mary - seriously, more books like this please. A woman (or man) does not need someone of the opposite sex to complete them ALL the time. Hurray for strong, single portrayal in a book). I enjoyed learning more about the world and what happened, and even shed a tear upon learning the fate of some of the characters from the previous book.Argh. I'm so frustrated because it was just too long. But enough about all of that. I'm hoping The Dark and Hollow Places gives me more of what I was looking for (and, judging from the length of it, I don't think I'll have an issue with at least that).
    • 4/5
      Excellent book. It's my favorite of this series. :)
    • 5/5
      I loved this book just as much as the first book in the series. I didn't find it as depressing as the first book, which was nice, but it still had it's sad moments. Like the characters could never catch a break, but then there's always that light of hope that keeps you flipping the pages.There were a few twists that I wasn't expecting. Well, one of them I guessed and then flipped ahead to see if I was right instead of just reading along. I couldn't wait, I wanted to know now and I can't read that fast. Turned out I was right though! There were a lot of "AHA!" moments. This book really ties in well with the first book and explains all the unanswered questions in the first book, but also creates new unanswered questions. There is definitely a cliffhanger at the end.Gabry claims she's weak, not strong like her mother. She likes the safety and comfort of being in the boundaries of her town Vista. When she crosses the boundaries with her friends one night, all of her safety seems to crumble. She is forced to leave the safe boundary multiple times. See, she claimed she wasn't strong, but yet she was able to leave the town multiple times. That's the only thing that really stood out to me. I thought she was very strong in her situation.Gabry going back and forth between Catcher and Elias just had me going crazy. I was pulling for Elias though, not gonna lie.
    • 5/5
      Oh, Carrie Ryan, you break my heart. At times while reading it, I wanted to give it 5 stars. At others, I wanted to throw it across the room and give it 1 star. Well, I never give 1 star, but you get the idea. But damn, she writes a good book. I just have to remind myself that "5 stars" doesn't necessarily have to equal "happy". I also have to remind myself that just because a character occassionally might act like a bitch, a crybaby, a scaredy cat, or an idiot, it doesn't mean she's not a good character. It just means she's real. I act like all those things at one time or another, and I'm a pretty good character--if I do say so myself.I liked this one more than I liked the first in the trilogy, and I want the third book right now, not a year from now. Ugh.
    • 4/5
      This one is better than The Forest of Hands and Teeth - while there is still a lot of agonizing over emotions, the agony seems somewhat more justified in this one. Ryan also continues to build a world that you want to learn more about, adding new and fascinating dimensions that were not even hinted at in the previous book, but which fit perfectly.
    • 4/5
      Part 2 clearly takes our futuristic world consisting of zombies into a fully-fledged fight for survival. The concept that other microcosms of life exist brings this part of the trilogy to a higher level of awareness that others can help and survive...that death and the return are not the only answers. Also awakened and disturbing is the realization that your whole reality can so easily be uprooted by the truth. Where do you turn for safety? Where do you find the truth? Who can help? And is your microcosm really stable ground....read on to find the next voice to the trilogy.
    • 5/5
      AWESOME. I loved this book. The characters get better and better. gabry has lived a pretty safe in the lighthouse by the ocean in the city of vista. her whole world is changed when she cross the barrier with friends. i recommend this book for people that like action, love,and suspends.
    • 3/5
      OK. I didn't like Gabry. I didn't believe the love triangle. I didn't buy the chases. I didn't like a lot about this book. But the world is so very interesting that I stuck with it. I had none of the emotional involvement of the first book, and I am sorry about having a new cast of characters, but I really enjoyed seeing this world from another society's point of view. I'll read the third, but I'm not over the moon excited to get it.
    • 4/5
      Gabry, this second novel's protagonist, was both sweet and immature. I kept expecting this novel to end in her death, there were lots of adventures verging on the point of stupidity. This book, second in a series where "Mudo" aka zombies take over the world, was just as good as the first novel. I really like the author's attention to detail and the way she integrate the "Mudo's" moaning throughout the book, never letting the characters and the readers forget the situation. This novel followed a similar pace to the first and most other zombie novels as well. There were several of Gabry's friends killed in the beginning, releasing the zombie outbreak on her small town, then Gabry has to decide what to do about an infected love interest, then the novel continues in the way one would predict and expect with certain spikes of excitement along the way. I would recommend this book to teens/young adults.
    • 5/5
      There were so many parallels drawn between Mary's life and Gabry's, and at first, I thought it would detract from the story, but it didn't. The story was just as amazing as the first. I felt I got some closure for the characters in the first book, and I loved the characters created in this one just as much, if not more. I desperately am looking forward to the next one!
    • 4/5
      Gabrielle has spent her life in Vista, safe from the zombie hordes that inhabit the lands outside the town. Her mother, who herself came from the Forest of Hands and Teeth, has always made her feel safe in her lighthouse home. But all of that is about to change.Gabrielle and most of the other characters left me feeling pretty ambivalent. The only character that I really liked or felt any impact by was Elias, the mysterious outsider. Strong, almost chivalrous, I found him to be the most likable character.I have some technical hang-ups that my scientific mind has a hard time getting around, and there were a couple of inconsistencies that bugged me, but less nit-picky readers probably wouldn't be bothered by such things.While there were a few hang-ups for me, and while I don't find this to be a "great" story, it held my attention and was enjoyable. It just wasn't really fulfilling, but was more like a greasy appetizer- satisfying my hunger, but leaving me wishing I'd had a nice piece of grilled salmon with remoulade sauce and baked sweet potato instead. Haunting, morose, creepy and mildly hopeful, I enjoyed this story overall.
    • 4/5
      I actually liked this one more then the first one. It had more twists to it. Sometimes I wanted to slap Gabry and tell her to toughen up. But put in those circumstances, I cant exactly say I'd do any better.This one left me looking forward to the next book much more then the first one did.
    • 5/5
      Okay, zombies? I think they're fabulous. Really. I'm totally Team Zombie, (except when I'm Team Unicorn, but that very rarely occurs!) Still, I have a VERY hard time reading about them. I mean, zombie stories that don't involve too many snapping tendons and crunching bones I can handle. But a zombie story with all that and love? Not gonna happen. At least, that's what I thought before reading Carrie Ryan's books. How does she do it? How can she tell such a beautiful, elegant, touching story with descriptive, bile inducing zombie scenes and make it all work together? Genius I say, genius!The Dead-Tossed Waves is a companion to Ryan's first novel The Forest of Hands and Teeth. It picks up years down the road and focuses on the next generation. We meet Gabry who is quite possibly one of my favorite characters ever. She has spent her whole life behind the Barrier where she is safe from the Mudo (those would be the zombies!) One night sets Gabry's world on end. Everything she has known and hoped for is changed. I love that, although Gabry lives in a very different world than ours, teens (and adults!) will be able to relate to her and the situations she finds herself in. Okay, maybe not the zombies themselves but you get the idea... Gabry is scared. She doesn't know what the future holds. She's not certain who she is. Really, she's not certain about anyone. She's realizing that things aren't always what they seem. There are big decisions that come up in her life. She has to make choices she doesn't feel prepared to make. Basically, she's growing up. What I love most about Gabry is that she keeps on going. No matter what happens Gabry realizes that she has to find the strength to go on. She takes the hurts, joys, successes, failures, grows from them, and moves on. When it comes down to it, Gabry chooses... Gabry. She does what is best for her in order to be true to who she is. Thankfully she is a loyal, giving person so that isn't as selfish as it might sound. As far as the boys go, can I just say THANK YOU Carrie Ryan for creating Elias. He makes my heart happy. I'm not going to go in to the love triangle situation because Carrie Ryan does it so much better here. Let me just say this, it is SO well done!I could go on and on about how much I love this book but this review is already longer than I anticipated and I just so happen to have an ARC of the next book The Dark and Hollow Places. So yeah, I'm going to read now :) **NOTE: I listened to 4/5 of this book on CD. It is a really wonderful audiobook. I highly recommend it!**
    • 4/5
      I really really liked this book. Of coarse by now I hope everyone knows this is not Marys story. This story takes place years and years after Mary's escape I am thinking around 20. It really is hard to say to much without giving away the story. You get some surprise appearances from some in the other book. You also get to see more of the other towns. Of coarse it has sad sad moments. You even get to see why the sisterhood decided to cut there town off from the outside. Like Mary some things about Gabry bothered me. She seemed to live and talk more in her head then out loud. Which made me think how does anyone really know her that well. She starts off in the story scared but I think by the end she finds her strength. If you liked the first then I think you will also enjoy this
    • 5/5
      The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan is a must read for anyone who's got a thing for zombies. I happen to be interested in playing out how we would live if this ever were the case. Which is why I've got enough food and ammo to be considered a corner store from the 50s. This novel is an in-depth read into what life might be like if zombies were prevalent and we had to re-create our lifestyles. The Dead-Tossed Waves is actually the second book in the series, first novel being The Forest of Hands and Teeth. I assumed you'd already read the first book though, because it's too good to pass up. Lesson? Question what other people/institutions/religion tells you, and keep your hands away from the fences! I hope you'll pick it up, even if you don't happen to like zombies or already be in love with one.
    • 5/5
      Because I loved The Forest of Hands and Teeth so very much, I had to read The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan. While I didn't adore it as much as the first book in the series, it still ranks very high. It's definitely one of my favorite books for 2010.The Dead Tossed Waves takes place several years after The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Mary is living in a lighthouse with her daughter Gabry in the small town of Vista. Their job is to kill the unconsecrated (zombies), called mudo in this book, that wash up on the shores. Gabry is completely content in her little town and has a crush on Catcher, the brother of her best friend. In one night, everything goes wrong and Gabry finds herself on the run with Catcher, Cira, and a new friend Elias.Gabry's past is exposed and she finds out that she wasn't quite who she thought she was. Just like in the first book of the series, the story is action packed and heartbreaking. The love triangle between Elias, Catcher and Gabry is sweet and I'm still left unsure of who she will ultimately choose.The story will continue in a third book out this coming spring (2011) and I really look forward to what it brings. If you've read The Forest of Hands and Teeth, there is no excuse to skip The Dead Tossed Waves but I do suggest you read Forest first as it does set the back story. Go read!
    • 5/5
      The Dead Tossed Waves is the "unputdownable" companion to The Forest of Hands and Teeth. It takes place in the same world. Gabry, short for Gabrielle, lives with her mother, Mary, in the lighthouse, in the small town of Vista. She's never been out of the town, and has always lived in peace and security from the hungering Mudo - the undead. One night, with the influence of her best friend Cira, she sneaks out with a group of teenagers, and unwillingly crosses the Barrier, the only thing separating the people of Vista from the Mudo. If one Mudo crosses and infects a human, it will spread, until the whole town is infected, and the Mudo will continue to hunger. No one notices at first, but a Mudo runs toward the group, and in as little as an hour, Gabry's life falls apart. She finds out her life is not what she thought it was, and she has to face the Forest of Hands and Teeth. This book was heart-breaking, because of the losses Gabry has to endure. But I would highly recommend it. The Dead Tossed Waves will keep you glued from start to finish and will linger around longer than when the last page is turned!