{"id":559,"date":"2013-11-23T16:29:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T16:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=559"},"modified":"2013-11-05T16:32:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T16:32:01","slug":"the-forest-of-hands-and-teeth-by-carrie-ryan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/forestofhands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-560\" alt=\"forestofhands\" src=\"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/forestofhands.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a>\u00a0In Carrie Ryan&#8217;s debut novel,\u00a0<i>The Forest of Hands and Teeth<\/i>, Mary is a teenaged girl who lives in a small village surrounded by a metal fence, all that stands between her village and &#8220;the forest of hands and teeth,&#8221; Mary&#8217;s name for the seemingly infinite flood of undead which besiege the fences day and night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0 The undead are not the only source of anxiety for Mary. She is of an age where she must either marry or join the Sisterhood, the religious order which controls every facet of the villagers&#8217;s lives. Mary chafes at the restrictions placed upon her by the traditions of the village and the dictates of the Sisterhood. She dreams of the ocean, a place which her mother has told her about, but which many believe to be nothing more than a fairy tale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Forest of Hands and Teeth<\/i>\u00a0is a highly imaginative take on the zombie story and well worth reading. It is an outstanding example of how a classic monster story can be reimagined as a complex and original novel. Carrie Ryan&#8217;s crisp, clear prose has created a tense, action-packed novel which is difficult to put down. The book is listed as being for ages fourteen and up and would make an excellent addition to any library collection for teen readers. Highly recommended.<br \/>\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This review originally appeared in a more extensive form on the Green Man Review Web site.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Review by Kestrell Rath<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0In Carrie Ryan&#8217;s debut novel,\u00a0The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Mary is a teenaged girl who lives in a small village surrounded by a metal fence, all that stands between her village and &#8220;the forest of hands and teeth,&#8221; Mary&#8217;s name for the seemingly infinite flood of undead which besiege the fences day and night. 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