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Charlie Higson Symbolism
The classic zombies versus human story, so what’s not to like? Charlie Higson’s The Enemy is the first in a series of eight. The Enemy’s characterization, style (irony), and setting are mind blowing reasons to read this book. , “She had a fat, egglike body on top of long skinny legs. Her back was bent and she ran stooped over, but surprisingly fast, her arms held wide like a scorpion’s claws, her dirty blond hair hanging straight down. Her face blank and stupid. Breathing through her mouth.” (4). , “He had the familiar look of a vegetable, or a piece of fruit, left too long in the sun. The sun blackened, shriveled and split, the overripe flesh squeezing out. His insides had turned to mush.” (8).
, “the grown-ups… They were like that—they

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