Weird is defined by many as a very subjective term. It is also defined as a word that describes things that are not "normal". Some people may find the actors who perform in circuses weird, while others may find those who enjoy black licorice weird. I do believe there is a definition for weird that is only defined by the culture that is using the term.
Monster Island begins in a way that sets the book up to be more horrific than it really is. There's fog, there's a ship, and there are very few people. Once these character's arrive at New York City, a lot of the structural integrity of this story begins to collapse, at least in my eyes.
The most weird discovery that is made in the story is that the zombies that are placed into this book's world are sentient and members of a cult in New York City. I've grown up with the idea that a zombie is someone who is not sentient and has only one goal in mind: eat the brains of any human that crosses your path and spread the virus. I consider myself to have quite an open mind, but giving a zombie sentience is quite weird to me. This takes away from what is supposed to make a zombie horrifying. Even if they do still pursue the goal of devouring any living human, the element of sentience simply makes them feel like plain humans who's skin has decayed a little bit. In Western culture, this is a bizarre way of portraying zombies.
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