Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Zombicorns (Zombicorns #1)

by John Green (Goodreads Author)

3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 · rating details · 2,818 ratings · 348 reviews

(From novella introduction)

Dearest Reader,
This is a bad zombie apocalypse novella. It was written in a hurry. It is riddled with inconsistencies. And it never quite arrives at whatever point it sought to make. But remember: The $25 you donated to charity in exchange for this steaming mess of prose will help our species shuffle along, and I hope you’ll feel warmed by your g...more

ebook, 72 pages

Published January 2011

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The Zombie Playground; A Creature Compilation by Astrid Yrigollen

How They Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan

Short Books For Catching Up On Your Challenge

1st out of 128 books — 34 voters

The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman

Zombies!

189th out of 833 books — 2,546 voters

More lists with this book...

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30 of 3,000)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Feb 20, 2011 Lyndsey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: free-or-cheap-download, about-zombies-purple-people-eaters, reviewed-2011, reviewed-3-stars, my-top-novellas

Oh how lovely to be a zombie unicorn!! Unfortunately, we may never know...

Zombie unicorns are of peace, always!

For a very long time, the great conundrum of the world has been this: Zombies? Or unicorns?

It seemed something had come along to finally resolve this issue: ZOMBIE UNICORNS!! But things are not as they seem. Dun, dun, dun.

By the way, this book is a free download from John Green, just click on the book page and hit 'download ebook'. Then par-tay!!!

I had a conversation, albeit somewhat im...more

57 likes · like · see review

Jan 13, 2012 Tatiana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, dystopias-post-apocalyptic, short-stories, ya

Is there a reason why this had to be written from a female POV? I am asking because I would have never guessed the narrator was a girl if it wasn't specifically mentioned in the story. In fact, for the 1st quarter of the novella I was sure it was being narrated by a guy, and even after that point Mia remained more of a Michael to me.

Plus, if you are sure your work is crap (see the book description), why would you encourage readers to pay $25 for it? Just because it has your name on it? If you w...more

13 likes · like · see review

Jan 29, 2011 Andrea Caro rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: John Green fans, zombie aficionados.

Shelves: ebook, zombies, novella, dystopias-or-post-apocalyptic, favorites, read-in-2011, young-adult, survival

I was talking to someone the other day about Author Blindness, which is a serious problem which plagues the best of us, or at least me. I have had Author Blindness with John Green. The day I finished reading Paper Towns, I went out and bought every other published work of his including the usual suspects - An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska - but also stuff like Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Let It Snow, and Geektastic. I consumed everything and I was so in love with his writing and...more I was talking to someone the other day about Author Blindness, which is a serious problem which plagues the best of us, or at least me. I have had Author Blindness with John Green. The day I finished reading Paper Towns, I went out and bought every other published work of his including the usual suspects - An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska - but also stuff like Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Let It Snow, and Geektastic. I consumed everything and I was so in love with his writing and his voice that I failed to see a lot of the flaws in it. At some point recently, I lost my awesome-goggles and upon rereading his story in Let It Snow and Geektastic, I was able to objectively review them.

The reason why I'm telling you all this is because I want you to believe me when I say that this story is pretty amazing.

Zombicorns is free, now, but I originally donated twenty-five dollars so that I could get the story. I know, you're thinking that twenty-five bucks is a pretty steep price for a novella, but I donated for the charity. John's novella was a bonus. John originally read the first page of this in a youtube video. I watched and I didn't get it, mainly because he used the word corn so much that corn didn't sound like a word anymore. So, despite the video, I donated and I got Zombicorns.

What's awesome about Zombicorns is that it combines two of my favorite things: John Green and zombies. If you've read John Green at all, you know he relies on a rather formulaic plot of a geeky, socially-inept guy and a quirky, buckets-of-awesome girl kind of colliding. This has essentially been the plot in everything that he's ever written; whenever he seems to stray from that maxim, he fails (see his shorts in Let It Snow and Geektastic). That said, I think I put off reading this novella because I simply assumed that it was going to suck. I was wrong.

Zombicorns is a story set in a world where a virus is spread by - yep, you guessed it - corn. I can appreciate any fresh perspective on zombies since it's all been done before, really - military experiment gone bad, rage virus, a Lazarus phenomena where people rise out of their graves and eat people. Spreading a virus through corn is kind of creepy, too, when you consider that it's available en masse everywhere you go and, as Green points out, it's inhabiting our sugars and our fuels and who knows what else now. So, yeah, bonus points for the original concept and for the original language, too. In this world, you're not a zombie, you are 'z'ed up'.

I did have a few issues with this, though. John Green said himself that this was a flawed novella and he's definitely right. For example, the main character is named Mia and she's a female. Unfortunately, John Green really doesn't do a convincing female voice, maybe because he writes Mia in the same manner in which he wrote Q, Colin, and Miles. A few things bugged me about her - her disassociated, unemotional demeanor whenever she talks about having to kill someone (to complete them, she says), her insistence to stay in Chicago when supplies were dwindling and there was the distinct possibility that the z'ed up were staying down south so that they could continue to cultivate their corn.

Save for a few flaws, this was a pretty great addition to the existing breadth of zombie lit. On my review for In The Snow, I wrote about how nice it was for John to get out of his niche a little, but this was a true effort of escape from the story he always writes. If it were up to me, I'd tell him to expand this into a novel. As such, it's a thirty-eight page novella that you can get for free, so no one has a reason not to read it.(less)

30 likes · like · see review

Feb 04, 2011 Kwesi 章英狮 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: john-green, e-book, 2011

Lately, I've heard a lot of books with zombies rambling and eating human brain but I don't have the time to buy, not really the time but the money to spend for them. I saw two of my friends reviewed this zombie land-ia book with unicorns? Huh? Ok, that makes my mind go round after I saw the cover with rotten, loin-less unicorn!

After checking the book page an imaginary book hit my back, since almost of my friends here in GR already read this short novella and that makes me feels like an out-date...more

10 likes · like · see review

Aug 08, 2012 Swiftfire rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Nerdfighteria

Shelves: novella, books-i-own, covers-i-love, zombies, thought-provoking

Looking at other reviewers, I realize that wow, lots of Nerdfighters are on Goodreads. That's... pretty ~~freaking~~ frakking awesome. DFTBA, y'all.

Anyway. Zombies? Never read about them, never planned on it. But when I found that John Green's zombie novella had been released online for free, I decided what the heck, I'll read it. And was I ever glad I did.

This is much more than a book about some absurd corn-inflicted zombie apocalypse theory. Deep rants, most of which go way over my head (like most...more

7 likes · like · see review

Feb 01, 2011 Isamlq rated it 4 of 5 stars

WARNING: There may be an over use of “!” in the following review.

Zombicorns isn’t what you think it is. It’s better. All right, all right I might be a tad biased. Nah, I’m a lot biased. But I can’t help it!

It’s John Green!!! (See my profile answer as to what your favorite books are.) I love John Green for his writing: you can always count on humor, good fun and honesty. While this novella does meet said criteria, it adds something more that (I have come to) love: ZOMBIES! This zombie novella co...more

4 likes · like · see review

Jan 30, 2011 Rohan Salmond rated it 4 of 5 stars

I feel like giving this four stars is way too generous, but three stars is outrageously stingy. I mean, how good can a novella about corn-obsessed zombies really be? Mr President disappears whenever it's inconvenient to have him around, the footnotes are massively unwieldy and the zombies flip-flop between wanting to eat the protagonist and wanting to 'convert' her. Even so, I thoroughly, THOROUGHLY enjoyed "ZOMBICORNS" and the ideas contained within are still giving me food for thought days and...more

5 likes · like · see review

May 23, 2013 Mohammed Al-Garawi rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is NOT an ordinary post-apocalyptic zombie story. It's a small dose of philosophy contained in a brilliant John Green novella. Really touching and mind-stirring. It also has the usual John Green awesomeness!

Made me smile, laugh out loud and tear up.

Absolutely amazing.

2 likes · like · see review

Oct 05, 2011 Lucy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-reads, online-novellas

If I wasn't already firmly on Team Zombie, reading Zombicorns would've cinched it for me. In fact, I'll be sending copies of this to my Team Unicorn friends in the hopes that John Green's beautiful storytelling will help them see the light.

Now, I was disappointed, at first, when I read the disclaimer and discovered that this wasn't a story about zombie unicorns. I mean really, what could be greater? Fortunately, the actual story Green tells is just as compelling. What I love about John Green's w...more

1 like · like · see review

Feb 14, 2013 Yomna hosny rated it 5 of 5 stars

Plowing through this novella in one sitting, in exactly one hour and 56 minutes(Highly unusual for me, as I'm the type of reader who will often dog ear a page, close the book halfway through and stare into space for long stretches of time, then resume reading and repeat)

Anyway this book was a joy, a thrill and a strangely depressing as well as uplifting experience.

The philosophical concepts and questions pondered and discussed in these short 72 pages are too sophisticated and too far reaching fo...more

1 like · like · see review

Feb 01, 2013 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks, short-stories

Like others have mentioned, I thought the main character was a guy until the phrase "I was sixteen at the time, which is probably too young for a girl" popped up. It was a quick enjoyable read that got away from the typical John Green formula which was nice. Notable excerpts:

I think my dad was so fascinated by this idea because he realized on some fundamental level that he was not in control of his desires: I think he woke up every morning in his nice house with hardwood floors and granite count...more

like · see review

Dec 05, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, short-story, reviewed

'Zombicorns' was originally released for charity and is now legally available online for free (there's a link on the GR page for the book), and because of this I was ready to be generous with my rating. No need! I think it deserves 4 stars despite its flaws. Green readily admits that 'it was written in a hurry' and is 'riddled with inconsistencies', and it does read like a writing exercise rather than a polished short story. However, I think a writing exercise by a good author is still worth a r...more

like · see review

Jul 21, 2012 Chloë rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies, apocalypse, short-stories, introspective, great-titles

Well, I don't really have much to say about Zombicorns. Sadly, there are no zombie unicorns, so don't go bounding into the novella with these expectations, because, like me, you'll be sadly disappointed, and alone with fantasies of unicorns feasting on human flesh.

(Fantasies? Half fantasies, half nightmares. You know what I mean).

I always find short stories hard to review, so I'll try to be brief on the little I have to say. Nothing much happens, and I found it to be more of an introspective pie...more

like · see review

Jan 13, 2012 Kwoomac rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, coming-of-age, dystopia, fast-read, reviewed, young-adult, zombies

Very cool although you should know this is not a story about Zombie unicorns. It's more about the cornification of all arable land. People become zombies when they eat a cetain type of corn. That's what we get for trying to manipulate nature. And I agree with the author here, enough with all the corn. Although I'm sure it constitutes like 80% of my diet. mmmmm, corn chips.

So, here's a post-apocalypse tale of a teenage girl who struggles with her conscience about killing the undead. I like that...more

1 like · like · see review

Nov 06, 2011 Vanessa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: short-stories, dystopia-postapocalyptic

So those Zombiecorns of yours, John Green. They aren't uh, Zombie Unicorns as the cover seemingly suggests? No? Damn.
I really expected something that would make the Zombies Vs. Unicorns quarrel between Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier come to shambles(that, was not another one of my zombie jokes), not people having Maiznia!
But anyways, eating corns makes you a zombie. Yep. The whole etymology behind the misleading title.

Back to the story. This is one of the most realistic post zombie apocaly...more

like · see review

Oct 26, 2011 Gorfo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Gorfo by: Ana

Shelves: dystopia, i-laughed-so-hard

Contrary to popular belief this book does not contain Unicorns. This was my first major disappointment in reading this novel. Despite John Green's warning I withheld hope that maybe, possibly zombie unicorns would surge from the massive maize's of corn and perhaps annihilate the main character? Sadly this isn't the case, and Green is not lying when he warns the reader to toss out all their aspirations about reading a novel about Zombie Unicorns. However, fear not, in this incredibly short and li...more

1 like · like · see review

Aug 20, 2011 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies

While I was talking to my lovely roommate and her boyfriend, they mentioned this book that they'd both read last year. Immediately, her boyfriend emailed it to me. Initially, I was completely unsure of it. Sure, I read zombie stuff, but it's usually not apocalyptic like this.

But I gave it a shot. And while I was still really weirded out when I finished, I thought it was pretty good. I still don't see how unicorns fit into it, though...

Whatever. The story focuses on Mia (like, the only female nar...more

1 like · like · see review

Aug 08, 2011 Shay rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone and Everyone

This was not at all what I was expecting.

I heard the name "Zombicorns", and rolled my eyes, smirked in amusement, and thought "Well, this should certainly be...interesting". I read the description, saw that it was, in fact, a novella about zombies obsessed with corn, and I was more amused. (you have to admit...it's a pretty ridiculous thought!) Then, I saw that it was free, said "Oh, what the hay, I've got a few free minutes", and downloaded it. I saw the unicorn-zombie on the cover, along with...more This was not at all what I was expecting.

I heard the name "Zombicorns", and rolled my eyes, smirked in amusement, and thought "Well, this should certainly be...interesting". I read the description, saw that it was, in fact, a novella about zombies obsessed with corn, and I was more amused. (you have to admit...it's a pretty ridiculous thought!) Then, I saw that it was free, said "Oh, what the hay, I've got a few free minutes", and downloaded it. I saw the unicorn-zombie on the cover, along with the disclaimer. I saw the note by the author at the beginning. I was expecting something silly. I was expecting something funny, pretty much to the point of being stupid.

What I got was so much better.

Seriously, this book ripped me a new one. Here I was, feeling all high and mighty about the whole thing, saying "Ho hum, I GUESS this book is just worthy enough to read", and then I get this frakking awesome story that takes an overused and generally predictable genre and makes it original and interesting, something that no one else seems to be capable of. Wow. John Green, you completely threw me with your awesome writing abilities. And trust me, readers, the surprises don't end there.

In his note at the beginning, John Green calls his novella "a bad zombie apocalypse story". While I don't agree with that, his other points were valid. The story IS rushed. It IS riddled with inconsistensies. It IS full of spelling errors, grammar errors, and misplaced words. But that's the POINT, you guys! John Green writes it as if it were written by Mia. The story is supposed to be presented as her, writing about her life. In this, it completely succeeds. Journals and the like, you see, are always filled with errors. People, expecially those who aren't proffessional writers (or those who happen to be in the middle of a ZOMBIE FREAKING APOCALYPSE, and thus are in quite a hurry), make all sorts of writing errors. They're not exactly gonna have time to go back and edit, check it for errors, and make sure they've got all their facts straight. The errors and writing style add to its charm, in my now-humbled opinion, as they make it realistic. It's for artistic purposes, in a way...

The thing I love most about this book is how it kept surprising me. Throwing genuinely surprising twists and shocking events into a story has become difficult with EVERY genre. There are so many cliches, and they're so difficult to avoid, no matter what you're writing. The zombie apocalypse genre is especially prone to this, which is cause for the disdain that many people have for it. To sum up a zombie story, you just say a list of cliches, throw a few characters in, and add a lot of gore. They kinda suck most of the time.
(WARNING: THIS PART CONTAINS SPOILERS)
Yet, John here made it interesting. He avoided the cliches about infections and evil scientists and experiments; no, his zombies come from corn. Everyone else has zombies as mindless brain-eaters, but his zombies plant corn all day, and eat humans if they happen to stop by. It's different. It's unique.
One of the things that surprised me was that Holly died. I was expecting them to leave, eventually, and just never see her again. No cure, or anything...I just figured they'd go their seperate ways. I love it how I was so caught off guard. I mean, right as Mia is thinking about how glad she is to see Holly, how it makes her day, every day, Holly is suddenly being shot to death. I was as startled as Mia!
I was also surprised that Green didn't follow the suicide cliche. Even after discovering the awesomeness of the story, I was still so certain that it would end in a cliche. I was positive. I like the fact that, even though Mia was still alive, the ending didn't seem at all happy. She was right; what she was doing was pointless. Doomed to failure. Somehow this made the ending better...It made it seem real.
Caroline's psychotic behavior threw me. It makes a lot of sense, when you think about it, that she's crazy, but I still didn't expect it. I was also surprised at the way she died. When it said that the reason she would die was because she wasn't sentimental, she didn't respect the fact that Z's used to have sould, I thought it meant that she would attack a bunch of Z's and die in the process. The fact that Mia killed her was shocking, because I had this image of Mia as being sentimental and kind and desperate for company, so I never expected that she could ever do something like that! That was the biggest surprise, for me.

The message seems simple enough to me, once you look past all the chaos. The book asks what our purpose is, why we're here, why we're the way we are, and what we would do without eachother. It also tells about just how far we, as human beings, will go to survive, and talks about our many flaws. These messages are interesting and worked well into the story.

You have all of that wonderfulness, ALL OF THAT, and then the thing is also damn funny. Seriously. John Green is hilarious here, and I love the character Mia

So, basically, I loved this book, despite my poor first impression with it. I thought it would be simple, somewhat strange, and basically mock-worthy -- And yet, here I am, having stayed up till 3:30 in the morning to finish it, and then having spent another half-hour trying to figure out a way to do the book proper justice in my review. (yes, it's 4AM right now, so forgive any typos) That's right; I was wrong. I'm sorry for ever doubting John Green, and I will definitely be reading his other stories, soon. Don't be a snob like me, guys; READ THE BOOK! You won't regret it. I promise.(less)

like · see review

Apr 17, 2011 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, hardy-har-har, dystopia-and-other-fucked-up-altern, not-the-cranberries-song

My first John Green experience and DEFINITELY not my last. Really enjoyed this novella and liked Green's style. Especially liked that it was a free download too, which was why I decided to squeeze it into my lazy Sunday. A lot of people complain about the errors and typos in this, but its a free read and my eye was able to just fix what needed fixing, spelling and grammar-wise. Plus, I've read MANY a book that I paid full price for that are FULL of errors...Stephenie Meyer, anyone? That was for...more My first John Green experience and DEFINITELY not my last. Really enjoyed this novella and liked Green's style. Especially liked that it was a free download too, which was why I decided to squeeze it into my lazy Sunday. A lot of people complain about the errors and typos in this, but its a free read and my eye was able to just fix what needed fixing, spelling and grammar-wise. Plus, I've read MANY a book that I paid full price for that are FULL of errors...Stephenie Meyer, anyone? That was for YOU, Kathryn. LOL

Within a mere 72 pages, the characters were well-formed, the backstory was fully realized and there was plenty of dialogue, action and personal insight to keep me enthralled. If this book had been longer it would have probably only improved but was well told for the length it was. I enjoy zombie tales and appreciated the environmental cause, thought it was fitting to our time and maybe even a little believable. I think I'll pass on it the next time its offered to me. Haha.

Green displays a talent for creating realistic and interesting characters with moral dilemmas and presents everything in a way that is entertaining, relatable and thought-provoking. He doesn't dumb it down if the characters are younger, and doesn't display any rampant misogyny, which is often the case when the characters are young women, even with female authors...uh, hmmm...again, Kathryn. LOL :) He's kind of smart that way, and the only thing I personally found strange was the overemphasis on the wine drinking. Like if it was the end of the world and zombies were roaming around looking for you to be their next meal you would take the time to ENJOY the wine you should be chugging on the run. Maybe I'm more of a survivalist, or maybe Green is just a wine-lover and wanted to squeeze it in. At least I learned some things about wine for my next pairing, right?

If Green had worked unicorns into this, it would have been 5 star all the way. I'm girly sometimes, what can I say? As it stands, a solid 4.5 and immensely enjoyable. Going to go and find a Green novel for my summer reading pile. :)(less)

1 like · like · see review

Mar 20, 2011 Brandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, boy-books, dystopian-post-apocalyptic, teen, speculative-fiction, ebooks, creepy-scary

Oh, John Green, I do love you, even when you say you're writing something terrible. Because this, while certainly lacking the polish of Paper Towns, actually has some great discussion fodder in it.

Mia is the last member of her family standing. Her parents and sister have all been Z'd up, infected with the virus spread by, of all things, corn. It's not quite right to call them zombies; they're not undead, exactly, but rather slaves to the corn, planting and tending the corn plants to the exclusio...more

like · see review

Feb 01, 2011 Jillian -always aspiring- rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who liked the zombie short stories of Zombies Vs. Unicorns and/or fans of John Green

Shelves: novellas, 2011-reads, wowed-me, writing-to-which-i-aspire, thought-provoking, dystopian-worlds-hells-and-cesspits, exceeded-my-expectations, reviewed

I came to the conclusion a while ago that there is nothing romantic or supernatural about loving someone: Love is the privilege of being responsible for another. [my favorite quote from Zombicorns]

What a way to get me depressed AND force me to think. For being a novella of only about 70 pages, Zombicorns was very thought-provoking indeed. You might not think much of such a satirically titled work, but it's definitely worth at least a peek. (I can guarantee that you will be hooked enough to at l...more

6 likes · like · see review

May 11, 2013 Karly rated it 4 of 5 stars

So there's lil old me and there's a novella called Zombicorns, two plus two equals... oh nevermind, we both know I read it. Alas, this story is not about Zombie Unicorns - which makes me a little sad inside because that novella would be awesome - instead it is about zombies derived from corn, obsessed with corn, living in servitude of corn. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn.... I may never be able to eat corn again.

I did know prior to reading this that it was in fact not about unicorns ( Well, there...more

like · see review

Mar 09, 2013 Adrienne ツ rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks, meh, annoying-main-characters, favorite-authors, owned, read-to-review, ya-dystopians, novella

So, Zombicorns. Interesting name, aye? I thought the name itself stated it all: that this book would be about unicorns becoming the living dead and turning into your worst nightmare. But then I saw the disclaimer under the title that said "This book is not about unicorns" so I was pretty stumped about the story not involving any mythical creatures coming back to life and eating people's brains out -- I mean seriously, that would've been awesome. But sadly, it isn't related to any zombie/unicorn...more

like · see review

Apr 18, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, age-ya, zombie-books

Despite the zombie unicorn of the cover illustration, this novella is about a zombie apocalypse caused by a certain strain of corn and one girl's fight to remain "human" through it all. It was a bit more philosophical than most works of zombie literature but there was a lot of action as well and much killing. The zombie slang was great - calling the zombies "Z"s was not too original (see World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War), but here is a sampling of the other phrases:

Newzies - not a...more

like · see review

Jan 12, 2012 Shelby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi-or-dystopia, pretty-covers, ebooks, novella, zombies

If only this was longer! I thoroughly enjoyed Zombicorns (which isn't about Zombies and Unicorns, sadly...hence the 4 stars) and I absolutely loved John Green's style of writing. It's funny, quirky, sarcastic, and joyously self deprecating. Had Green made this a full length novel rather than a free novella, it might've even topped my list for best zombie fiction, which, granted, is a limited but quality list.

I don't really have a full review nor can I really comment on the character development...more

1 like · like · see review

Apr 22, 2011 Tiffany rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-and-reviewed

"I came to the conclusion a while ago that there is nothing
romantic or supernatural about loving someone: Love is the privilege
of being responsible for another."

Wow. I read this book because of the cover. Because it was a zombie unicorn. Because it was silly. Because I had a lot of time on my hands and it was short.

But John Green is a real author. He writes real and beautiful things. And so while perhaps it was not about zombie unicorns but corn-loving zombies, it was still very entertaining and...more

1 like · like · see review

Feb 17, 2011 Sophia rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm not really sure.

John does outline that "this is actually terrible but here you go" (a common pitfall of writers, but not one I expected from him), but like always, it's not actually terrible. Yes, there are inconsistencies and typos and maybe there's incorrect word usage but that's the point. Journals, recounts, they don't have absolutely amazing or correct command of the English language. They're quick vignettes. They're done in a hurry.

I'm trying to find the message, because yes, it's rath...more

2 likes · like · see review

Feb 03, 2011 karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: death-is-not-the-end, i-am-a-girl

so it automatically loses a star for false advertising. do not put a unicorn on the cover unless there is actually a unicorn to be had. cheap shot, john green - you know i am a girl and as such, genetically inclined towards all things unicorn. but it automatically gains a star for being a free download which is a generous thing for an author to do (and this from someone who hates reading on the computer - you see what the "promise" of a unicorn will do). even though it was short, i had to read i...more

38 likes · like · see review

Aug 29, 2012 Darsana rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Nerdfighters and John Green Lovers only

Shelves: shorts, playlists

PLAYLIST RECCOMENDATIONS

-She's a genius by JET
-If you were there beware by The Arctic Monkeys
-Till kingdom come by Coldplay

And I know nothing more about how to be a person than I did in the Beez. The system of my consciousness remains open--I cannot for the life of me answer the question of why satisfactorily. One could make a case, I suppose, that the reason for our existence was to marvel at creation, to see and appreciate the beauty of the universe and indeed to contribute to that beauty in

...more

like · see review

Jul 05, 2012 Lord Nouda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, reviewed, young-adult

Zombicorns is a book of contradictions. Let me give you an example, the main character is trying to keep her humanity in the face of all the Z'ed, and being possibly one of the sole survivors. John Green does his typical, smarter than average person character building. We're led to believe that the main character is principled, gutsy and is well very read (even going so far as to go the library to do research during the Zombie-o-calypse. That's pretty high up there on the intellectual scale.) Mo...more

like · see review

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 99 100 next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

topics	posts	views	last activity
ORDER THE SEQUEL NOW	6	76	Apr 27, 2012 05:10pm

combine
Other Editions (1)

Genres

Young Adult

88 users

Horror > Zombies

61 users

Fantasy

35 users

Short Stories

33 users

Horror

25 users

Science Fiction > Dystopia

22 users

Humor

18 users

Science Fiction

17 users

Fantasy > Paranormal

7 users

Fantasy > Supernatural

7 users

See top shelves...

Readers also enjoyed similar books

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
by Holly Black (Editor)
21 Proms
by David Levithan (Editor)
Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork
by Scott W. Hunt (Illustrator)
Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down the Mountain
by Josh Sundquist
Scarlett Fever
by Maureen Johnson

About John Green

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New...more

More about John Green...

Books by John Green

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About Zombicorns

No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

Quotes from Zombicorns

“Being a person, I had come to
realize, is a communal activity. Dogs know how to be dogs. But people
do not know how to be people unless and until they learn from other
people.” — 56 people liked it

“I came to the conclusion a while ago that there is nothing romantic or supernatural about loving someone: Love is the privilege of being responsible for another. It was, for a time, what kept me going: Each morning, for a little while, I got to feel the weight of the yoke on my back as I pulled the ancient cart of my species.” — 49 people liked it

More quotes…

title link	preview: Zombicorns
avg rating	preview: Zombicorns Goodreads rating: 3.85 (2818 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10268370-zombicorns?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1295492192l/10268370.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10268370-zombicorns?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Zombicorns by John Green[/url]

Zombicorns (Zombicorns #1)

Friend Reviews

Community Reviews

Share This Book

Share This Book on Your Website