Coburn’s been dead now for close to a century, but seeing as how he’s a vampire and all, it doesn’t much bother hi...
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Jan 10, 2012
Dan
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This book is pulp.
I mean, it has to be, right? It's a vampire fighting zombies. That's... about as pulpy as you can get.
I'm a big fan of Chuck Wendig, and his first novel didn't disappoint. It's not high literature, but it's entertaining as hell. I wasn't able to read as much as I'd like for the first half of the book or so, but once my schedule cleared up the pages flew by.
I do have one qualm, which is that the entire first paragraph goes by without the word " More...
I mean, it has to be, right? It's a vampire fighting zombies. That's... about as pulpy as you can get.
I'm a big fan of Chuck Wendig, and his first novel didn't disappoint. It's not high literature, but it's entertaining as hell. I wasn't able to read as much as I'd like for the first half of the book or so, but once my schedule cleared up the pages flew by.
I do have one qualm, which is that the entire first paragraph goes by without the word " More...
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Nov 17, 2011
Tony
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I like the writing of Chuck Wendig. I regularly read his blog and have read all of his writing advice and short stories that I have been able to buy. So I pretty much knew what this book was going to be like. Or at least I thought I did. Some people do not like the amount of profanity contained in Mr Wendig’s work and surprisingly for a zombie apocalypse novel where everything goes totally to pot there is a lot less of that kind of language than I’d expected. Don’t get me wrong this is no YA flu
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Feb 13, 2012
Erika
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I bought this book because I follow Chuck's blog, and find his humor on par with my own. Or is that my humor is on par with his? I think he's older, so let's go with that.
I found Double Dead to be interesting and different. Some parts were funny, some were gory and others had me cringing. I suspected a few things, but was also surprised at how the book ended.
Coburn, is a vampire who wakes up, buried, with no idea how he got that way. He rises up and finds himself in the middle of More...
I found Double Dead to be interesting and different. Some parts were funny, some were gory and others had me cringing. I suspected a few things, but was also surprised at how the book ended.
Coburn, is a vampire who wakes up, buried, with no idea how he got that way. He rises up and finds himself in the middle of More...
Dec 27, 2011
Lainy
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Coburn’s been dead now for close to a century, but seeing as how he’s a vampire and all, it doesn’t much bother him. Or at least it didn’t, not until he awoke from a forced five-year slumber to discover that most of human civilization was now dead—but not dead like him, oh no.
See, Coburn likes blood. The rest of the walking dead, they like brains. He’s smart. Them, not so much. But they outnumber him by about a million to one. And the clotted blood of the More...
Coburn’s been dead now for close to a century, but seeing as how he’s a vampire and all, it doesn’t much bother him. Or at least it didn’t, not until he awoke from a forced five-year slumber to discover that most of human civilization was now dead—but not dead like him, oh no.
See, Coburn likes blood. The rest of the walking dead, they like brains. He’s smart. Them, not so much. But they outnumber him by about a million to one. And the clotted blood of the More...
Dec 28, 2011
Cjbauer
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I have to confess that I'm a HUGE fan of Wendig's blob TERRIBLEMINDS and have read a couple of his non-fiction works on writing. So this review may not be the most impartial review of the book, but here it goes.
Everything about "Double Dead" takes stereotypical conventions of vampire & zombie fiction and turns it upside down. Very enjoyable. The protagonist is a fantastic character walking a zig zag line between hero and anti-hero. Looking for a Bill Compton-esque pity party More...
Everything about "Double Dead" takes stereotypical conventions of vampire & zombie fiction and turns it upside down. Very enjoyable. The protagonist is a fantastic character walking a zig zag line between hero and anti-hero. Looking for a Bill Compton-esque pity party More...
Dec 09, 2011
Daniel
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A fun yarn with a great premise, but an ending that feels rushed. Double Dead reminds me of Stephen King crossed with Sam Raimi: lots of garish, gruesome imagery, lots of inventive, non-stop profanity. The latter is probably my biggest complaint with the book -- I don't have a problem with copious profanity, but Wendig's characters have a tendency to become quip machines, slinging endless permutations of the F-bomb at one another. In sufficient volume, it robs the characters of individual voice,
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Dec 02, 2011
Ren
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Lately I’ve been on this zombie kick.
I’ve pulled out my old Romero flicks (if you even have to ask, leave now and go to the next blog), I got hooked on The Walking Dead series on AMC (an extremely smart move on their part, by the way) and have recently discovered zombie fiction.
Chuck Wendig has decided to take it a step further by putting a frigging Vampire in the mix.
Yeah.
I know.
The vampire’s name is Coburn. Our “hero” is an asshole an More...
I’ve pulled out my old Romero flicks (if you even have to ask, leave now and go to the next blog), I got hooked on The Walking Dead series on AMC (an extremely smart move on their part, by the way) and have recently discovered zombie fiction.
Chuck Wendig has decided to take it a step further by putting a frigging Vampire in the mix.
Yeah.
I know.
The vampire’s name is Coburn. Our “hero” is an asshole an More...
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Nov 28, 2011
Arizela
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The main characters (a vampire turned protector and the teenage miracle girl he's determined to keep safe from zombie hordes) are lovable even when they're not particularly likable. Those two are well drawn and interesting, but the secondary characters suffer from stereotypitis (the morbidly obese geek, the slutty hooker, etc).
Plot wise, this was a fun read, but the number of times the vampire survived things he flat out stated would be the end of him became a little Road Runner-esque More...
Plot wise, this was a fun read, but the number of times the vampire survived things he flat out stated would be the end of him became a little Road Runner-esque More...
Jan 27, 2012
Kristin
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You may also read my review here:http://www.mybookishways.com/2012/01/review-double-dead-tomes-of-the-dead-by-chuck-wendig.html
So, you’re a dessicated vampire (that’s gone without blood for years, and has been in a kind of stasis) that comes to in the middle of an abandoned theatre with zombies nomming on, well, everything living. What do you do? You need to get blood, right? Our vamp, Coburn, attempts to do just that, but when he bites into one of the zombies, he quickly realizes that More...
So, you’re a dessicated vampire (that’s gone without blood for years, and has been in a kind of stasis) that comes to in the middle of an abandoned theatre with zombies nomming on, well, everything living. What do you do? You need to get blood, right? Our vamp, Coburn, attempts to do just that, but when he bites into one of the zombies, he quickly realizes that More...
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Jan 25, 2012
Dana
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Chuck’s written some great books on writing, but this is his first novel. A vampire with an attitude finds himself caught in the midst of a zombiepocalypse, and realizes that he needs to protect his food source – the remnants of humanity left alive and fighting for their lives. This is a rollicking good, crazy-ass book full of black humor, kick-ass action, and gore galore. (It’s zombies, so of course it’s gory!) If you love The Walking Dead as much as I do, you’ll love this book too.
Dec 29, 2011
Mitch
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I loved every single bone-crunching moment of this book. The idea - a vampire wakes up in the midst of the zombie apocalypse and is forced to turn from predator to protector - is executed excellently.
With a wide cast of whores, cannibals, rednecks and drug addled clowns, Wendig keeps the batshit-insane levels at a euphoric high on his adventure from the East to West coast of America.
When you flip your middle finger off at the world, remember that the world might just cut
With a wide cast of whores, cannibals, rednecks and drug addled clowns, Wendig keeps the batshit-insane levels at a euphoric high on his adventure from the East to West coast of America.
When you flip your middle finger off at the world, remember that the world might just cut
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Nov 29, 2011
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Feb 17, 2012
Eddy
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"A number of people know Chuck for his intensely surreal and foul-mouthed patter, but I’ve always known Chuck as a very subtle storyteller. The profanity and scatological humor are like a magician’s flourish: a distraction to draw your attention away from the real magic, the engaging story that’s dragging you along and making you care about the characters and the world he’s creating."
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Dec 28, 2011
Angela
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I came across this book in B&N and after reading the back blurb I decided to give it a try. What a great find! I loved the crossover of vampire and zombies. I could not put it down, and 'gulped' it up in two days. What would a vampire do in a zombie apocalypse? I could literally envision being in this world taken along for the ride next to a bad a@@ vampire. I look forward to the next book by this author!
Jan 03, 2012
Brad
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Surprisingly good read. I was just expecting another poorly written and cheap Amazon disaster. It was articulately gory and the characters were well fleshed out; it actually rose above the level of time-killing junk food for the brain...barely. I mean it still is about vampires and zombies and there's only so much you can elevate that genre.
Dec 25, 2011
Mordie
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Double dead was nice and readable. The vampire in it wasn't some sparkly, handsome and good guy. No. He is a bad-ass and mean. A good difference from all the paranormal romance out there.
The world building was a regular apocalypse. I desired a bit more plot-flesh and world building, but it was a lovely light reading.
The world building was a regular apocalypse. I desired a bit more plot-flesh and world building, but it was a lovely light reading.
Nov 21, 2011
Scott
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The first three quarters were great but the last quarter seemed somewhat rushed and anti-climactic. All in all a great book though and an original twist on the zombie apocalypse concept. If you like zombies then this book is a must read.
Nov 27, 2011
Gregor
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Predictable, repetitious, and ridiculous. The ICP Nation was a bit too silly. But, overall, it was a quick, fun read. It accomplished exactly what it set out to accomplish.
Feb 03, 2012
Austin
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A skin splitting Kamikaze crash into the apocalypse, helmed by masterful penmonkey Chuck Wendig. A great read, a wonderful tale.
Nov 21, 2011
Xavier
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Fucked up ride through post zombie America and Wendig's subconscious. Good, fun, fast read.
Jan 17, 2012
Paul
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This is one of the more original takes on vampires and zombies I've read in a long time. Coburn is a badass, not a twinkly Twilight vampire, and the zombies are given a facelift by the introduction of mutations. The book is full of visceral imagery and fun, if highly profane, prose. A must read for fans of horror.
Dec 30, 2011
Sabrina
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Coburn isn’t your normal vampire… he’s a vampire awaking after a deep sleep and finding himself living in a world that is now taken over by zombies. Not many humans have survived this zombie apocalypse, and now Coburn finds himself a protector of the only food source available to him, and saving the life of a little dog he names Creampuff. A favorite read!
Feb 14, 2012
Walt
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A nice twist on the zombie/vampire genres. A quick, very entertaining read.
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