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Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies (How To End Human Suffering #1)
by
James Marshall (Goodreads Author)
In a world where ZOMBIES control banks and governments, only one young man sees the way things are and emerges from the CHAOS and destruction: GUY BOY MAN. While he tries to end human suffering worldwide and in his high school, Guy Boy Man meets a cute PINK-HAIRED girl named BABYDOLL15 who has a UNICORN that follows her everywhere. An EPIC ROMANCE begins, but forces BEYOND...more
Paperback, 211 pages
Published
April 24th 2012
by Chizine Publications
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Full disclosure: I work for ChiZine Publications. I am aware that I may have bias even if it's just that I am more likely to enjoy this kind of thing.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I thought it was very funny and twisted and also completely on target. I also liked the novel as a youthful and symbolic portrait of where I was when I was younger and something of an activist.
This book will appeal to people who are interested in criticizing a society of mindless consumerism and lack of critical thinkin...more
I enjoyed this book a lot. I thought it was very funny and twisted and also completely on target. I also liked the novel as a youthful and symbolic portrait of where I was when I was younger and something of an activist.
This book will appeal to people who are interested in criticizing a society of mindless consumerism and lack of critical thinkin...more
I received this book from NetGalley free for review. I do not have to publish a favorable opinion of the book due to this, so all thoughts are my own. I do have to notify that it was free, so consider yourself notified.
I honestly wanted to publish a one word review for this book- unreadable and if I had purchased the book (thank God I didn't), I would have stopped after the first section. The reason for the desire to stop is the entire opening part of the book is written without any punctuation...more
I honestly wanted to publish a one word review for this book- unreadable and if I had purchased the book (thank God I didn't), I would have stopped after the first section. The reason for the desire to stop is the entire opening part of the book is written without any punctuation...more
So this book "Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies" by J. Marshall starts off like its title with a neverending scentence... upon reviewal of which one can guess upon the weirdness of this book immidiately....
Guy Boy Man is the Self Appointed saviour of the world from Human Suffering. He sees Zombies eveywhere and those who become their food.
He wants to start small by taking out the Principal of his high school first. There is an odd love story, odd characters and many odd details, that rectify...more
Guy Boy Man is the Self Appointed saviour of the world from Human Suffering. He sees Zombies eveywhere and those who become their food.
He wants to start small by taking out the Principal of his high school first. There is an odd love story, odd characters and many odd details, that rectify...more
In a world where ZOMBIES control banks and governments, only one young man sees the way things are and emerges from the CHAOS and destruction: GUY BOY MAN. While he tries to end human suffering worldwide and in his high school, Guy Boy Man meets a cute PINK-HAIRED girl named BABY DOLL15 who has a UNICORN that follows her everywhere. An EPIC ROMANCE begins, but forces BEYOND THEIR CONTROL are intent on keeping the young couple apart. One of those FORCES may—or may not be!—Guy Boy Man’s closest fr...more
I am currently infatuated with the recent zombie trend. My favorite TV show is The Walking Dead and I even gave Pride and Prejudice and Zombies five stars. Really I'm a sucker for all things paranormal so when I saw this book I thought it would be right down my alley but sadly that wasn't the case. I knew from the description that it would over the top but the book was just too hard to follow. It is written in a weird format almost as if Guy Boy Man is just rambling from thought to thought witho...more
OK, first up, how can you not be curious about this book with that title? It has Ninjas, it has Pirates and it has Zombies ...... it has something for everyone!
I was immediately confused by this book (in a good way) by the first sentence - it takes, like, 3 pages! And yes, it was confusing to read but it at least gets you ready for the rest of the book - which, at times, can be confusing as hell. One of my favourite parts (which I even highlighted in my kindle. I loved it that much) is GuyBoyMan...more
I was immediately confused by this book (in a good way) by the first sentence - it takes, like, 3 pages! And yes, it was confusing to read but it at least gets you ready for the rest of the book - which, at times, can be confusing as hell. One of my favourite parts (which I even highlighted in my kindle. I loved it that much) is GuyBoyMan...more
First off lets get the technicalities out of the way. I was given this book as an ARC through Netgalley to review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated in any way for them.
That being said here is my review:
I went into this book with such high hopes. It looked quirky and had Zombies in it. Boy was I way off. I don't even feel I can really thoroughly express my confusion for this book. So your just going to have to bear with me as I ramble about it.
The Main character is called Guy Boy...more
That being said here is my review:
I went into this book with such high hopes. It looked quirky and had Zombies in it. Boy was I way off. I don't even feel I can really thoroughly express my confusion for this book. So your just going to have to bear with me as I ramble about it.
The Main character is called Guy Boy...more
I saw this book on a shelf, and snorted in incredulous amusement at the title. I picked it up and read the back. It appeared to be a copy-and-paste mash-up of several different internet memes presented in narrative form. I then opened it and read a paragraph near the middle. It seemed mildly clever, in a "it's funny because it's true" kinda of way. So I started reading. I have no idea what the author was going for. It is funny, in a very adolescent "bluntness is wise" stream-of-consciousness kin...more
Mar 24, 2012
Crini
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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Wow, was für ein bescheuertes, durchgeknalltes, chaotischen, aber absolut geniales Buch.
Allein der Titel hat mich direkt extrem neugierig auf das Buch gemacht und auch der Klappentext klang ziemlich gut, so dass ich so einiges erwartet und mich schon darauf eingestellt habe, dass dieses Buch anders sein wird, als alles was ich bisher so zum Thema Zombies gelesen habe.
Vorher ein paar Rezensionen auf Goodreads zu lesen, hat mir dann erst mal wieder einen kleinen Dämpfer verpasst, denn scheinbar hi...more
Allein der Titel hat mich direkt extrem neugierig auf das Buch gemacht und auch der Klappentext klang ziemlich gut, so dass ich so einiges erwartet und mich schon darauf eingestellt habe, dass dieses Buch anders sein wird, als alles was ich bisher so zum Thema Zombies gelesen habe.
Vorher ein paar Rezensionen auf Goodreads zu lesen, hat mir dann erst mal wieder einen kleinen Dämpfer verpasst, denn scheinbar hi...more
This book is spectacular. Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies is hilarious and captured my attention. I cam across this on my buy a random book day. The first paragraphs about the reality of something invented got me laughing. Instantly I knew this book would be great. I would the humor is like some sort of miracle child from, Breakfast of Champions, Hippopotamus, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, A Dirty Job: A Novel, and the Holy Bible translated into Klingon. I got away from myself.
I highly...more
I highly...more
NVPFZ is weird. Quirky. Chaotic. Borderline nonsensical. It's also extremely loveable, if you can get past the sometimes-unbearable precociousness of Guy Boy Man's narrative voice. He's a pretty unlikable hero: petty, manic, narcissistic; at one point he uses disabled children to protect himself from a horde of troubled zombie teens. He plays the tough guy, complete with hardboiled quips, yet cannot properly handle a gun in a firefight. Yet James Marshall's book wouldn't work without it; the voi...more
May 30, 2012
Katy
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who wants a laugh
Recommended to Katy by:
NetGalley
Book Info: Genre: YA Fantasy/Horror Satire Reading Level: YA (probably 16 on up due to language and sexual content)
Disclosure: I received a free eGalley from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis: In a world where Zombies control banks and governments, only one young man sees the way things are and emerges from the Chaos and destruction: Guy Boy Man. While he tries to end human suffering worldwide and in his high school, Guy Boy Man meets a cute Pink-Haired girl named Baby Doll15...more
Disclosure: I received a free eGalley from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis: In a world where Zombies control banks and governments, only one young man sees the way things are and emerges from the Chaos and destruction: Guy Boy Man. While he tries to end human suffering worldwide and in his high school, Guy Boy Man meets a cute Pink-Haired girl named Baby Doll15...more
"Alice in Wonderland on acid." That's how someone else described this tale. I was immediately hooked.
The metaphor isn't subtle; the social commentary isn't profound; the agenda isn't hidden. It is narrated by a whiskey-swilling 16-year-old boy, after all. But it works. Often in outrageously ludicrous ways. (Fat kids as human shields, anyone?) AIW, indeed. More like a teenaged Tim Burton's wet dream.
I don't know what the author was ingesting when he wrote this. But clearly, it's a strange trip wo...more
The metaphor isn't subtle; the social commentary isn't profound; the agenda isn't hidden. It is narrated by a whiskey-swilling 16-year-old boy, after all. But it works. Often in outrageously ludicrous ways. (Fat kids as human shields, anyone?) AIW, indeed. More like a teenaged Tim Burton's wet dream.
I don't know what the author was ingesting when he wrote this. But clearly, it's a strange trip wo...more
I really enjoy reading reviews that make it clear that the author's humor and style are clearly going right over some people's heads. I thought the book was incredibly funny and well written - you cannot maintain the style that this book is written with by accident.
Obviously it was not for everyone, but for those that enjoy this type of humor it is an incredibly funny and fun read.
Obviously it was not for everyone, but for those that enjoy this type of humor it is an incredibly funny and fun read.
Extreme silliness that reads like the overwrought fan fic of 14-year-old boy. It's the total deadpan commitment to the joke that carries it along.
A silly bit of fluffy frivolity with few frights. It somewhat overstays its welcome as a short novel. Would have been better perhaps tightened into a corking good short story.
Still, a harmlessly amusing way to pass an October evening.
A silly bit of fluffy frivolity with few frights. It somewhat overstays its welcome as a short novel. Would have been better perhaps tightened into a corking good short story.
Still, a harmlessly amusing way to pass an October evening.
OK, I admit it. I don't get it, any of this book. I tried, I really did. But I just am not hip enough, I suppose, to see how this book is funny or interesting or even worth reading. And now I am mad I spent four days of my reading time on a book that's barely 200 pages long.
I gave up after reading 130 pages.
I gave up after reading 130 pages.
I'll admit I read the whole book, but only because I had read too far and was hoping that it would somehow redeem itself by the end. Didn't happen. If you really, really liked John Dies at End you may enjoy this book. Otherwise I'd say that there's better books out there.
Ninjas? Pirates? ZOMBIES?
Oh my.
This book is a chaotic trip - I thought it was amazing and the manic tone and surreal storyline made this an exciting page turner for me.
It isn't for the feint of mind, though - you may want to stretch before attempting to read.
Oh my.
This book is a chaotic trip - I thought it was amazing and the manic tone and surreal storyline made this an exciting page turner for me.
It isn't for the feint of mind, though - you may want to stretch before attempting to read.
I am so torn on this book. I hate reading a book where I feel like I am not in on the joke. It is the beginning of a series, so I am somewhat masochistically drawn to reading the next book. . .
Tiresome and repetitive. It seems like the author attempts really hard to be the next Palahniuk but ends up with lesser results.
Jun 13, 2012
Kellie
marked it as to-read
A friend just bought this for me. I love it already. Iliterally LOL'd at the back of the book. I hope it is just as funny
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Lol! This book is really funny! If the second one was written I would brave the -35 degree weather to go pick it up!
Open to any page and read. That gives one a good feeling for the book, it's loony and ridiculous and offensive and lots of fun.
...this is either really brilliant, or really stupid... I'm not 100% sure which.
There are more rambling thoughts over on Pure Textuality, but trust me, that's the gist.
There are more rambling thoughts over on Pure Textuality, but trust me, that's the gist.
It's not often that I finish a book and just think "What the f*** did I just read?" This is one of those rare things that made me do it.
Uhhhh.....Blech!!! I tried, I really tried....but Blech!
May 08, 2013
Primula Brandybuck
marked it as maybe
May 02, 2013
Kaitlin
marked it as to-read
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James Marshall's short fiction has appeared in numerous Canadian literary magazines: PRISM International, The Malahat Review, Exile, The Literary Quarterly, and Prairie Fire. One of his stories was nominated for the National Magazine Award for fiction, the M&S Journey Prize, and it was a finalist in the 22nd Annual Western Magazine Awards, 2004. A collection of his short stories, Let’s Not Let...more
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