Bloodier than Fried Green Tomatoes!
Funnier than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
Welcome to Gil's All Night Diner, where zombi... read full description
Funnier than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
Welcome to Gil's All Night Diner, where zombi... read full description
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Jan 09, 2009
Logan
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I'll be the first to admit that there's been a glut of books like this on my reading list lately. Humorous takes on horror archetypes seem to be all the rage right now, which is more than fine by me. They're quick, light and entertaining- just the break I need in between the other books that howl at me from the shelf, trying to guilt me into reading them next.
Gil's is a buddy adventure starring Earl the Vampire (think Dwight Yoakam with fangs) and Duke the Werewolf (think Jesse Ven More...
Gil's is a buddy adventure starring Earl the Vampire (think Dwight Yoakam with fangs) and Duke the Werewolf (think Jesse Ven More...
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Jul 22, 2008
Noran
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The first page had most of the 7 famous words, driving while drinking, and the phrase "yellow puddle formed around my groin". I really do not think this is a youth book! The curse words got worse from there, and graphic underage sex was also included. The obese werewolf, describes the fatty woman's butt. as it jiggles--like the last time he disemboweled someone--lovely. Just what we want to teach teens today to think about large people--new insults!
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Mar 04, 2008
Lori
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Loved Loved Loved this book!
I am a big fan of campy fun novels. Books that make the unbelievable seem like, yeah.. ohkay... that could happen.
Meet two unlikely best friends: Earl (a vampire) and Duke (a werewolf). Throw in an all nite diner run by a very large, very spunky Lorreta. Sprinkle in a teenage wanna-be mistress of the old gods, a few ghosts, and a ton of zombies/ghouls and slimy, tentacled, oozing things, and you have yourself one helluva kick ass novel!
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I am a big fan of campy fun novels. Books that make the unbelievable seem like, yeah.. ohkay... that could happen.
Meet two unlikely best friends: Earl (a vampire) and Duke (a werewolf). Throw in an all nite diner run by a very large, very spunky Lorreta. Sprinkle in a teenage wanna-be mistress of the old gods, a few ghosts, and a ton of zombies/ghouls and slimy, tentacled, oozing things, and you have yourself one helluva kick ass novel!
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Feb 24, 2010
The Flooze (Michelle M.)
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Martinez's debut novel is a wild ride, at once horrific and hysterical. Despite what I've been taught, I judged this one by its cover and it lived up to my every zany expectation.
Earl, a scrawny vampire, and Duke, a hulking werewolf, stop off at a roadside diner for a bite, only to become entangled in a web of dark magic where things bite back. But zombie cows, cemetery guardians, ghostly dogs and spirits that reside in Magic 8 Balls aren't enough to deter this duo from doing their b More...
Earl, a scrawny vampire, and Duke, a hulking werewolf, stop off at a roadside diner for a bite, only to become entangled in a web of dark magic where things bite back. But zombie cows, cemetery guardians, ghostly dogs and spirits that reside in Magic 8 Balls aren't enough to deter this duo from doing their b More...
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Mar 19, 2011
in a sentence or two: the funny journey of Earl the vampire, Duke the werewolf, Loretta the overweight waitress, and Cathy the ghost in their quest to rid the diner of zombies. and as if that isn't enough, a foxy teenager is trying to open the gates to hell right underneath their immortal noses.
Duke and Earl stumble upon the little diner in rockwood county (read: middle of nowhere). within minutes, they are defending the diner from zombies. the good news is, zombies aren't really tha More...
Duke and Earl stumble upon the little diner in rockwood county (read: middle of nowhere). within minutes, they are defending the diner from zombies. the good news is, zombies aren't really tha More...
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Jan 05, 2009
Jensownzoo
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Oh, this book was wonderful. It spoofs a lot of the werewolf/vampire/etc. cliches and themes. Earl the vampire and Duke the werewolf are traveling together and stop at a diner to get something to eat just before the place is attacked by killer zombies (again). They agree to stay and help the harried waitress/cook/owner figure out why her diner is being targeted. Hilarity ensues. I definitely will be checking out more offerings from this author!
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Apr 10, 2009
Jocardo
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What a fun read!!!! This would make a HILARIOUS movie. It's silly, it's goofy and has plenty of horror and gore to go around. It's marketed as a young adult novel, don't know if I would go that far...but it was just a good time. I read it in a day. I would like to see further adventures of Duke, Earl, Cathy and Napoleon. I liked this book so much I reserved a copy of A. Lee Martinez's In The Company of Orges.
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Jan 02, 2009
bookczuk
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Great title, great cover, great premise that is played out in an occasionally uneven style. But, all in all, a fun read. I mean, it combines werewolves, vampires, zombies, a teenage witch, a lonely, amorous ghost, a ghost terrier (complete with leg humping, the eminent end of the world and an all night diner. Come on-- what's not to like?! And get this-- the vampire and werewolf are the good guys!
From the Publisher
Bloodier than Fried Green Tomatoes!
Funnier than The More...
From the Publisher
Bloodier than Fried Green Tomatoes!
Funnier than The More...
Dec 30, 2010
Karissa
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I read this book because it sounded funny, and it was pretty funny. Anyone who likes corny zombie movies would like this book.
Two unlikely characters serve as the heroes of this tale. Earl (as in earl of the Vampires) and Duke (as in Duke of the Werewolves) stumble across a diner with a zombie problem on a road trip they're taking. Loretta, the diner's owner, handles the zombies without batting an eye. Unfortunately soon things take a turn for the worse and even Loretta with her shot More...
Two unlikely characters serve as the heroes of this tale. Earl (as in earl of the Vampires) and Duke (as in Duke of the Werewolves) stumble across a diner with a zombie problem on a road trip they're taking. Loretta, the diner's owner, handles the zombies without batting an eye. Unfortunately soon things take a turn for the worse and even Loretta with her shot More...
Dec 07, 2010
Michael
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Humor is subjective and if you like the author's sense of humor you'll probably really like this book. If, like me, you don't, you probably won't.
Duke the werewolf and Earl the vampire stop in for a meal at Gil's and find themselves under attack from zombies and smack dab in the middle of a plot to destroy the world. The duo stick around to try and help the diner's owner and save the world and all manner of supernatural hilarity ensues.
The story was fast-paced and enterta More...
Duke the werewolf and Earl the vampire stop in for a meal at Gil's and find themselves under attack from zombies and smack dab in the middle of a plot to destroy the world. The duo stick around to try and help the diner's owner and save the world and all manner of supernatural hilarity ensues.
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Dec 30, 2009
Steve
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GIL'S ALL FRIGHT DINER by A.Lee Martinez
Tor, paperback, 268 pages, $17.95
"In the middle of nowhere, along a quiet stretch of road, the diner dreamt of the hungry dead."
That's the first sentence in the best book that I've read all year. I don't know who this A. Lee Martinez is, but the man can tell a story. Let me give you another excerpt.
"The waitress smiled. Her smile vanished as her eyes fell on the glass diner doors. "Aw, damn More...
Tor, paperback, 268 pages, $17.95
"In the middle of nowhere, along a quiet stretch of road, the diner dreamt of the hungry dead."
That's the first sentence in the best book that I've read all year. I don't know who this A. Lee Martinez is, but the man can tell a story. Let me give you another excerpt.
"The waitress smiled. Her smile vanished as her eyes fell on the glass diner doors. "Aw, damn More...
Mar 09, 2009
Anita
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I am really starting to like this author. This is the second book I've read by Martinez, and I'm looking forward to more. It's tongue-in-cheek funny in a slightly wrong way that I love. It's not as sick and twisted as Christopher Moore, more like wry humor, and very entertaining.
A vampire with a comb over (Earl) and his buddy a former-truck-driving werewolf (Duke) roll into a godforsaken redneck town in the desert, and the townsfolk think, no big woop - crazy shit happens to them all More...
A vampire with a comb over (Earl) and his buddy a former-truck-driving werewolf (Duke) roll into a godforsaken redneck town in the desert, and the townsfolk think, no big woop - crazy shit happens to them all More...
Jul 29, 2009
Robin
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Dec 13, 2011
A light-hearted romp through a southern town menaced by the sort of unknown things that H.P. Lovecraft first wrote about, this book stars the Earl of Vampires and the Duke of Werewolves... or at least, a Vampire named Earl and his friend Duke, the werewolf. Their pickup almost runs out of gas as they arrive at an all night diner out beyond a small southwestern town, and as Duke fills up on some grub, zombies attack from the local graveyard.
Of course a couple of zombies don't bother E More...
Of course a couple of zombies don't bother E More...
Jan 23, 2009
Keri
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A light, fun, though ultimately rather sophomoric read. The gratuitous cursing didn't bother me, but the author's treatment of female characters did-- out of the three main women in the book, one is a creepily oversexualized, underage evil-nymphet stereotype, and another is a waitress who, though a very sympathetic character, is overweight and therefore treated as disgusting and undesirable. (Interestingly, one of the main male characters is also passingly described as very large, yet somehow th
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Jan 21, 2012
Melissa
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An overall amusing read that others have compared to Douglas Adams, but I think is more along the lines of Christopher Moore (a la Bloodsucking Fiends and the like). Really easy read that goes by very quickly and is as good as the pulpy urban fantasy genre can get.
Earl, a vampire, and Duke, a werewolf, road-trip across the dusty West and eventually find themselves at Gil's All Night Diner, a hole-in-the-wall joint that is plagued by zombies every night. From there the two decide to hel More...
Earl, a vampire, and Duke, a werewolf, road-trip across the dusty West and eventually find themselves at Gil's All Night Diner, a hole-in-the-wall joint that is plagued by zombies every night. From there the two decide to hel More...
Jan 14, 2011
Jeff
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Mar 26, 2011
Mary Anne
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This possibly ranks a little over 3 stars for me. While I do acknowledge that I have seen the reasons why other people haven't liked this book, I find it entertaining nonetheless. The first thing that caught my attention was the unlikely pair of Duke the werewolf and Earl the vampire. They are unlike their literary counterparts (the little I've read of them, but I think you get the idea). This is kind of what happens when you get two average Joes, each of a different situation, and put them toge
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Aug 27, 2010
Eric
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I really wanted to like this book. No, wait, that's not right; I wanted to love this book. An offhandedly ridiculous and self-aware story of a werewolf and a vampire fighting zombies and evil at a diner in the middle of the desert? Great, bring on the campy laughs. It struggled a bit at first grabbing my attention, but it did manage to come together to something interesting.
My big problem with this book was tone. The story is basically Scooby-Doo stuff, nice and innocent on the More...
My big problem with this book was tone. The story is basically Scooby-Doo stuff, nice and innocent on the More...
Apr 05, 2011
Kathryn
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My first car was a green gremlin and a character in this book drove a yellow gremlin. If I’d had any doubt about this book by that point (which I didn’t), it would have then been erased.
This is a fun read. Recommended for those who enjoy books by Christopher Moore or who need a light read between heavier material.
This is a fun read. Recommended for those who enjoy books by Christopher Moore or who need a light read between heavier material.
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Dec 09, 2011
Cynthia
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Loved loved loved it!!!! I have to say I wasn't too sure about it (more so because I read it in french and the cover and title are just atrocious!). My first thought was that this book could either be really really bad or really really good. And thankfully it was the latter.
A vampire and a werewolf arrive at a diner that is soon attacked by zombies. They decide to stay and investigate. throw in ghouls, ghosts and demons and you just have a small part of what's going on in this. The mai More...
A vampire and a werewolf arrive at a diner that is soon attacked by zombies. They decide to stay and investigate. throw in ghouls, ghosts and demons and you just have a small part of what's going on in this. The mai More...
Jun 15, 2009
Terri
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Gil's All Fright Diner is a hilarious romp into the supernatural. Meet Earl the vampire, Duke the 800 pound werewolf, and Cathy the lonely ghost as they fight zombies, an evil teenage witch and Armageddon itself at an all night diner in the middle of the desert.
What makes this book of supernatural terrors so funny? Picture Earl the vampire with his bad comb over and worn out overalls, and 800 pound ex-truck driver Duke with his bushy hair exploding out of his truck driver hat. Now li More...
What makes this book of supernatural terrors so funny? Picture Earl the vampire with his bad comb over and worn out overalls, and 800 pound ex-truck driver Duke with his bushy hair exploding out of his truck driver hat. Now li More...
Sep 15, 2011
Zivan
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Pleasantly surprised after reading his The Automatic Detective and finding it somewhat lacking.
This book was a really great way to get through a stressful week at work.
It's kinda Christopher Mooreish, but with fewer totally out of it moments and unbelievable characters.
I listened to it as an audiobook and the narrator did an excellent job, bringing out the characters. Giving the ghouls a British accent was a stroke of comic genius.
I'm never totally sure that a bo More...
This book was a really great way to get through a stressful week at work.
It's kinda Christopher Mooreish, but with fewer totally out of it moments and unbelievable characters.
I listened to it as an audiobook and the narrator did an excellent job, bringing out the characters. Giving the ghouls a British accent was a stroke of comic genius.
I'm never totally sure that a bo More...
Apr 08, 2010
BIGbella
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I loved "Gils All Fright Diner" it was an excellent horror comedy. The characters were unexpected and original. I never thought of a vampire as being a red neck. It just never crossed my mind. This broke the awful glittery vampire stereotype that I stayed away from the genre for. The two main characters Earl and Duke are a kick ass hard boiled (at least Duke is) two un-man team and the perfect un-men for the job of cleaning up a small zombie infested freak town. All taking place around
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Aug 23, 2010
Zuzana
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Hilarious! If you're looking for an antidote to sparkly vampires and buff werewolves, this is the ticket. Earl, a scrawny, depressed and wanna-scholarly vamp with a bad comb-over, and his best friend Duke, a taciturn werewolf with a beer gut, stumble upon a diner that just happens to be built over a gateway to a dark universe filled with much more fearsome monsters who want to end the world. And they plan to do this with the help of a nubile but evil girl who insists on being called Mistress Lil
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Dec 16, 2011
Tim
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I had been wanting to read this book for a while and even started it once or twice. This time I finally stuck it out and finished the book. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement but close enough to accurate. It was billed on the back cover as more hilarious than Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a movie I have not seen. It may be my sense of humour, but I did not find that to be the case. It was not angering or saddening. At the same time, I did not find it uproariously funny. Maybe
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Oct 25, 2009
Misty
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Will review later, but allow me to tease you with this:
ZOMBIE COWS
I had some issues with this book, but it was also one of the rare books where I felt it was sort of okay to let some things slide. Why? Because when a book is about:
zombies (human)
zombies (bovine)
teen sorceresses determined to end the world
horny teen minions
Ancient Gods
tentacled hell beasts
ghouls
graveyard guardians (ghosts More...
ZOMBIE COWS
I had some issues with this book, but it was also one of the rare books where I felt it was sort of okay to let some things slide. Why? Because when a book is about:
zombies (human)
zombies (bovine)
teen sorceresses determined to end the world
horny teen minions
Ancient Gods
tentacled hell beasts
ghouls
graveyard guardians (ghosts More...
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Feb 27, 2008
Mike
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This is a fun book. It's about a vampire and a werewolf that try to stop Elder Gods.
And it's a comedy!
I think it's great, there's a lot of weird stuff in it but overall it's just a fun and rather silly book that is a really good read.
And it's a comedy!
I think it's great, there's a lot of weird stuff in it but overall it's just a fun and rather silly book that is a really good read.
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Aug 24, 2011
Belinda
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Ok---so after book 2 of A. Lee Martinez I am officially in love. This is actually his first book, I started with Monster which was more recent. Like Monster, Gil's All Fright Diner is a mix of horror, fantasy, and comedy. An irresistible combination if ever there was one. The story focuses on Earl, a vampire and his buddy, Duke who is a werewolf. They make a casual stop at a diner to get Duke a burger and the next thing you know, they are involved in the end of the world, a demonic priestes
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Jan 10, 2011
Meg
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This book's main character are typical southern pride although instead of men one is a scrawny dorky vampire and the other a beer guzzling trucker hat wearing gut sticking out of his shirt werewolf ( haha go figure) these boys stumble upon a diner in the old rusty truck travels. While enjoying a small meal the becomes under a zombie attack! Loretta the diner care taker pulls out her shot gun with out a moments notice but is still to slow for the werewolves attack on the hoard of zombies. The men
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