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53rd out of 106 books
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Zombiesque
by
Stephen L. Antczak (Goodreads Author) ,
James C. Bassett , Richard Lee Byar, Nancy A. Collins (Goodreads Author), G.K. Hayes (Goodreads Author), Jim C. Hines (Goodreads Author), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author), Gregory Nicoll
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From a tropical resort where visitors can become temporary zombies, to a newly-made zombie determined to protect those he loves, to a cheerleader who won't let death kick her off the team, to a zombie seeking revenge for the ancestors who died on an African slave ship-- Zombiesque invites readers to take a walk on the undead side in these tales from a zombie's point of vie...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
February 1st 2011
by DAW
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Hey! I've never read a book like this before. Well, an anthology. Lots of short stories...all told from the perspective of the zombie!!!!!! I've seen way too much from the human perspective---now let the zombies have their chance. :D
I bought this book because a friend of mine wrote one of the 16 original stories contained. He did an amazing job (awesome story Charles Pinion!!) The other stories were great too. There was such a wide variety of ideas.
Some of them I loved, and some of them I reall...more
I bought this book because a friend of mine wrote one of the 16 original stories contained. He did an amazing job (awesome story Charles Pinion!!) The other stories were great too. There was such a wide variety of ideas.
Some of them I loved, and some of them I reall...more
Yes, I have a story in this book -- but that's not the primary reason I'm reviewing. There are lots of clever little Zombie stories in here (I like the one about the Zombie Cheerleader!), and -- if you like Zombies but are searching for something new, something fresh (or at least less-rotten) -- this is a great place to start.
Prelim Review: I wouldn't necessarily say this is the best book ever, but as far as an anthology goes it has more than the normal amount of stories I enjoyed.
From Tim Waggoner's "Do No Harm" (about a former Doctor, now Zombie Queen, who can't quite let go of the Hippocratic oath) to Seanan MacGuire's "Gimme a Z!" (about a cheerleader now zombie who just can't give up the school spirit) I found the anthology to be enjoyable.
My favorites were definitely Tim Waggoner, Seanan MacGuire, and Robert So...more
From Tim Waggoner's "Do No Harm" (about a former Doctor, now Zombie Queen, who can't quite let go of the Hippocratic oath) to Seanan MacGuire's "Gimme a Z!" (about a cheerleader now zombie who just can't give up the school spirit) I found the anthology to be enjoyable.
My favorites were definitely Tim Waggoner, Seanan MacGuire, and Robert So...more
The horror market is currently oversaturated with zombies. One needs to really put an original spin on a story in order to make it stand out. This anthology succeeds at that shockingly well, considering that it contains works from mostly not famous writers. The stories are told from zombies' POVs. What if there was life after death...this book has zombie cheerleaders, zombie stunt drivers and others to show us just what that life would be like. So glad I found this book at the library, gives me...more
Feb 13, 2012
Ruby Tombstone
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
short-stories,
bloody-shamblers-of-course
Every second book these days says it's a "fresh take on zombies", but this one actually delivers. The stories are all told from the zombie's POV, yet each is unique and offering some fascinating new possibilities for the genre. I've been dipping in and out of Zombiesque between novels and have yet to finish it, but I'd happily recommend this to horror or zombie aficionados, based purely on the strength of the first few stories.
HIGHLIGHTS
Do No Harm (Tim Waggoner) -WOW. This truly is a fresh take...more
HIGHLIGHTS
Do No Harm (Tim Waggoner) -WOW. This truly is a fresh take...more
Zombiesque
Edited by Stephen L. Antczak, James C. Bassett, and Martin H. Greenberg
The main theme of this anthology is to have stories written from the zombie point of view, what it’s like to actually be a zombie and how the zombies fit into society . . . or perhaps change society into something completely different. There’s a wide range of stories here, from the straight forward “I’m in the mindless zombie’s head as it attacks” story, to ones in which the zombies have taken over the world and ref...more
Edited by Stephen L. Antczak, James C. Bassett, and Martin H. Greenberg
The main theme of this anthology is to have stories written from the zombie point of view, what it’s like to actually be a zombie and how the zombies fit into society . . . or perhaps change society into something completely different. There’s a wide range of stories here, from the straight forward “I’m in the mindless zombie’s head as it attacks” story, to ones in which the zombies have taken over the world and ref...more
Sixteen stories.
My favorites were:
Gimme A Z: Seanan McGuire -- I admit to bias as Seanan's a good friend, but her story of a cheerleader waking up as a zombie and going back to see if she could still be on the squad was funny and frightful at the same time.
At First Only Darkness: Nancy A. Collins -- I'm a fan of hers from the Sonja Blue series and this one was just chilling. I was glad it was still broad daylight.
Do No Harm: Tim Waggoner -- This one was kind of sciencey in a different way fro...more
My favorites were:
Gimme A Z: Seanan McGuire -- I admit to bias as Seanan's a good friend, but her story of a cheerleader waking up as a zombie and going back to see if she could still be on the squad was funny and frightful at the same time.
At First Only Darkness: Nancy A. Collins -- I'm a fan of hers from the Sonja Blue series and this one was just chilling. I was glad it was still broad daylight.
Do No Harm: Tim Waggoner -- This one was kind of sciencey in a different way fro...more
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I love anthologies and I love zombies, so this anthology is perfect for me. There's a great mix of stories in this book: from sad to disturbing and from beautiful to horrific. But all these stories have one thing in common: they have real zombies! No lovesick teenage zombies who could just as well have been human or things like that. The zombies in this book crave brains, blood, revenge and stuff. And that's how I like to see it!
My personal favourites:
- At First Only Darkness by Nancy A. Collins...more
My personal favourites:
- At First Only Darkness by Nancy A. Collins...more
Some excellent stories from a unique perspective. I'm not sure what I expected from this anthology, even though I have a story in here, but I believe it covered all the bases and more. Some stories will make you laugh, some will make you cry, some will make you retch (in a good way ;-). It is close to Halloween as I write this, what better time to think about reading good zombie stories?
Wow this was kind of horrible. The only reason I read the whole thing was because I was babysitting and literally had nothing else better to do. All the stories were pretty generic and boring, and the worst was definitely "Gimme a 'Z'!" What the hell. That was the kind of shit I wrote when I was 15.
I did like "In the Line of Duty" though. It gets 2 stars instead of 1 just for that.
I did like "In the Line of Duty" though. It gets 2 stars instead of 1 just for that.
Zombies, zombies and zombies.
All the short stories are different, some were funny as hell, but others creeped me out, and quite a lot for that matter, which is also what made "Zombiesque" so awesome.
It's a good read if you love zombies, also if you're kind of scared of them , as I am, it's probably a good read even if you don't care about them. It adresses a few moral issues we have nowadays and makes you wonder...if you had a chance to turn into a zombie after you die, would you do it?
Also, wh...more
All the short stories are different, some were funny as hell, but others creeped me out, and quite a lot for that matter, which is also what made "Zombiesque" so awesome.
It's a good read if you love zombies, also if you're kind of scared of them , as I am, it's probably a good read even if you don't care about them. It adresses a few moral issues we have nowadays and makes you wonder...if you had a chance to turn into a zombie after you die, would you do it?
Also, wh...more
Fave stories were Tim Waggoner's "Do No Harm," Seanan McGuire's "Gimme a 'Z'!", and Jim C. Hines' "In the Line of Duty."
Some good stories, some not so good.
Some of the stories are an interesting take on Zombie "lifestyles" or stories. I found most of the stories boring or just plain weird. Not my favorite.
Some really great stories in here!
I did not enjoy this book of short tales from the zombie's perspective. Some of the stories are better than others, but none of them particularly I liked.
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