Zombies Don't Cry (Living Dead Love Story, #1) by Rusty Fischer

Jan 29, 2012 Becky rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dreaded-love-triangle

I picked this book up expecting it to be a funny read, with a little bit of horror and romance tossed in. What I got was a pretty flat book with a sudden and abrupt turn at the end of the novel. And sadly, despite what the subject matter might lead you to expect, there's very little horror in the book at all.

First, the good: the zombie explanation. In this world, zombies are created through electrical currents. If you get electrocuted and die, the electrical current can bring you back as a zombi...more I picked this book up expecting it to be a funny read, with a little bit of horror and romance tossed in. What I got was a pretty flat book with a sudden and abrupt turn at the end of the novel. And sadly, despite what the subject matter might lead you to expect, there's very little horror in the book at all.

First, the good: the zombie explanation. In this world, zombies are created through electrical currents. If you get electrocuted and die, the electrical current can bring you back as a zombie. Consequently, you crave brains as a source of electricity. As a zombie, you're stronger than normal, more difficult to kill, and basically live forever, unless somebody chops your head off or electrocutes you. It's not really an explanation you want to look at too closely, but it's a unique take on things. Good zombies can get by on animal brains and the like, while bad zombies ("zerkers", short for "berserkers") are more of your traditional zombie: mindless and violent. Not surprisingly, our protagonist is a good zombie. The method in which she becomes one is pretty random and coincidental, but hey, this is a list of good things, so whatever.

I also found the protagonist, Maddy, to be very clear-headed and focused. Unlike a lot of female protagonists who tend to get distracted at the drop of a hat (forget the bloodthirsty vampires chasing after her, she's got a boy to make out with!), Maddy is consistently focused on tackling the problems at hand.

Now, the not good: Maddy. I said I liked her clear-headedness, but she's MUCH too accepting. When she becomes a zombie(view spoiler), she only takes about 24 hours or so to come to terms with things. No crying, no hysterical screaming, nada. It was nice not to have a protagonist in constant denial, but it also pulled me out of the story a lot.

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In summary: this is not a terrible book, which is why I gave in two stars instead of one. It honestly just comes across as a book that's desperately trying to fit into the current paranormal romance craze, but doesn't really fit. Had the author gone more for the horror and left the romance behind completely, I think it could have worked.
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Oct 19, 2012 Juliette rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ultimamente mi sto appassionando sempre di più al genere "zombie", quindi non appena ho trovato in libreria questo YA non potevo assolutamente farmelo scappare.
Dopo aver odiato La Foresta degli Amori Perduti, e aver letteralmente amato Something Strange and Deadly e Warm Bodies, non sapevo bene cosa aspettarmi da Gli Zombie non piangono.

L'ho preso istintivamente avendo letto a malapena la trama e senza aspettare nemmeno una recensione.
Ho iniziato il libro ieri sera e l'ho terminato a notte fonda...more

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May 13, 2011 Evie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Rusty Fischer is officially my new hero! The story he created is simply phenomenal. Original and so unbelievably fun to read, it's a MUST-HAVE not only for every Zombie fan out there, but for anyone who loves great YA paranormal/horror books with amazing sense of humor.

Maddy is a super likable character. She’s more or less an ordinary teenage girl, who doesn’t wear tons of make-up and prefers khaki pants over flashy dresses. She might not be the most popular girl in school, but she gets by ju...more Rusty Fischer is officially my new hero! The story he created is simply phenomenal. Original and so unbelievably fun to read, it's a MUST-HAVE not only for every Zombie fan out there, but for anyone who loves great YA paranormal/horror books with amazing sense of humor.

Maddy is a super likable character. She’s more or less an ordinary teenage girl, who doesn’t wear tons of make-up and prefers khaki pants over flashy dresses. She might not be the most popular girl in school, but she gets by just fine, having her best friend, Hazel, and her open-minded and understanding dad at her side. And then things get even better, when she literally runs into the "new, hot guy", Stamp, who just recently moved to the town. Stamp asks her to accompany him to a party at a friend's house and Maddy gladly accepts the invite. Everything seems to be going just peachy, she even manages to sneak out of the house without her dad noticing and she almost makes it to the party... Almost, because then something unexpected happens. It starts raining and Maddy can hear the thunder approaching. It's getting closer with every minute and then it hits somewhere not far away from where she stands, and Maddy collapses to the ground. After awhile she wakes up face down in the puddle of mud, all drenched in muddy water, with her makeup streaking down her face. Not only, though, her clothes and make up are ruined and she missed out on her chance to spend the evening with her prince charming, but she suddenly realizes that her heart is not beating, like, AT ALL, and she's not breathing either. As it turns out the lightning didn't strike somewhere close to Maddy. Maddy was stricken with the lightning. And now she's turned into a living dead, a zombie!

It would be an understatement to say that her life was about to be turned up-side-down. She's an undead now and she has to learn how to survive as one. On the Internet she learns that she has to consume some brains within 48 hours from being turned, otherwise the transition to a zombie won't be completed and she will die. Again. And so Maddy goes for a “midnight-snack run” to the local grocery store and orders 10 pounds of goat brains (because these are the only brains available). While waiting for her order to be prepared, she's joined at the store by two of her school-mates, Dane and Chloe. These two, as it later turns out, are both zombies, too, and they take Maddy to meet the Council (Zombie Elders). As a new Zombie she must vow to uphold the Zombie laws and fight the Zerkers (Zombies gone wild!). She’s told that she can continue "living" like she used to, but she can't let any human know about the existence of the "unholy" kind. Much to her desperation, she also learns that she's not allowed to date Normals, and if she breaks any of the rules, she will die. Again. Maddy might be a zombie, with her body ice-cold and her heart dead in her chest, she might not be able to cry, sweat or gain weight, but she is still capable of feeling the very same emotions she used to feel before turning into a living-dead. Zombies don't cry, but they most definitely would if they could.

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I loved it, loved it, loved it!!! It's not just another Zombie flick, this book is so much more than brain-eating zombies roaming around and groaning "brains... eat brainssssss..", it's a refreshing and original new take on the Zombie world, based on a solid, gripping plot, with fantastic characters and positively geeky sense of humor. I got sucked into the story from the very first page and, much to my husband's annoyance, wasn't able to put it down until I literally passed out on the couch. I picked it up first thing in the morning and finished it before even eating breakfast, that's how great it was! (I mean, come on, you gotta appreciate the fact that I chose this book over my husband's strawberry waffles, right? It never happened before!).

Zombies Don't Cry is nearly 400 hundred pages long, and yet there's not a single passage that would come across as boring or unnecessary. Every word accounts for something. And the humor.. you just gotta love the humor! I was constantly cracking up and shaking my head in pure amazement. Even the way the chapters are named already suggests that you're about to be taken on a crazy zombie-coaster ride (Chapter 5: Rainbows keep falling on my dead; Chapter 13: Cloudy with a chance of gray matter; Chapter 23: Any grave will do). Rusty's writing style is superb, light and extremely enjoyable. I started reading expecting a humorous and witty story, and I wasn't disappointed, but what I didn't at all expect was the ending, which actually made me cry. All of a sudden this book got so much more depth and I realized how well-thought-out the whole story was. The ending really got to me!

And Maddy.. Maddy is just such a great character. She goes through so much and yet she’s still strong and positive, she keeps a healthy distance to herself and she even manages to joke about all that has happened to her. She's definitely one of my favorite female characters! All the other characters, even the smallest ones, were vivid and real. Each and every single one of them was very essential to the story.

I’m thankful to Rusty that he didn’t do to Zombies, what Stephenie Meyer did to Vampires, i.e. he didn’t embellish them, didn’t make them all lovely, pretty and friendly (and sparkly!). He depicted them as they were, with gray skin and dark circles under their eyes. It worked really well, making the story more believable. These are not beasts that need to feed on human brains, but choose to SACRIFICE THEMSELVES and limit their diet to goat brains. They just don’t really care where their brains come from, as long as they can eat some! Isn’t that just so much better? Thank you, Rusty!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Zombies Don’t Cry and can’t wait for more of Rusty Fischer’s works. It’s a breath of fresh air in the Zombie department and you definitely don’t want to miss out on it!(less)

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Jul 19, 2011 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: love-triangle, female-pov, humourous, paranormal, original-concepts, cliff-hanger, kickbutt-heroines, zombies

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I can't say whether I can recommend this book to zombie fans. I am personally not a zombie fan. Okay, maybe I'm just not into vampire, fairy, werewolf and zombie stuff that much. I prefer books with all of the magical creatures sharing the spotlight, like Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. But I can definitely tell you that I this book is one of my faves in the paranormal section now.

The main protagonist in this novel, Maddy, is a girl, well zombie, who possesses much common sense. She was hit by l...more I can't say whether I can recommend this book to zombie fans. I am personally not a zombie fan. Okay, maybe I'm just not into vampire, fairy, werewolf and zombie stuff that much. I prefer books with all of the magical creatures sharing the spotlight, like Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. But I can definitely tell you that I this book is one of my faves in the paranormal section now.

The main protagonist in this novel, Maddy, is a girl, well zombie, who possesses much common sense. She was hit by lightning straight in the head which caused her death and awakening as a zombie. Unlike most people, she did scream or anything. She took the practical approach, she looked up zombies online. Maddy is the reason why I was able to enjoy this book without thinking about strangling the main girl protagonist.

With a really practical girl like Maddy, you have to have an annoying boyfriend, right? Well here he is, Stamp. Stamp is the only reason I disliked this story. He is Maddy's normal boyfriend. Disliking him is easy for me. He is the reason why Maddy was struck by lightning. He is annoying and very selfish. I honestly don't see what Maddy likes about him, but he is a reason why Maddy and her friends (good zombies) are fighting Zerkers (bad zombies). That is probably the only reason why he was worth liking and not killing off.

This whole story is pretty much how Maddy deals with her new life as a zombie and her romance with Stamp. She meets other zombies who became the undead like her. The two other zombies, Dane and Chloe, help her understand the whole undead thing. Maddy also learns about Zerkers. Zombies that are not created by electrical shock, but instead a bite from a zombie. Those zombies are not civilized and prefer brains fresh from the skull. Yes, I know nasty, but what can you do? Nothing but hit them with a taser!

But this book was not all about action and tasers. It also had some romantic scenes including Maddy, Stamp and Dane. The whole romance thing kind of annoyed me, but there was no doubt that this was the current that pushed the plot along. In the end, the whole romance thing ends as a love triangle. I hate love triangles, but strangely, it fit this novel. It made much sense and I actually liked this love triangle compared to many other triangles.

This novel totally deserves 4 stars.(less)

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Nov 01, 2012 CriCra CriCra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. La mia recensione sul Blog, SognandoLeggendo:
http://sognandoleggendo.net/blog/?p=2...

Volete sapere come inizia questo libro? Si? Allora ve lo dico con poche parole: un cimitero e un pic- nic al chiaro di luna. La portata principale per cena sono dei cervelli freschi freschi, appena usciti dal reparto surgelati di un market. Vi ho incuriosito per bene? Mi auguro proprio che sia così!

La protagonista di questa strana storia è Maddy Swift, una diciassettenne liceale, figlia del medico legale della...more

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Nov 07, 2012 Isabella rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012

Recensione completa: http://fromabooklover.blogspot.it/201...

Halloween è appena passato, ma ancora adesso le nostre librerie pullulano di alcune delle creature che caratterizzano al meglio questa "festa".... gli zombi! E cosa c'è di meglio di creature così temibili... che d'un tratto ci tireranno anche qualche risata?

La storia è quella di una normale ragazza, Maddy Swift, che da un giorno all'altro si ritrova con una vita che non sembra proprio la sua, dei cambiamenti che non si sarebbe mai aspe...more Recensione completa: http://fromabooklover.blogspot.it/201...

Halloween è appena passato, ma ancora adesso le nostre librerie pullulano di alcune delle creature che caratterizzano al meglio questa "festa".... gli zombi! E cosa c'è di meglio di creature così temibili... che d'un tratto ci tireranno anche qualche risata?

La storia è quella di una normale ragazza, Maddy Swift, che da un giorno all'altro si ritrova con una vita che non sembra proprio la sua, dei cambiamenti che non si sarebbe mai aspettata e una realtà che non credeva possibile... Andando a una festa Maddy è stata colpita in testa da un fulmine, e ora si ritrova in un corpo senza vita che però è più vitale che mai. Maddy è ora una zombi, un essere dalla forza sovrumana e la vita eterna. Un essere dal cuore fermo ma buono, che però come ogni suo simile deve rispettare le regole imposte dalla sua nuova società... e rimanere in incognito nella sua vecchia scuola mentre strani omicidi si susseguono davanti ai suoi occhi e mostrano dettagli che possono appartenere solo a esseri come lei... ma più "cattivi".

La trama e "mitologia" zombi che si trovano dietro questo romanzo sono a prima vista interessanti. Siamo stati abituati dai vari autori YA e non a zombi cattivi e senza sentimenti. Semplici... zombi. Mentre in Gli zombi non piangono, Rusty Fischer ci presenta una realtà in cui gli zombi si dividono in due razze diverse, quella creata "naturalmente", quando un essere umano viene ucciso con l'utilizzo dell'elettricità, o quando viene morso da un altro zombi. È una cosa buona introdurre cambiamenti del genere? Se l'autore riuscirà a gestirli nel seguito come è riuscito a fare nella prima metà del libro, si, mentre se si lascerà andare come è purtroppo accaduto verso la fine, allora non mi ritrovo molto d'accordo...
Negli Zombi non piangono le cose stanno così: il potenziale c'è ed è tanto, la storia è leggera e divertente - quindi si fa leggere con piacere - e i protagonisti piacciono. Unico difetto? L'autore si è lasciato andare troppo al trash da un certo punto in poi, rovinando quel che aveva costruito e introducendo proprio in extremis un triangolo amoroso che non mi aspettavo perché non è stato capace di "anticiparlo" a dovere. Mi aspettavo anche un ampliamento di orizzonti da parte di Maddy e i suoi amici, mentre l'autore ha preferito lasciare invariate le carte in tavola, senza rischiare e fare il colpaccio che ci sarebbe di sicuro stato. Certo, il libro in sé mi è piaciuto e l'ho letto in pochissimo tempo - solo due giorni per me sono decisamente pochi -, ma avrebbe potuto avere una marcia in più che spero dimostrerà nel prossimo.

Insomma, mi dispiace del fatto che l'autore non abbia proseguito sulla strada del rischio, ma Gli zombi non piangono rimane sicuramente un libro divertente e scorrevole, consigliato soprattutto ai più giovani o a chi semplicemente voglia trascorrere qualche ora immergendosi in un mondo in cui gli zombi fanno più ridere del solito.

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Pensieri veloci, presto scriverò qualcosa di più approfondito:

Aveva iniziato bene e fino a un certo punto ha continuato ancora meglio, ero abbastanza sicura di dargli minimo 4 stelle e se fosse continuato sulla stessa direzione anche 4.5, ma purtroppo l'autore ha smesso tutto a un tratto di approfondire i personaggi, l'ambientazione e la sua visione sugli zombie - che, devo dirlo, mi era sembrata davvero TANTO interessante e piena di spunti (view spoiler) - per concentrarsi piuttosto sul narrare una storia abbastanza banale e piena di controsensi. Certo, ho continuato la lettura con piacere perché comunque Maddy, per quanto scemazza, mi è stata simpatica, ma quando in un romanzo in meno di un capitolo l'autore - dal nulla - (view spoiler) allora capisco che no, non va bene e che si, gli spunti fantastici (vi giuro, riuscivo già a immaginarmi le avventure di Maddy la zombie e compagnia versione Percy Jackson o simili) sono andati a morire sotto un ponte. Che gran peccato.

In ogni caso leggerò sicuramente il seguito perché questo primo volume mi è piaciuto - nonostante il papiro qui sopra - e lo consiglio a chi abbia voglia di una lettura diversa, simpatica e molto, MOLTO leggera!(less)

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Oct 30, 2012 Francy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Maddy è una ragazza di diciassette anni che frequenta il liceo della sua piccola cittadina, Barracuda Bay. Figlia del medico legale, un po asociale, timida e goffa, Maddy nel tempo libero si diletta a riprodurre le lapidi del cimitero su carta, oppure a trascorrere le sue giornate spettegolando con l' unica e migliore amica, l' egoista ed esuberante Hazel. Il tempo a Barrcuda Bay sembra non passare mai. E' una cittadina tranquilla e piacevole, per carità,...more Da http://leggerefantastico.blogspot.com
Maddy è una ragazza di diciassette anni che frequenta il liceo della sua piccola cittadina, Barracuda Bay. Figlia del medico legale, un po asociale, timida e goffa, Maddy nel tempo libero si diletta a riprodurre le lapidi del cimitero su carta, oppure a trascorrere le sue giornate spettegolando con l' unica e migliore amica, l' egoista ed esuberante Hazel. Il tempo a Barrcuda Bay sembra non passare mai. E' una cittadina tranquilla e piacevole, per carità, ma forse un po troppo stretta per lei. Per di più a scuola non è che Maddy sia così ricercata e popolare. Tutt' altro. Sempre in disparte, Maddy è peraltro circondata da compagni di scuola inquietanti. Come Scheletro e Dahlia, due soggetti bizzarri e molesti, che sembrano perseguitarla sia dentro che fuori scuola.
L' unica novità è rappresentata dal nuovo compagno, quel figaccione di nome Stamp, l' unico che sembri apprezzare e sentirsi attratto dalla vera Maddy. Sembra proprio strano che la fortuna stia girando dalla sua parte. Così strano che non sembra vero. Difatti non lo è. Si perchè Maddy una sera, per incontrare ad una festa Stamp, percorre da sola e a piedi quel tratto di strada che la separa da lui, sotto ad un fortissimo temporale. E sfortuna delle sfortune, un lampo la colpisce in pieno.
Quando Maddy si sveglia si ritrova fumante, confusa, con un buco in testa e...morta. Morta nel vero senso della parola. O perlomeno così sembrerebbe. Non fosse per quella strana ed insistente voglia di mangiare cervelli. Giunta a casa, la ragazza scopre con orrore di essersi trasformata in uno zombie. A farle da guida due ragazzi, Chloe e Dane, che sembrano sapere molto a riguardo. Anzi no, sembrano essere proprio come lei. Dal momento della sciagurata scoperta, per Maddy niente sarà più come prima, a partire dalla lunga e importante amicizia con Hazel. Come se tutto ciò non bastasse, Maddy dovrà peraltro sventare gli attacchi dei temibili Zerker, zombie malvagi con intenzioni tutt' altro che pacifiche. E non sottovalutiamo, in aggiunta, le questioni amorose. Eh si. Maddy avrà due bei giovanotti tra cui scegliere, anche se questo non è esattamente la sua massima priorità. Prima deve salvare sè stessa e i suoi nuovi amici dalla minaccia degli Zerker.

Gli Zombi non Piangono è davvero una lettura veloce, piacevole e molto leggera. Perfetto per questo periodo di vicinanza ad Halloween, il romanzo stupisce e diverte per la spumeggiante ironia che contraddistingue e caratterizza i vari personaggi. Come non provare immediata simpatia e sintonia con la divertente Maddy e come non adorare la figura dello zombie così come viene rappresentata dall' autore Rusty Fischer. E' impossibile non lasciarsi trascinare dalla travolgente protagonista, sempre con la battuta pronta anche in casi disperati e capace di affrontare le sue disavventure con la massima, impeccabile e scoppiettante ironia e auto-ironia. La storia è piuttosto semplice, scorrevole, immediata, dotata di un' effervescenza quasi sorprendente. Non potrete non amare gli zombie di Barracuda Bay e la storia di Maddy. Odierete per certo Hazel, e sarete conquistati dalla vita amorosa di Maddy, per nulla tranquilla e arricchita, dall' autore nel finale, di una piccola chicca a sorpresa. In questo romanzo c'è di tutto. Amicizia, amore, avventura, battaglie. E' una storia ideale per trascorrere qualche ora in spensieratezza e in compagnia di zombie coraggiosi quanto divertenti. Ripeto, una lettura molto semplice e leggera, ma estremamenente godibile. Aspettiamo il secondo volume della serie e il proseguimento delle avventure di Maddy.(less)

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May 29, 2011 ABookVacation rated it 4 of 5 stars

Wow! I. Love. This. Book. You need to drop everything and read it right now! Fischer is a very talented writer and I loved his zombie explanations! He’s taken this genre and really made it come alive (no pun intended). Most zombie books are about killing off zombies, but Fischer has created a novel in which the reader obtains an up front view of what it is like to be a zombie, and this was a very refreshing look at such a popular genre!

I feel like in movies, and books, we never really get the t...more

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May 09, 2011 Candace rated it 4 of 5 stars

This ended up a fabulous read. The characters were great, the writing was awesome and the story line was intriguing. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. I'm not a huge zombie fan, but it's mostly just because of the ideas of zombies. I haven't read many zombie books and I've actually enjoyed all that I have. So far.

I thought this was going to be a sort of ridiculous funny. And it was. But it got pretty serious, far more serious then I ever expected. It all worked together, but it wasn't what I...more This ended up a fabulous read. The characters were great, the writing was awesome and the story line was intriguing. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. I'm not a huge zombie fan, but it's mostly just because of the ideas of zombies. I haven't read many zombie books and I've actually enjoyed all that I have. So far.

I thought this was going to be a sort of ridiculous funny. And it was. But it got pretty serious, far more serious then I ever expected. It all worked together, but it wasn't what I would guess would work so I kept being surprised.

I liked the main character, Maddy, and I liked all the side characters as well. I never knew where things were going with them and they all kept you on your toes. You didn't always know who was good, and sometimes they changed so I was constantly guessing. Were they really bad? Or were they still good? It was surprising some of the places the author took the characters.

The romance never really had a chance to get off the ground. Maddy was busy learning about being a zombie and all the rules that go with it. While also trying to keep herself 'alive', or at least not dead dead or a bad zombie (yes, there are good zombies and bad zombies). I look forward to seeing where the romance goes in the next one (that hasn't been wrote yet but he's now thinking on writing one). It definitely left off like there's more to come, though it wasn't a cliffhanger.

I really liked the tone that Rusty set with this book. It really felt different and was very well done. I really felt like the voices seemed authentic, and for an adult male writing the story~ well, he did an AMAZING job writing a teenage girl! I really never would have guessed.

I'm anxious to read more from Rusty Fischer and see where he takes things with Maddy in the next book. I really think everyone will surprised how this book goes. From the ridiculous (in a good way) funny to very serious. The twists and turns thrown in the path that you may not see coming. Anyway, give it a try!(less)

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May 21, 2011 Deborah rated it 5 of 5 stars

INITIAL REVIEW:
I never thought I'd feel so much empathy for a zombie.

Maddy is a fairly regular teenaged girl before she's struck by a bolt of lightning. Afterward, she's anything but "Normal."

Fortunately, Maddy has a couple of zombie mentors to help guide her through the ropes of early zombiedom. Unfortunately, those zombie mentors have to time-share their attention between Maddy and some not-so-friendly zombie "Zerkers."

This tale is both sweet and sassy, with an occasional dash of melancholy...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Angela Theel rated it 4 of 5 stars

I got this book on a(Nook)free Friday and I have to say I really liked it. It's a new way of looking at Zombies. This book has lots of twists and a few turns. The relationships are genuine. Maddy is likable from the start and I found myself laughing and smirking right along with her. Hazel is, well how can describe her, she has an almost sweet side. Dahlia and Bones are plainly creepy. You can just feel the icky all over those two from the first introduction. Chloe and Dane are full of surprises...more

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May 19, 2011 Missy (Two Readers Reviews) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-own, favorites

Wow people! Rusty Fischer has officially become one of my favorite authors! Zombies Don't Cry was such a fun, hilarious take on a zombie world. If I had been able, I would have totally read this in one sitting. I carried it with me everywhere and read it every single second I got even if it was only a page!

A few chapters into the book we find out that zombies are "created" after some sort of electrical shock. Such is the case for Maddy when she is struck by lightning. The thing is that they are...more Wow people! Rusty Fischer has officially become one of my favorite authors! Zombies Don't Cry was such a fun, hilarious take on a zombie world. If I had been able, I would have totally read this in one sitting. I carried it with me everywhere and read it every single second I got even if it was only a page!

A few chapters into the book we find out that zombies are "created" after some sort of electrical shock. Such is the case for Maddy when she is struck by lightning. The thing is that they are pretty much just like you and me except, of course, they are the undead and they need to eat brains. When a zombie is turned by another zombie though, they are know as "Zerkers". These are the crazy zombies that want to run around eating people and giving those good zombies a bad name!

After being turned Maddy finds out that there are all sorts of rules to being a zombie. For example, she can't date a Normal even though she has being eying the new kicker for the football team, Stamp. There is even a book on how to be a zombie, appropriately titled, The Guide to the Proper Care and Feeding of Zombies, 24th Edition.

Maddy has to be one of the most hilarious main characters I have ever read in a book. She was funny and witty and completely sarcastic. Who doesn't love a hilariously sarcastic character? She also had an awesome comeback to anything that was thrown at her and she was a tough girl to boot. She is someone that I would totally want as a best friend!

This was a total laugh out loud read for me. I absolutely love those kind. I know you know what I mean. Like when you are sitting in the waiting room at your doctors office and totally laughing, then you notice everyone is staring at you like you are a crazy person because you didn't realize you were really laughing out loud? Yeah, that kind. That was totally me the other day.

Rusty Fischer is one heck of an amazing author and I will be grabbing up any books that he puts out in the future. This one will definitely be sitting my "favorites" section of my bookshelf and I will also be leaving a spot open for his next book, Vamplayers, which comes February 2012.

Overall this was a brilliant book. It was full of amazingness! Zombies, comedy, action and a dash of romance! I can't ask for a whole lot more!(less)

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Nov 02, 2012 Erika rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Letto alla velocità della luce, ho finito questo nuovo romanzo edito dalla Giunti. Devo dire che sì, mi è piaciuto. Beh, presenta un sacco di banalità, ma è talmente divertente che dopo un po' non ci si fa neanche più caso. Questo libro è stato una boccata d'aria, visto che sto preparando l'esame di letteratura italiana (quindi parliamo di Dante, Petrarca e Boccaccio, mica cose poi così leggere) e ho la testa sempre un po' troppo impegnata.

Bene, la protagonista è Madeleine, una ragazza come tant...more Letto alla velocità della luce, ho finito questo nuovo romanzo edito dalla Giunti. Devo dire che sì, mi è piaciuto. Beh, presenta un sacco di banalità, ma è talmente divertente che dopo un po' non ci si fa neanche più caso. Questo libro è stato una boccata d'aria, visto che sto preparando l'esame di letteratura italiana (quindi parliamo di Dante, Petrarca e Boccaccio, mica cose poi così leggere) e ho la testa sempre un po' troppo impegnata.

Bene, la protagonista è Madeleine, una ragazza come tante, ombra della sua perfetta migliore amica Haziel, che un giorno si scontra con Stamp, fantastico ragazzo nuovo che tutte adorano e che sperano di poter conoscere. Stamp è assolutamente fantastico, quei suoi muscoli, quella sua capigliatura alla Superman e quella sua voglia di uscire con Maddy.

E dopo un secondo scontro al cimitero, Stamp chiede a Maddy di andare ad una festa con lui, una di quelle super feste in cui ci trovi tutte le persone più "in" della città. Sebbene le regole del padre di Maddy siano abbastanza severe, lei scappa lo stesso per andarci, peccato piova a dirotto. In un lampo, letteralmente, Maddy si ritrova distesa a terra con un enorme buco fumante in testa.

È così che Maddy diventa uno zombi e cominciano a venire a galla tante inquietudini, come quelle che le incute Scheletro o la Maledizione della Terza Ora. Essere zombi, però, non è cosa da poco, ci sono delle leggi da rispettare. Grazie a Chloe e Dane, Maddy scopre anche una vecchia faida, quella tra zombi e zerker, quelle creature simili agli zombi che non sono in grado di intendere e di volere, se non quando si tratta di cervelli.

Non vi svelo nient'altro, perché tutto sommato prende una forma un po' strana il romanzo. Ebbene, non è per qualcosa, ma si percepisce che il libro è scritto da un uomo, una donna si sarebbe soffermata troppo sulla parte introspettiva della protagonista. Sinceramente non mi è dispiaciuto, insomma, un po' di sano soft-splatter! xD

Il verdetto finale è che se state cercando un libro scorrevole, semplice e che vi faccia sorridere, allora dovete prenderlo. Io aspetterò il secondo, sono proprio curiosa di sapere come se la caveranno con le Sentinelle...

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Sep 22, 2011 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, read-in-2011, ebooks, free-ebooks, urban-fantasy

I had a conversation on Twitter a few months back where someone told me that they couldn't imagine a Zombie as a love interest in a book. Now, we were talking about smutty books at the time and honestly the idea of a zombie rotting it up while he or she is trying to get busy with their significant other still kinda makes my stomach turn. Uggh. Parts. Gross. Parts falling off at inopportune moments. Even grosser.

But that's neither here nor there.

These aren't your regular rotting on the vine flavo...more

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May 15, 2013 Vicki (The Wolf's Den) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Vicki by: Rusty Fischer

Shelves: horror, humor, young-adult, urban-fantasy-paranormal, romance, action, girl-power, the-wolfs-den-reviewed

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Maddy Swift is just your average high school junior. Good grades, but not too brainy. Preppy, but not obnoxiously so. And definitely not buying this whole "Cursed Home Ec Class" theory her best friend's pushing on her. Sure, three deaths in three months is tragic, but her dad's the coroner and all of them were ruled accidental. End. Of. Story.

Besides, who can worry about curses when there's a new transfer to drool over? Stamp Crosby is currently the most sought...more

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May 21, 2011 Smash added it

Shelves: zombies, read-2011, ya-fantasy, favorites, book-reviews, review-request-complete, read-own-hardcopy

Don't miss out on the Character Interview between Bones & Dahlia on the blog! http://www.smashattackreads.com/2011/...

Firstly, I have to blame Ashley of The Bookish Brunette (her review link is below) for my unbelievably fun time with this book. You see, I would never have chosen to read a book about zombies with a conscience. It’s just so…wrong. I need my zombies to have red eyes, decomposing bodies and brain-lust! But due to her great review and my subsequent chat with the author on Twitte...more Don't miss out on the Character Interview between Bones & Dahlia on the blog! http://www.smashattackreads.com/2011/...

Firstly, I have to blame Ashley of The Bookish Brunette (her review link is below) for my unbelievably fun time with this book. You see, I would never have chosen to read a book about zombies with a conscience. It’s just so…wrong. I need my zombies to have red eyes, decomposing bodies and brain-lust! But due to her great review and my subsequent chat with the author on Twitter, the book landed in my hands (Much thanks!) and I enjoyed it thoroughly. So, thanks a lot for making me read about zombies who can think, Ash! ;)

That being said, this book was way fun. The silly humor and the characters’ reactions work because the book doesn’t take itself seriously. I sometimes have problems with fantasy/paranormal books because of how unbelievable the reactions of characters are when they are confronted with otherworldly creatures. Well, that didn’t bother me one bit in this book because all you do is laugh through it, as their reactions are quite comical.

After Maddy is tragically turned into a zombie, she’s inducted into the, er, species via the Elders Council and given The Manual. Yea, I said council and manual. Someone has to keep those zombies in check! Rule #1 in the manual is Zombies don’t date Normals. Ah hell, this completely sucks because Maddy has been trying to get frisky with Stamp, the new super hot jock in town, and now it’s forbidden. Boo.

But that isn’t all that troubles dear Maddy after her, um, resurrection. Bones & Dahlia, super miscreants extraordinaire, are stalking her like bears stalk honey. And in that exact “I shall eat you when I get my grubby paws on you” way, too. Maddy has always found these two to be uber creepy, but when she finds out that they are bad zombies, aka Zerkers, the story turns from “I’m a nice zombie and buy my brains from the local deli” to “holy shit, zombies eat other zombies’ brains?!”

Maddy befriends two otherwise unlikely confidants, Dane and Chloe, who are eerily similar in paleness and arctic body temperature. Maddy and gang have one hell of a wild ride as Maddy tries to finish her junior year of high school while keeping her undead situation on the down low, protecting her loved ones from Zerkers and possibly snagging a kiss from Stamp…

As Ashley mentions in her review, the chapter titles are friggin fantastic.

Chapter 5: Raindrops keep falling on My Dead
Chapter 10: The Proper Care and Feeding of Zombies
Chapter 13: Cloudy with a Chance of Gray Matter
Chapter 30: Zombies in the Girl’s Room
Chapter 32: A Pimp Called Death

The ending of this book is left wide open for a sequel and I am very curious if the author plans to write one…??? :) If you’re looking for a book that will have you giggle out loud, take your mind off life while not making you think too much, then pick this one up. It’s ridiculously fun.(less)

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May 08, 2011 Deborah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

(4.5 stars, not 4!)

I never thought I'd feel so much empathy for a zombie.

Maddy is a fairly regular teenaged girl before she's struck by a bolt of lightning. Afterward, she's anything but "Normal."

Fortunately, Maddy has a couple of zombie mentors to help guide her through the ropes of early zombiedom. Unfortunately, those zombie mentors have to time-share their attention between Maddy and some not-so-friendly zombie "Zerkers."

This tale is both sweet and sassy, with an occasional dash of melanc...more

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Jul 06, 2011 Novels On The Run rated it 4 of 5 stars

MICHELLE'S REVIEW:

RATING: 4.5 Delicious Dane Stars!!

I really enjoyed, ‘Zombies Don’t Cry’. It wasn’t at all what I was expecting. Rusty made me laugh , really ‘feel’ for Maddy his female lead as I watched her life change. I definitely forgot a male author was writing 17 yr old Maddy’s POV. Rusty did that very, very well. I loved watching Maddy change from her ‘Normal’ self to the Goth chick .

From the first chapter to the last chapter , Maddy became quite badass on the outside but still had her...more

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Jul 06, 2011 Michelle novelsontherun rated it 4 of 5 stars

RATING: 4.5 Delicious Dane Stars!!

I really enjoyed, ‘Zombies Don’t Cry’. It wasn’t at all what I was expecting. Rusty made me laugh , really ‘feel’ for Maddy his female lead as I watched her life change. I definitely forgot a male author was writing 17 yr old Maddy’s POV. Rusty did that very, very well. I loved watching Maddy change from her ‘Normal’ self to the goth chick.

From the first chapter to the last chapter , Maddy became quite badass on the outside but still had her ‘human’, emotions on...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Nicki Markus rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ok, let me start by saying one thing: I hate zombies. I can't watch zombie movies at all as they completely freak me out, and then I can't sleep all night. So, why am I reading a zombie book, I hear you cry.

Actually, I was told that this was a fun piece of writing, and I have to say that I agree. This book even had me laughing out loud a few times and certainly I felt no need to cower behind the sofa.

It's not all laughs of course, but Fischer manages to perfectly balance the humour with moments...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Mary Davis rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Readers of Urban Fantasy & Paranormal fiction

Shelves: books-read-2012

This book was a delightful offering from free Nook book Fridays. Maddy made me laugh with her interior monologue, her sarcastic remarks. She handled the whole zombie thing so much better than I would, LOL. I thought that this story had a fresh twist on the whole zombie mythos, but then, I will admit that I don't read a whole lot of zombie apocalypse stories, so what do I know? I must say, I really like the idea that being a zombie doesn't mean you lose your wits, that you are still yourself, and...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: absolute-favorites

Okay, so I was extremely skeptical about reading a zombie book. I was like "Ewww gross! Seriously who wants to read about people eating each other! NOT ME!! But, I finally caved and now I have to admit I am a total ZOMBIE FAN! Wow who knew?!? Not me! If I could give a book 10 Stars....This would totally be it! I read this book in two days! No lie! I was hooked from page one. I absolutely loved the characters, good and bad. The story line had so many twist and turns that I quit trying to figure w...more

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May 27, 2011 Kirsten rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies

I literally tore through this book from day one. Rusty Fischer writes a very intriguing zombie story that's got the usual parts as well as a new twist that I loved. His writing is amazing, character development fantastic and he wrote a heroine that I felt connected with emotionally. Also, was it just me or did anyone else picture Chloe looking like Roxy Richter from the film Scott Pilgrim vs the World? I know I did...

However, one sore point was how Twilightish the ending of the book was.. Not ba...more

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Nov 30, 2012 Kathy (ebookkat) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-read, young-adult, horror

I am not a huge zombie novel fan, so I was expecting "Zombies Don't Cry" by Rusty Fischer to be just an average read for me. I was pleasantly surprised as soon as I started to read the book because I did not want to put the book down! The book was well-written, clever, witty, funny, and very entertaining. It had a good storyline, was fast-paced, contained some likable characters, and even included some romance. I highly recommend this creative fun read. The second book in the series is expected...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Ashley rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: on-kindle-ready-to-read

Not even half way through it and I am so into it I can't stop!

it was awesome I wanted zombies and I got zombies from the start. this book was thrilling and had me on edge the whole way and the ending had me thinking holy crap where will the author take this next. I usually am not a fan of zombie romance after warm bodies because it was laughable but this romance even with a triangle was great

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Dec 16, 2012 Amaranth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Da: http://labellaeilcavaliere.blogspot.i...

«Mi dite chi ha deciso che i vampiri dovevano essere i più sexy tra i non morti?»

La domanda di Maddy, neo-zombi, mi sembra più che legittima. E quando si parla di vampiri non facciamo riferimenti alle moderne letterature: da sempre il vampiro seduce le sue vittime, ma -siamo d'accordo- uno zombi che si rispetti non può essere attraente. Non può? Mi permetto di dissentire.
Gli zombi di Fischer mangiano cervelli, imputridiscono nei secoli e sono rigidi c...more Da: http://labellaeilcavaliere.blogspot.i...

«Mi dite chi ha deciso che i vampiri dovevano essere i più sexy tra i non morti?»

La domanda di Maddy, neo-zombi, mi sembra più che legittima. E quando si parla di vampiri non facciamo riferimenti alle moderne letterature: da sempre il vampiro seduce le sue vittime, ma -siamo d'accordo- uno zombi che si rispetti non può essere attraente. Non può? Mi permetto di dissentire.
Gli zombi di Fischer mangiano cervelli, imputridiscono nei secoli e sono rigidi come stoccafissi, anzi, come granito, hanno i denti e occhi giallognoli, la pelle grigiastra. Eppure, vorrei sapere chi, dimenticando il particolare status di cadavere, non ha fatto un pensierino su Dane.
Ombroso, ribelle: il ragazzo per cui si fanno carte false e si mandano all'aria le regole di casa, ma sempre presente, premuroso, comprensivo. In sintesi il principe azzurro versione zombi.
E poi c'è Stamp, un Normale, un essere umano a tutti gli effetti, col battito cardiaco e la pelle calda. Stamp è il nuovo arrivato, il nuovo figo della scuola: longilineo, muscoli di marmo, sessanta centimetri di addominali e… impacciato, teneramente impacciato.
Naturalmente Stamp si innamora di Maddy, la ragazza che si muove sullo sfondo della migliore amica, Hazel, brillante e un tantino egocentrica (troppo per essere una vera amica ). Maddy non è abbastanza intraprendente, popolare o sexy per uscire con uno come Stamp, ma la fortuna per una volta gira a suo favore e, in meno di un giorno, lo incontra (gli si schianta contro sarebbe più preciso) due volte e, dulcis in fundo, lui la invita a una festa.
Così Maddy, una notte scura e tempestosa, sgattaiola fuori di casa, infrangendo le regole del padre, e si incammina verso la festa. Durante la passeggiata, sotto la pioggia, viene colpita da un fulmine; si risveglia qualche ora dopo, con la testa immersa nel fango di una pozzanghere e senza battito cardiaco.
Grazie a un provvidenziale sito (www.seiunozombise.com), scopre la sua natura e si ritrova a cercare cervelli freschi al supermercato, dove si imbatte in Dane e Chloe, entrambi zombi. Questi la portano al cospetto del Consiglio degli Anziani, zombi che cadono letteralmente a pezzi. Scopre così che gli zombi devono rispettare le regole della Guida alla cura e al nutrimento degli zombi, 24esima edizione, tra cui il dovere di eliminare gli Zerker, non-morti che desiderano solo mangiare cervelli e che stanno per invadere la tranquilla Barracuda Bay.
Alla fine…eh? Come dite non c'è una fine? È vero, Gli zombi non piangono non ha una conclusione o meglio, eliminati i "cattivi", Maddy deve affrontare nuovi problemi. Non vi nasconderò che l'epilogo mi ha lasciato un po' di amaro in bocca, ma non voglio spoilerarvi alcunché: leggete e fatemi sapere se anche voi condividete questa sensazione.
Ho trovato un po' superficiale la caratterizzazione di alcuni personaggi, di cui avrei voluto sapere di più: Chloe, ma anche Scheletro e Dahlia, probabilmente meritavano qualche parola in più. Tuttavia Maddy è una non-morta piena di vitalità, frizzante e coraggiosa, tanto che è impossibile resistere alla tentazione di proseguire, pagina dopo pagina, nella scoperta dell'Oltretomba. Il romanzo di Rusty Fischer è una fresca sferzata di ironia: una lettura che non sono riuscita ad abbandonare e che è stata molto piacevole, ma soprattutto divertente. Provare per credere: riderete di gusto.

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Feb 02, 2013 Roberta rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In un giorno solo per ben due volte Maddy si imbatte nel nuovo arrivato, un figo supersportivo che la invita ad una festa... Che sia il suo giorno fortunato? Maddy decide di infrangere tutte le regole di suo padre e andare alla festa, ma strada facendo inizia a piovere e un lampo cade proprio vicino a lei, troppo vicino a lei, anzi dritto su di lei! Dopo esser stata colpita dal fulmino Maddysi risveglia eombie e ben presto scoprirà di non esser l'unica in città e soprattutto che esistono zombie...more In un giorno solo per ben due volte Maddy si imbatte nel nuovo arrivato, un figo supersportivo che la invita ad una festa... Che sia il suo giorno fortunato? Maddy decide di infrangere tutte le regole di suo padre e andare alla festa, ma strada facendo inizia a piovere e un lampo cade proprio vicino a lei, troppo vicino a lei, anzi dritto su di lei! Dopo esser stata colpita dal fulmino Maddysi risveglia eombie e ben presto scoprirà di non esser l'unica in città e soprattutto che esistono zombie buoni e zombie davvero molto cattivi...

Gli zombie erano di moda a fine anni 80 e son sincera non mi sono mai piaciuti, sarà perché venivano sempre descritti come una massa deforme e cadente di pelle e ossa, senza coscienza e solo capaci di uccidere per mangiare, ma Gli zombi non piangono è diverso e diversi sono gli zombi in esso descritto.
I protagonisti di questo libri sono si zombi, ma sono degli zombie con una coscienza, con delle regole ben precise da seguire e dei sentimenti proprio come i vivi, che loro chiamano Normali.
Protagonista della storia è la giovane studentessa Maddy, accanto a lei compaio la sua migliore amica Hazel, i dark della scuola Chloe e Dane, Scheletro e Dahila e in maniera più marginale Stamp, il nuovo arrivato e bellissimo!
Maddy è una ragazza semplice, che raramente viene notata, molto dolce e anche un pò impacciata. Il suo personaggio è bellissimo e completo, ironica quanto basta e capace di attirare subito l'attenzione del lettore che fin dalla prima pagina la prende in simpatia, se ne innamora e fa letteralmente il tifo per lei. Un personaggio ben delineato, con un carattere forte e dolcissimo, incapace di essere egoista e soprattutto simpatico e divertente.
Non si può invece dire la stessa cosa della sua amica Hazel, che verrebbe voglia di prenderla costantemente a sberle e dirle di scendere dal piedistallo su cui si è messa!
Coprotagonisti con Maddy sono Chloe e Dane, entrambi zombi aiuteranno Maddy a scoprire questa nuova non-vita e anche se all'inizio vengono descritti da Maddy come tipi schivi e mai socievoli o sorridenti, piano piano sveleranno la loro vera natura, dimostrandosi non solo molto simpatici, ma anche molto umani.
La lettura è veloce, si è costantemente in tensione e in attesa di sapere cosa accadrà voltando pagina, mai noioso il racconto è piacevole e coinvolgente e Fischer è stato capace di creare un perfetto equilibrio tra la parte horror e quella più romantica del racconto, non manca infatti un'accennata storia d'amore che diventerà un bizzarro triangolo.
I capitoli brevi e i continui colpi di scena fanno si che questo libro si legga in un paio di giorni, totalmente rapiti dalla storia e curiosi di andare avanti e scoprire che fine faranno gli zombi di Barracuda Bay.
La trama non è per nulla scontata e soprattutto non vi è lieto fine, cosa più che giusta a mio avviso trattandosi di una storia di zombie. Le descrizioni dei personaggi e dei luoghi rendono più reale il racconto e permettono al lettore di immaginarsi ogni scena, quasi fosse parte della storia.
Un libro adatto agli amanti degli zombie, ma anche perfetto per chi vuole avvicinarsi a "mostri" diversi da vampiri e licantropi.
Una storia questa che vi farà sorridere, aver paura, arrabbiare e alla fine vi farà sfuggire un piccolo gemito di dolore...
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Dec 17, 2012 Valeottantadue rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Io e gli zombie non siamo mai andati molto d’accordo. Sarà per il loro aspetto ..beh sì..cadaverico,la pelle lacerata e gli arti spesso mancanti o il fatto che si trascinano in quel modo strano, lento ma inesorabile verso di te o forse proprio perché, si da il caso, che il loro piatto preferito, sei proprio tu o meglio una parte di te, il tuo cervello.
No, non amo gli zombi. Sono una fifona,io. Niente film stile L’alba dei morti viventi per me. Mi ci vedete a trent’anni a guardare ancora sotto il...more Io e gli zombie non siamo mai andati molto d’accordo. Sarà per il loro aspetto ..beh sì..cadaverico,la pelle lacerata e gli arti spesso mancanti o il fatto che si trascinano in quel modo strano, lento ma inesorabile verso di te o forse proprio perché, si da il caso, che il loro piatto preferito, sei proprio tu o meglio una parte di te, il tuo cervello.
No, non amo gli zombi. Sono una fifona,io. Niente film stile L’alba dei morti viventi per me. Mi ci vedete a trent’anni a guardare ancora sotto il letto?
Perciò quando in libreria ho visto Gli zombi non piangono sono passata oltre, ma ammetto che la copertina mi faceva impazzire, e così per un puro vezzo estetico sono tornata indietro, l’ho preso in mano e mi sono detta: eh dai, sei cresciuta,no?! E poi quale libro migliore per rendere l’atmosfera di questo periodo dell’anno(che nonostante tutto adoro)? Così ho dato una scorsa alla trama e ho pensato che tutto sommato questo tipo di zombie mi sarebbe pure potuto andare a genio.
E non mi sbagliavo.
Ho iniziato il libro subito una volta a casa e l’ho terminato in appena due giorni. Questo libro ti trascina inesorabilmente dentro la storia.
Madison è una ragazza come tante, vive con il padre,ha un’amica del cuore, Hazel, va a scuola e ha una cotta per il nuovo arrivato. Niente di speciale insomma. La sua vita ordinaria continua a esserlo almeno fino a quando una notte non le piomba un fulmine in testa..e non in senso figurato. Si risveglia poche ore dopo, con un buco in testa e con una voglia matta di cervello. Non sa bene come giudicare i suoi sintomi: battito cardiaco assente, respirazione azzerata e ipotermia accelerata. Così accende il computer, digita i suoi sintomi come parole chiave e “santo” google sputa il responso: Potresti essere uno Zombie. Già.
La sua vita viene sconvolta, mentre le persone di sempre le voltano le spalle e deve lottare per camuffarsi in mezzo ai Normali, si ritrova accanto ad aiutarla due mentori e amici molto improbabili: Dane e Cloe zombie anche loro. Ma non è finita, dovrà infatti vedersela con gli Zerker, zombie sì ma più cattivi e spietati, che le danno la caccia .
Non solo la trama è originale ma è anche il modo in cui è scritta la storia a rendere questo libro un Bel libro. La nostra protagonista non è priva di ironia, nonostante tutto quello che le succede prende la vita, o meglio la non-vita, con molto molto sarcasmo. Il libro fa davvero sorridere e divertire. Non si fa fatica ad affezionarsi a Maddy, anche se ammetto che qualche volta sarei voluta entrare nel libro e scuoterla fino farle battere i denti e gridarle: MAPERCHÈTIFAITRATTARECOSÌDAHAZEL? Ma a parte questo il suo umorismo mi ha davvero conquistata. Un libro leggero, da leggere accanto allo scoppiettio di un camino acceso. La scrittura è fluida e le pagine corrono veloci, si legge davvero tutto d’un fiato, senza annoiare mai.
Se posso dare un giudizio negativo,solo uno … anzi il mio è più un appello agli scrittori, basta triangoli amorosi. Per favore.
Per il resto..gli zombie magari non piangono ma, almeno in questo caso, fanno davvero ridere.. da leggere!!
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Dec 01, 2012 Lucinda rated it 5 of 5 stars

A fantastic Young Adult paranormal thriller that sends Goosebumps down your spine, as you are thrust into a world of living dead!!

This outstanding book is the most exciting read that I have encountered this year, which with its own originality and distinctiveness it takes this genre to new heights. I am so impressed by Rusty Fischer, who’s accomplished and wonderfully descriptive writing really captured my imagination, taking it on the most electrifying ride that was both atmospheric and spine-...more A fantastic Young Adult paranormal thriller that sends Goosebumps down your spine, as you are thrust into a world of living dead!!

This outstanding book is the most exciting read that I have encountered this year, which with its own originality and distinctiveness it takes this genre to new heights. I am so impressed by Rusty Fischer, who’s accomplished and wonderfully descriptive writing really captured my imagination, taking it on the most electrifying ride that was both atmospheric and spine-chillingly brilliant. The Zombies were no reflection on those in Michael Jackson’s thriller, as totally juxtaposing the wooden, white-faced stereotype they were flesh-eating, frightening nightmares that made me jump in my seat and really become absorbed within the thrilling tale. Maddy is a spectacular character whom I connected to instantly, whose teenage high school happenings with chummy friends, the segregated groups of kids in class and the crushes on hot teenage boys all brought back a sense of nostalgia for me, hence I think many readers of this genre & age group will love the realistic study of her life. Then unexpectedly there is such a shocking twist in the tale as she turns into a Zombie that as everything changes, the pace quickens, your heart beats faster and the storyline becomes even more dramatic and exciting. The gripping and absorbing storyline increases in intensity as Maddy has to cope with being a ‘living dead’ and the implications that are so brutal, such as deciding what really matters most to her that may just become the toughest decision of them all.

With Maddy’s life turned upside down in a flash of lightning, she has to cope with the new diet of brains (yuck!) and most shocking of all that her two high school friends Chloe and Dane are also Zombies too. The great counsel of Zombie Elders are in the midst of planning the great battle against the Zerkers (untamed & uncontrollable Zombies), and so Maddy thrown into an utter whirlwind has to divulge this remarkable truth and keep it hidden for all time. Zombie’s may not cry nor do they have a heart that beats, but those deep-seated emotions within all of us eat away at her very core until all becomes unbearable. Her choice and outcome is connected to that strongest and most remarkable emotion called love, which constantly shapes and defines our future and which ultimately will do with Maddy in her quest to seek out her inner self…

This story is an utterly compelling, forceful and powerful read where much dwells beneath the surface as you unveil more hidden within these pages. Electrifying, intense and thrilling this creepy horror story has all the criteria for a spectacular work of fiction; from character-driven narrative to detailed & complex plot with many twists and turns that keep the reader glued to the page. If I could rate this book higher than a 5* I would, for I am so overwhelmed and envisage great things to come from an astonishing author whose work has blown me away!! 
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Nov 18, 2012 Lyndsey Rushby rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I had wanted to read this book for so long, since the author did a guest post on my old blog a long time ago. I love zombie books and this one sounded really different. At the time though, this wasn’t being published in the UK so I’ve had a really long wait for this one.

Zombies Don’t Cry is told from main character Maddy’s point of view, beginning with a short chapter which is set after the events which happen in the rest of the book. Maddie is your average teenage girl trying to get through hi...more I had wanted to read this book for so long, since the author did a guest post on my old blog a long time ago. I love zombie books and this one sounded really different. At the time though, this wasn’t being published in the UK so I’ve had a really long wait for this one.

Zombies Don’t Cry is told from main character Maddy’s point of view, beginning with a short chapter which is set after the events which happen in the rest of the book. Maddie is your average teenage girl trying to get through high school. She doesn’t have many friends and just goes through one day at a time. Her personality and character come through well and her voice is a strong one… one that I liked very much. She’s quite ok not having many friends but she relies on best friend Hazel a fair bit.

Something strange is going on at Maddy’s school and a few girls have mysteriously died. Considering what a small town they live in, it makes people think that something very strange is going on. Also, all of the girls are in one of the same classes at school… the very same class that Maddy and Hazel are in. It doesn’t take long for Maddy to become a zombie and although the other girls did not turn out the same way, she joins them in being dead.

I really liked the way in which Maddy became a zombie. It was original and different and something that I had never read about before. There are apparently two different ways to become a zombie and one way makes you a normal zombie (well, normal according to the author) and then the other way makes you a bad zombie. The bad zombies in this book were very predictable from early on and I wish there had been some more mystery surrounding this aspect. I loved the whole way that Maddy realised what she was and what she had to do to survive. All in all, the zombie aspect of this book was very inventive.

Zombies Don’t Cry has quite a lot of action between the good and bad zombies and this was something that I really enjoyed about this book. Not only was there some new ideas about zombies but there was also a great rivalry going on. The actual ins and outs of being a zombie take up a fair amount of the plot so the action and planning of said action broke this up a little bit. I also liked how there was a small amount of romance in the book. The romance didn’t overpower the plot nor was everything reliant on the love interests involved which was a nice touch.

Although I did like this book, I found myself getting annoyed with a couple of characters at numerous points in the book and I wish the characters had been more likeable. Regardless of this, I enjoyed reading Zombies Don’t Cry and will be looking forward to a sequel. (less)

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