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Love In A Time Of Zombies
Conceived as a "mash-up" of a bad romance novel and a boilerplate zombie epic, Love in a Time of Zombies is pretty much exactly that. WARING: Graphic language, frank descriptions of questionable activities, and poor similes pervade the text.
- GenresZombies
204 pages, Paperback
First published April 23, 2009
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July 4, 2009
Interesting little book with zombie mayhem. I thought more could have been done with apparent mind control that the live humans had over the zombies. It seemed pretty obvious to me, as the reader, that the zombies were acting exactly as the still living expected them to (slow, shambling "brains" for one character; living "in the walls" for another). And I'm not sure about the ending...
All in all an okay little book.
All in all an okay little book.
July 23, 2012
I bought this for the title, I confess. It is, frankly, an erotic novel with a fairly well-developed zombie plot. The back-story is interesting and different, but not terribly well developed. The same could be said of the characters. The ending is just plain maddening. It's as if the author lost interest and just... stopped. LOADS of potential, and someone could make a great movie out of it, but poor plot development and horrible conclusion. So there it is.
May 8, 2009
I totally wrote this book.
I read it approximately twenty times during the proofreading process.
I still like it.
It is full of sex and zombies. Not for children, or squeamish adults.
I read it approximately twenty times during the proofreading process.
I still like it.
It is full of sex and zombies. Not for children, or squeamish adults.
October 19, 2022
The satire, similes, sarcasm, and even the little bit of spicy romance made this short book an absolute hidden gem.
It left me wondering how much of the story was a "fever dream" or the products of a hallucination of the MC: Roy.
It left me wondering how much of the story was a "fever dream" or the products of a hallucination of the MC: Roy.
November 5, 2010
I picked this book up like so many zombie books and expected something a bit different based on the title, but never could have been prepared for what I found on these pages. Paul Gude is a strange and wonderful writer and I am not quite sure if this book would lead me to checking out some of his other stories or shying away from them for all of the eccentricities I encountered on these pages.
The premise, on the surface, is a simple one. We are introduced to Roy, a sizeable young man holed up in a hospital as the people around him starts turning into zombies. After dealing with the small contingent of still living dwellers there, including an arrogant Doctor and a strange man named Winston who may have been a patient in a mental ward but seems strangely more rational than everyone else, he decides to take off and find an old girlfriend named Kim in the city. Finding her at her apartment, they set out across Seattle trying to figure out how to best survive. Their encounters with the living and the undead are almost always interesting and fairly odd, including a couple of encounters with people trying to act as if everything will be back to normal soon and it is people like Roy and Kim, who are now scavengers and looters, that are going to be in trouble when things get back to normal. Throughout their journeys, Roy and Kim have a rather strange relationship that is both touching and yet extremely confrontational, tossing in some interesting sexual trysts to keep things hopping.
I can't say I have ever read a zombie story quite like this one. Paul has certainly turned the traditional survival tale on its ear with his unique vision of zombies that would hardly be mistaken for the what we usually see out there in the world of books or movies. The zombies alone made this one trippy book, with their very expressive "Brains?" inquiries which had me snickering throughout the story. Despite being dangerous creatures, they almost seemed like amusing and curious pets in a very odd way with how the author describes them. It was generally hard to be intimidated or fearful by these creatures that seemed more confused than anything else, falling into old habits (like driving, typing on keyboards, etc) when left alone and even when presented with living brains in many cases. If you are looking for consistent behavior from this form of the undead you probably need to go elsewhere. Instead, as much as was hinted at in the book, these zombies are pretty much whacked out on goofballs. Sure, they want brains, but it almost seems like they are just trying to figure out what is going on in their worlds, more or less.
The hints and strange dreams that are fed to the reader about how the zombies came about or Roy's involvement with them seemed at best murky, which was obviously the intent of the author because we never really get to the bottom of it. Instead, it is better to focus on the very strange and unique love story between Roy and Kim, who are certainly the most intriguing post-apocalyptic couple I think I have ever come across.
I enjoyed this tale somewhat but it seemed to meander a lot and gave us a really wild plot line to absorb, including Roy's rather odd dreams and the drug fueled path to zombism the author gives us. It is certainly a wild ride and perhaps not every fan of zombie fiction will appreciate it. I myself thought it was a bit bumpy but was glad I took a chance on this one.
The premise, on the surface, is a simple one. We are introduced to Roy, a sizeable young man holed up in a hospital as the people around him starts turning into zombies. After dealing with the small contingent of still living dwellers there, including an arrogant Doctor and a strange man named Winston who may have been a patient in a mental ward but seems strangely more rational than everyone else, he decides to take off and find an old girlfriend named Kim in the city. Finding her at her apartment, they set out across Seattle trying to figure out how to best survive. Their encounters with the living and the undead are almost always interesting and fairly odd, including a couple of encounters with people trying to act as if everything will be back to normal soon and it is people like Roy and Kim, who are now scavengers and looters, that are going to be in trouble when things get back to normal. Throughout their journeys, Roy and Kim have a rather strange relationship that is both touching and yet extremely confrontational, tossing in some interesting sexual trysts to keep things hopping.
I can't say I have ever read a zombie story quite like this one. Paul has certainly turned the traditional survival tale on its ear with his unique vision of zombies that would hardly be mistaken for the what we usually see out there in the world of books or movies. The zombies alone made this one trippy book, with their very expressive "Brains?" inquiries which had me snickering throughout the story. Despite being dangerous creatures, they almost seemed like amusing and curious pets in a very odd way with how the author describes them. It was generally hard to be intimidated or fearful by these creatures that seemed more confused than anything else, falling into old habits (like driving, typing on keyboards, etc) when left alone and even when presented with living brains in many cases. If you are looking for consistent behavior from this form of the undead you probably need to go elsewhere. Instead, as much as was hinted at in the book, these zombies are pretty much whacked out on goofballs. Sure, they want brains, but it almost seems like they are just trying to figure out what is going on in their worlds, more or less.
The hints and strange dreams that are fed to the reader about how the zombies came about or Roy's involvement with them seemed at best murky, which was obviously the intent of the author because we never really get to the bottom of it. Instead, it is better to focus on the very strange and unique love story between Roy and Kim, who are certainly the most intriguing post-apocalyptic couple I think I have ever come across.
I enjoyed this tale somewhat but it seemed to meander a lot and gave us a really wild plot line to absorb, including Roy's rather odd dreams and the drug fueled path to zombism the author gives us. It is certainly a wild ride and perhaps not every fan of zombie fiction will appreciate it. I myself thought it was a bit bumpy but was glad I took a chance on this one.
February 17, 2010
99 cents on Kindle/Amazon/iPhone. Good light read - funny scenario - "what if I suspected that my psycho ex was becoming a zombie...but she is hot and the one person that may be still half alive...should I hang out with her?"
January 28, 2011
it was ok. pretty straight forward. VERY quick read. the zombies are actually called zombies. no hollywood happy ending, which was kinda cool.
August 4, 2011
An excellent read. A must for lovers of Zombie stories.
April 16, 2016
An entertaining read, I really enjoyed the banter between the main character and his love interest. The ending seemed apt as well.
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