Meet Andy Warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. Resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by a society that no longer considers him human, Andy is having a bit of trouble adjusting to his new existence. But all that changes when he goes to an Undead Anonymous meeting and finds kindred souls in Rita, an impossibly sexy recent suicide with a taste for the formaldehyde in cosmetic products, and Jerry, a twenty-one-year-old car-crash victim with an exposed brain and a penchant for Renaissance pornography. When the group meets a rogue zombie who teaches them the joys of human flesh, things start to get messy, and Andy embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will take him from his casket to the SPCA to a media-driven class-action lawsuit on behalf of the rights of zombies everywhere.
Darkly funny, surprisingly touching, and gory enough to satisfy even the most discerning reader, Breathers is a romantic zombie comedy (rom-zom-com, for short) that will leave you laughing, squirming, and clamoring for more.
My thoughts
Poor Andy Warner. His wife and he died in a car accident. She stayed dead, he didn’t. He became one of the undead. And you know what? Zombies don’t have any rights in this old country of ours. Andy stays in his parent’s basement drinking his father’s wine and occasionally going to a zombie support group. Although still aching for his lost wife, he kind of has a crush on fellow zombie Rita. But being dead, you can’t do much. Then he meets Ray, who introduces him to his special preserved venison. And then things begin to change. I found BREATHERS a hysterically comical look at the undead. I found S.G. Brown’s story to be very entertaining that I read it one sitting (trying to stifle my giggles on the train). I know some will over-read and look too deeply in the meaning of this book, but if you take it for what it is; a satire, you will find it as enjoyable as I did (of course, you have to like zombies to begin with).
Note: This book was borrowed from my local library.
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