Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read breathers. Breathers is a contemporary dark comedy about life, or undeath, through the eyes of an ordinary zombie. Over time and while attending his undead anonymous meetings andy decides that it is unfair the way zombies are treated. For zombie aficionados everywhere, a hilarious debut novel about life and love after death. A zombies lament, especially after reading the very confusing first chapter. I love those two things, and i think the world needs more literature that falls in that space. The book follows the life of andy a member of the undead community who has recently reanimated. Darkly funny, surprisingly touching, and gory enough to satisfy even the most discerning reader, breathers is a romantic zombie comedy romzomcom, for short that will leave you laughing. Abandoned by his friends and reviled by a society that no longer considers him human, andy is having a bit of trouble. Secondly, i was drawn to the excellent quality of brownes writing. Breathers for fans of max brookss the zombie survival guide and zombie aficionados everywhere, a hilarious debut novel about life and love after death.
Meet andy warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. The title of this article is the 10 books every zombie fan must read, yet it hilights books that will appeal to people that dont normally read zompoc fiction. For fans of max brookss the zombie survival guide and zombie aficionado. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Based on his short story a zombies lament, brownes mortality tale begins rather grimly but almost immediately picks up speed and humor to evolve into a terrific comedy about the perils and joys of life beyond death. Resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by a. Andy warner reanimates after the car accident that kills his wife, but is too mangled from his injuries to talk. So he and some of his friends begin a quest to make some changes. The first thing i loved was that it was set in a town where i once lived santa cruz, california with all its familiar landmarks, neighborhoods and quirky culture. Resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by a society. Browne march 3, 2009 sold by three rivers press for zombie aficionados everywhere, a hilarious debut novel about life and love after death. A zombies lament broadway books is a romantic zombie comedy novel by firsttime author s.
Browne, soon to be a movie is a little bit romance. Browne, soon to be a movie is a little bit romance, a little bit romeo and juliet, and a lot zombie. Zombie teasers are a twist on the usual teasers i do, special for the blog event, september zombies. A zombies lament falls firmly into the latter category, which was enough to quickly push it to the top of my tbr list. The one most often repeated through the book is then you probably wouldnt understand, which is used as punctuation to an unimaginable situation. For fans of max brookss the zombie survival guide and zombie aficionados everywhere, a hilarious debut novel about life. A little gross and occasionally almost thoughtful, breathers reads like the fleshhungry spawn of chuck palahniuk novels and isaac marions warm bodies. Browne creates characters the reader can sympathize and commiserate with, all the while laughing at the ludicrous nature of their existence. Browne when we read his book fated in our book club. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Breathers meet andy warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. S g browne meet andy warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie.
It just keeps getting bigger, stronger, and impossible to ignore. Its like fight club meets shaun of the dead, only with the zombies as the good guys. Darkly funny, surprisingly touching, and gory enough to satisfy even the most discerning reader, breathers is a romantic zombie comedy romzomcom, for short that will leave you laughing, squirming, and clamoring for more. Realizing they are eating breather, the zombie term for the living and enjoying it they decide to test their healing theory out on ua members. The story is told from the point of view of andy warner, a newly revived zombie who lives in his parents basement, attends undead anonymous meetings, and is in love with another zombie, rita, who killed herself by slashing her own throat.
Browne published by broadway books, a division of random house rating. A zombies lament brownes black comedy debut brilliantly reinvents zombie culture for the 21st century. Meet andy warner, a recently deceased everyman and. A zombie s lament, the dark comedy and social satire about zombies written by s. A zombies lament from the worlds largest community of readers. A zombies lament is a fun read from a very different point of view. Breathers is narrated from the point of view of andy, the zombie protagonist. He spends his days alone in his parents wine cellar watching. For fans of max brookss the zombie survival guide and zombie aficionados everywhere, a hilarious debut novel about life and love after death. 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. Breathers for zombie aficionados everywhere, a hilarious debut novel about life and love after death. Browne is about the undead, from the unique perspective of the undead. Rita notices the changes in herself, too, and when they discover what was actually in those jars, their whole zombie world is turned inside out.
A zombies lament is, by far, one of the best books ive ever read. A zombies lament, the dark comedy and social satire about zombies written by s. Browne is being adapted into a movie, although we cant seem to find a date attached to the production or its release. Fortyeight hours later he reanimated, but life is not what it used to be.
Andy warner is a young man who survives the car accident that kills his girlfriend, though he now must go through life as a zombie who lives in his parents wine cellar, and occasionally attends support group meetings for the undead. Dec 08, 2009 a reading of chapter 3 from breathers. During the course of the book he and his friends from ua undead anonymous learn that eating the flesh of breathers read living humans leads to their regeneration, they no longer are decaying and the injuries they had sustained are healing. What breathers offers to the zombie genre is not a firstperson zombie narrator, thats been done. 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 selfdiscovery that will take him from his casket, to the spca, to a mediadriven classaction lawsuit on behalf of the rights of zombies everywhere. Teaming up with two new friends, suicide victim rita and porno enthusiast jerry, the trio begins to unearth the real reason why they are driven to consume human.
Jan, 2010 the one most often repeated through the book is then you probably wouldnt understand, which is used as punctuation to an unimaginable situation. Zombie teasers are a twist on the usual teasers i do. The 10 books every zombie fan must read litreactor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Andy warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by society, is having trouble adjusting to his new existance, until he meets rita, an impossibly sexy recent suicide who teaches him the joys of human flesh.
Debut novelist browne branches out from his mostly horrorrelated short stories and delivers a rousing entry in the romzomcom genre. But other than that the book was thoroughly enjoyable. Books that actual zompoc fans would like, in no particular order, are the feed trilogy by mira grant, patient zero by jonathan. G download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Breathers is a unique read and a definite for fans of zombies fiction and a refreshing change to what you normally find when looking. Instead browne walks us through the process of zombification if the undead have human consciousness, how would they come to cannibalise the living. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading breathers. Andy woke up from a fatal car crash a zombie, shambling down.