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Z is for Zombies

Z is for Zombies, a growing subject matter in books over the last few years. I did not get it at first. I love a good zombie movie, and have had to stopped watching them on occasion when the zombies made their way into my dreams. Yes, seriously. There are some fantastic zombie movies, some that are so bad that they are good, and some that are just so bad that they should be forgotten. The same goes for books featuring zombies. I have read a few at this point, and havce some that I recommend. I also know of a few that I want to read, but just have not gotten to.

Zombie books I highly recommend The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks, The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, Zombies for Zombies: Advice and Etiquette for the Living Dead by David P. Murphy, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (yes really! and on a related note do not skip Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith).


Zombie books I want to read or have had recommended to me: Paul Is Undead by Alan Goldsher, Generation Dead by Daniel Waters,Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby, You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay and Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry. 

While horror or survival might not be your thing, it is not usually mine, most of these focus on the 'lighter' side of zombies. So load thatshot gun, get your chainsaw ready, and start reading about the undead.
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9 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 2, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    I am so glad to see someone recommend Pride Prejudice and Zombies and the Abraham Lincoln Vampire book, because I so enjoyed both of those titles that I wanted to read the books. If I had ever bumped into them organically at the library I would have grabbed the, but now I think I will seek them out!

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  2. UnknownMay 2, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    I haven't read any zombie books but I have seen a few movies. I will check out a couple of your recommendadtions when I finish the novel I'm reading now - a Stephen King!

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  3. Coral LevangMay 2, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Zombies....scare me!

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  4. CathyMay 2, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    I enjoyed Carrie Ryan's trilogy.

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    Great job on the A-Z challenge.

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  5. Marie AnneMay 2, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Zombies have never been my thing. I barely survived Dawn of the Dead and others back in the 70s.

    I’m hosting Z to A in May, but I’m blogging at:
    Ross County Roundup

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  6. AnonymousMay 2, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    I don't know whether I'm intrigued or creeped at the idea of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. ;O)

    My A-Z Blogging Reflections Mega Post is here.

    My Z-A Blogging “Z” post is right here.

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  7. pbquigMay 3, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Well if Zombies have a lighter side, I'm there. You know there are many Pirate Zombies out there. ARRGH

    Pam
    Pirate Knitting

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  8. Tamara McRillMay 3, 2011 at 3:26 AM

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  9. Tamara McRillMay 3, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    I dig zombie movies and that "Ugly Americans" cartoon, but don't think I've ever read a zombie book. "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" sounds like a *good* title.

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