Saturday, October 1, 2011

Brains: a Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker

Brains: a Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker
Blurbed by Kay, Librarian at Bridgewater Library

This novel was my first venture into zombie literature.  To my surprise, I enjoyed the book which contained interesting but bizarre characters, a fast-paced style and a humorous story-line. The plot describes the attempt of a newly-bitten professor to save the zombie population.  He is an unusual zombie, one who has retained his self-awareness and intelligence. He undertakes this wild journey with the help of other self- aware zombies attempting to save zombies from the living hunters and obtain a truce for the undead.

The story is ghoulish and contains multiple scenes of cannibalism but that’s just what you would expect from the book’s title.