Thursday 2 January 2014

Review: I’ve Been Deader — Adam Sifre

I don’t want to say that the zombie genre is stale, because all the good books are about powerful human emotion. But, it has to be said, this book is something fresh. It sets you up for something and then twists it. The short lived romance was amazing as well. I thought we were going to have some strange romance between zombie and human, but no, apparently when you’re a zombie romance doesn’t turn out too well!






Book Information
Pages: 306
Publish Date: 2012


Good Reads Summary
Being undead never felt more alive. Fred's just an ordinary zombie until one day he learns a trick.

The undead had a good run at the beginning, but once the breathers get organized, it's only a matter of time before zombies go the way of pet rocks and sea monkeys. They need a hero. They need Fred. Fred is a natural dead leader with a flair for poetry and a fierce love for his son, Timmy. Unfortunately, as far as the undead are concerned, the only good Timmy is a dead Timmy.

Things look grim for the undead until Fred flies into a rage trying to make popcorn and discovers he has a talent for controlling zombies. Now the undead are organized and, like the unions, in a position to destroy America. Is there no one who can stop them? More importantly, do we want them to? Stick around, we'll have some fun.

My Review

There’s just something about this book… I would love it to be longer, that’s for sure! I love the lyrics at the beginning of each chapter, which are parodies of well known songs and artists (like ‘The Almost Breathers’). This book does have some laugh out bits like:

He recalled seeing one zombie with the ability to set fires with its hands. It demonstrated this by scratching its ass and setting itself ablaze.

I just love the idea of zombies rarely having powers, but them not being able to use them properly because they are a bit too brain dead. It took me by surprise when I was reading.

I don’t want to say that the zombie genre is stale, because all the good books are about powerful human emotion. But, it has to be said, this book is something fresh. It sets you up for something (like the blurb tells you about a zombie army) and then twists it. The short lived romance was amazing, as well. I thought we were going to have some strange romance between zombie and human, but no, when you’re a zombie romance doesn’t turn out too well apparently.

This book reminded me of some of Stephen King’s work, Cell in particular, because of the ‘broadcasting’ zombies and use of lyrics in the beginning of chapters. There are just some characteristics that reminded me of King's style, kind of like a short and subtle parody.

I don’t think the book cover really reflects the quality inside. I would love to see the cover much spruced up to reflect the story in some way. Or even some abstract zombie piece, just something that looks a bit more professional so people take more notice of it. As we know, most people judge a book by its cover!
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