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Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead
Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead
Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead
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Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead

Written by Scott Kenemore

Narrated by Danny Campbell

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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When rural Ohio college professor Peter Mellor dies in an automobile accident during a zombie outbreak, he is reborn as a highly intelligent (yet somewhat amnesiac) member of the living dead. With society decomposing before his eyes and violence escalating into daily life, Peter quickly learns that being a zombie isn't all fun and brains. Humans-generally unsympathetic to his new proclivities-try to kill him at nearly every opportunity. His old friends are loath to associate with him. And he finds himself inconveniently addicted to the gooey stuff inside of people's heads.As if all this weren't bad enough, Peter soon learns that his automobile accident was no accident at all. Faced with the harrowing mystery of his death, Peter resolves to use his strange zombie "afterlife" to solve his own murder.Skillfully combining horror, humor, and film noir, Zombie, Ohio makes for an enthralling and innovative tale that any fan of the current zombie craze is sure to relish. Followers of detective fiction and horror fiction alike will find something to love about Zombie, Ohio-a tale of murder, mystery, and the walking dead.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 12, 2011
ISBN9781452675527
Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The Zen of Zombie is a funny, self-help parody that pivots on the central point that zombie's are free to exercise self interest because they're not afraid of anybody or anything.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    And you thought being a zombie was a bad thing. Imagine how easy meditation is when you are dead. And those pesky choices we have to make on a day to day basis? When you are dead, it all boils down to "How can I best eat you?" This was not as funny as I wished it would be, but it was good for more than few laughs.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Are you unsatisfied with your life? Have you read ever self help book out there an still haven't achieved the success of their beautiful, smiling authors? Well, you're in luck. Achieve a state of zen and all the success you want by emulating zombies. Scott Kenemore, in his revolutionary self-help book The Zen of Zombie, lists all the attributes and characteristics of zombies that can help you with the reasoning behind it. Then, in the second half of the book, guides you through a 12 week process in which to take on these characteristics so that you can become the person you want to be. Don’t listen to all the slander of the media, saying that zombies are mindless creatures who must be destroyed. Zombies are to be envied. Their extreme focus and drive is often mistaken for mindlessness. Don’t you wish you could go after something as intently as a zombie going after brains? Zombies have it worse than any other group. What other group gets attacked, verbally and physically, instantly without any repercussions? Zombies don’t let this get them down.Scott Kenemore is hilarious. Every page is funny and stays to the point. I learned about how I can apply his theory to many situations in my life: in my job, my love life, and my life in general. I have never read a book where being a zombie or zombie-like was a positive. He covered all types of zombies: slow moving, higher functioning, fast moving, etc. My favorite part of the book is when he reasoned that Jesus is a zombie. I know many people might be offended by this, but it’s really funny. Have a sense of humor about your faith once in a while. Plus he has a point.The Zen of Zombie is a great addition to anyone’s zombie library. I would recommend this to anyone with a sense of humor.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I'm not gonna lie, I did not finish this book. I couldn't finish this book. I am not someone who takes reading seriously. One of my favourite book series is "Resident Evil." I love, love stupid and clever zombie stories. But holy crap this author got on my nerves. I swear he went on and on and on about the same simile. He must have spent like two pages, audiobook so frame of reference is difficult, about his first time eating brains to being like his first time having sex. After I hit the skip button and he was still blathering on about it, I had to stop listening.

    Looking at the other reviews I do seem to be in the minority here. But I really hated the way the author wrote. The only reason I'm giving it a two star instead of one is because the story itself actually had some potential to be interesting and was almost good enough for me to look past the terrible writing. Almost.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Billed as "Skillfully combining the genres of horror, humor, and film noir", along with the detective aspect of our lead protagonist wanting to solve his own death, there is a little bit something for a wide range of readers to appreciate. Now, I admit I am not a fan of the zombie stories. They are usually creepy and gross and not something I want to spend time reading. This story is different. While still maintaining the gross factor - because zombies like to eat human brains, etc - this story, told from the POV of our recently turned zombie protagonist, has more of an introspective aspect, and it is this that really makes this a different kind of zombie story. Still dystopian with shades of Mad Max societal unrest/chaos with vigilante groups out to protect their own and ruthless biker gangs taking advantage of the zombie uprising and some tragic moments, but Kenemore manages to keep this on the lighter side with witty and humorous dialogue/internal musings while the typical zombie/human action is going on. In Peter, we have a zombie who still remembers what it means to be human, so some interesting dynamics at play here, especially when he assumes the anti-hero role (and that is all you are going to get out of me in the way of spoilers). Overall, a "fun" read, and the first book where I have actually found myself cheering for the zombie. I do like an author who likes to present readers with a different perspective on the horror/zombie genre. If you are looking for a full on action-packed horror story, this one will seem light-weight and slow-paced for you. Just a heads up.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    What a weird, funny book. Danny Campbell is the narrator, and he was splendid at being a zombie. The novel itself is an easy, light read, from the zombie's point of view. There was not much of a mystery in it, like the blurbs say. The black turkey was my favorite character of all, for all his eccentricities. All in all, a good novel. 3 stars.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I thoroughly enjoyed this quirky journey through the mind and experiences of a zombie. If I have any complaint, it's that the explanation of what the book is about doesn't seem quite accurate. The murder mystery always seems to take a back seat to everything else, particularly to the main character's romantic attachment.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Probably more of a 3.5, but as I grew up in Ohio, and lived there as an adult for 12 years, I'm rounding up.

    Zombie horror from the point of a zombie - the only sentient zombie in the book. Though he does encounter another zombie who seems to have a bit of intelligence and awareness. It makes fun of various zombie tropes and is a fun, quick read. If you are into zombie horror you should give this a try.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Zombie, Ohio is the first book in the three book (so far) zombie series by Scott Kenemore. It's not a series in the sense of having characters that go through adventures in each book; rather, these are books all set in a zombie world with completely different characters and stories in each book. Consequently, you do not have to read these books in any specific order. The main character, Peter, is not very lovable - in his zombie aspect or what we learn of his human existence. It's obvious he's not meant to be. This makes it all the more believable that someone tried to murder him. The story bogged down in the middle for me as Peter marched around with his zombie friends. Peter was in college professor-zombie mode and analyzing everything. I would have preferred more action and less thinking. I have to say, this is quite a unique novel. An "aware" zombie who holds conversations, but eats brains. He wanders with other zombies and tries so solve his own murder. Strange much? The dark humor is a refreshing change from other zombie books and worth the read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved this book - I loved that the author took on a new perspective in the zombie genre - that of an intelligent zombie. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. The story moved along quite well and still developed the main character well.