Review: Alas, poor Bob, being undead is not a breeze
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2013
"Bob the Zombie" is a lot of fun. It is definitely not your typical zombie/horror novel. For one thing, it's a first-person narrative -- from the point-of-view of the zombie himself. Also, Jaime Johnessee is not aiming for your blood pressure (to scare you) but your funny bone. And she has good aim.Poor Bob has a terrible accident. His mother, not thinking of the long-term consequences, consults a necromancer to raise her son from the dead. And then Bob gets a whole new unlife and new friends, frenemies, and full-out enemies to deal with. He copes with grace -- mental, that is, not so much physical -- and a seemingly endless supply of staples.This is an inventive, clever, and funny short work. If you're looking for "The Walking Dead," you won't find those zombies here. This is more like, "The Dancing Dead."There are some technical problems, if I am to be honest. The book is full of comma splices, has the occasional misused word, and so on. I will be honest and say that they bothered me. They will probably not bother most people. I am a copy-editor by trade. That fact makes me more aware of such issues. Do NOT allow this to put you off the book. "Bob the Zombie" is a fun, quick read. Enjoy it.