Review: A one question quiz to help you decide...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2012
What did the zombie say to the prostitute? Keep the tip!Did you think the above joke was funny?If you answered yes you should download this pair of short stories immediately. If your answer was no, cross this author off of your list of potential writers and run, don't walk, away now. Each story is built around similar un-PC humor. Why, the discerning reader may ask, do zombies gravitate toward jobs in the dry cleaning industry? Well, your first mistake is in being discerning. This isn't written for people that consider themselves discerning. Or stoic. Or know the definition of either of those adjectives. No explanation for zombie career decisions is provided. Readers should feel fortunate enough that there's even a cursory reason provided as to why having big feet places a vampire at a potential disadvantage amongst other immortals.These stories are written to entertain people with a bit of time to kill and the capacity for just shrugging their respective shoulders and going with the flow of a story just for the fun of it.I don't think for a second the author would disagree or be insulted by my saying that these stories are an utter and complete waste of time. Sometimes, for whatever reason, we all need to completely waste some of our time. As a young Val Kilmer once said, "it's a moral imperative."I've seen and read funnier stories. But this pair was funny enough that I was able to enjoy them while stuck as a passenger on a recent long car trip with a person too busy focusing on navigation to engage in lively banter. The stories were an irreverant and entertaining way to pass the time. In other words, they did their job for me and did it well enough that I've downloaded several other offerings by P. J. Jones for the next time I have some time to kill.Don't think about these stories. They aren't meant to be thought provoking and you should know just from the titles that you aren't about to read a modern version of "The Iliad." Just check your brain at the door and enjoy. Oh - but be sure to keep your receipt when you do. There's not telling when a zombie lacking the skills to get a dry cleaning career may opt to try a position in the coatroom-check industry. Funny things can happen to brains when zombies are about. Without that receipt, you might not get yours back.