My favorite zombie movie is definitely Shaun of the Dead, as I'm not big into the typical zombie tropes of gross-out, mindless shambling and over-the-top gore, but I AM big into parodies thereof. Maybe it's the fact that, ultimately, zombies are a parody of humanity, which means that a parody of a zombie story is a meta-parody?
But I digress.
Lynn Messina's "The Girls' Guide to Dating Zombies" comes from a similar place of silliness. The stereotypical brain-eating zombie has here been limited to those with Y chromosomes, which means men are for all intents and purposes (un)dead. Or, as specified here, "re-living." Women, as a result, rule the world. Which is awesome! But kind of terrible, if you're into having relationships, because the only available romantic option is now... dating zombies.
EWWWWWW!
I find it amusing that this is also one of the running gags, because that was definitely the first thing that came to mind when I read this book's title. Zombie sex is discussed, but the author manages to make it seem like a logical conclusion in this world gone mad.
The Girls' Guide is a funny take on the old "zombies as mindless consumers" theme, twisting it to Messina's own purposes where zombies are in fact better lovers than the 20th century male. Whatever they want is irrelevant, since they only want brains (luckily, they only eat non-human brains), and for some reason they also really enjoy shoe-shopping. The perfect man is a zombie!
Or is he?
Interspersing info from Hattie Cross's "Girls' Guide" and the action of the story makes for a funny, compelling read. If you like zombies, parodies or plain old silliness, give this one a whirl!
But I digress.
Lynn Messina's "The Girls' Guide to Dating Zombies" comes from a similar place of silliness. The stereotypical brain-eating zombie has here been limited to those with Y chromosomes, which means men are for all intents and purposes (un)dead. Or, as specified here, "re-living." Women, as a result, rule the world. Which is awesome! But kind of terrible, if you're into having relationships, because the only available romantic option is now... dating zombies.
EWWWWWW!
I find it amusing that this is also one of the running gags, because that was definitely the first thing that came to mind when I read this book's title. Zombie sex is discussed, but the author manages to make it seem like a logical conclusion in this world gone mad.
The Girls' Guide is a funny take on the old "zombies as mindless consumers" theme, twisting it to Messina's own purposes where zombies are in fact better lovers than the 20th century male. Whatever they want is irrelevant, since they only want brains (luckily, they only eat non-human brains), and for some reason they also really enjoy shoe-shopping. The perfect man is a zombie!
Or is he?
Interspersing info from Hattie Cross's "Girls' Guide" and the action of the story makes for a funny, compelling read. If you like zombies, parodies or plain old silliness, give this one a whirl!
