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Book Review of Breathers: A Zombie's Lament

Breathers: A Zombie's Lament
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expert: "I want to tell my mother that I love her but I can't. I want to give her a hug but I don't because I'm afraid she might scream. Or else open another can of Glad on me."

Such is the life of the Undead, zombies or better yet call it what it is reantimated bodies of the previously deceased. Not everybody reanimates and no one, Breather, aka Living, scientist included knows why but only a few dead bodies reanimate every year sometimes on the embalming table, sometimes in the coffin or sometimes during their autopsy.. which is messy if you can imagine.

Andy is a new member of the Undead society aka Zombies, he's not a mean zombie by all means. Andy's actually very passive, he stays to himself in the cellar, he goes to his Undead Annonymous meetings, therapy twice a week and doesnt consume any Breathers. Not a bad zombie at all but through meeting Rita, a stunning suicide victim and Ray a rogue breather eater and many other characters of the undead and living kind he changes. Andy makes small changes at first- his diet to begin with and his love life, who knew zombie affection could be so warming, and his ability to direct his future and those like him.Unfortunately things happen out of our control and like us zombies are what they are so when shit hits the fan so to speak what else can a zombie do except what they do best... eat some Breathers!!

I have a fondness for zombies, all zombies whether they are the slow meandering hollywood undead of Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days or Max Brooks World War Z. I have added this to those favorite zombies list. I loved how at times I would laugh out loud at Andy's witty thoughts or Rita's recipes for Breather or find myself feeling sorry for Andy who wanted to belong to something, someone. to replace the pain of his previous life.

I can't wait to read my next S G Browne currently on my shelf from a recent shopping trip, Fated.
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