Zombie, J. R. Angelella
Zombie, J. R. Angelella
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Zombie

Author: J. R. Angelella

Narrator: Alston Brown

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2012

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Jeremy Barker is obsessed with zombie movies. He attends an all-boys Catholic High School where roving gangs in plaid make his days a living hell. His mother is an absentee pillhead, his older brother a self-diagnosed sex-addict, and his father an ex-Marine realtor who disappears night after night without explanation. Jeremy navigates it all with a code cobbled together from Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, Planet Terror, Zombieland, and Shaun of the Dead: Avoid Contact, Keep Quiet, Forget the Past, and Lock-and-Load. The code is put to the test when he discovers in his father’s closet a bizarre homemade video of a man strapped to a bed, being prepped for some sort of surgical procedure. As Jeremy—troubled but ever-optimistic—attempts to trace the origin of the video, this remarkable debut moves from its sharp, precocious beginnings to a climax of almost unthinkable violence, testing him to the core.

About J. R. Angelella

J. R. Angelella is the author of the novel Zombie as well as a Southern Gothic supernatural YA series cowritten with his wife, Kate. He is a contributing author to the murder-mystery anthology Who Done It?, benefiting the nonprofit organization 826NYC. His short fiction and essays have appeared in numerous publications. Angelella holds an MFA in creative writing and literature from Bennington College and teaches professional writing at the University of Maryland in College Park. He lives in Brooklyn.

About Alston Brown

Alston Brown is an actor and writer, currently enrolled as an MFA candidate in the Brown University / Trinity Repertory Company’s acting program. He has worked extensively in theater in New York and regionally, including workshops of the Broadway play Next Fall and at the Sundance Institute, and appeared in the film Observe and Report. Alston lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Not Now...Mommy's Reading on March 29, 2010

What an amazing anthology! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection of never-before-published stories featuring my favorite creatures of the night: ZOMBIES!!! *giggle Each and every story was unique and fascinating. Here is my rating of the individual stories (from fav to least fave): The Storm Do......more

Goodreads review by Mauoijenn on November 26, 2011

Z ZO ZOM ZOMB ZOMBI ZOMBIE ZOMBIES!! What more do you need than a book full of Zombies! Great read.......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on May 16, 2010

A decent collection of zombie stories with a lot of variation from the usual George Romero-style zombie apocalypse. Stand outs include Joe Hill’s story told as a collection of Tweets from a bored teen-age girl on a family vacation that includes attending a zombie circus and Jonathan Maberry’s touchi......more

Goodreads review by Rodrigo on February 03, 2017

Mi breve reseña de los relatos de esta antología: Lázaro, de J. Connoly: la resurrección del Lázaro bíblico desde una óptica mórbida, con algo de sexo y poco más. Lo que sabía Maisie, de David Liss: el mejor relato del libro, muy fiel al género. Copper, de Stephen Bissette: frases incoherentes repetid......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 10, 2012

Although there were a few duds in this one, there are also some really top-notch stories. Honestly, I'd implore you to pick up a copy of THE NEW DEAD simply to read THE FAMILY BUSINESS by Jonathan Maberry, which is the first zombie story I've read that's ever managed to make me cry.......more

Quotes

“Wow! A crazy, wicked, knock-out of a book! Zombie is an energetic, hilarious romp through Jeremy’s world, which is full of dangers and perils of both real and imagined (or are they imagined?). Remember those zombie movies from your childhood that kept you up nights holding onto your baseball bat for safety? When you read this book you’ll go searching for that baseball bat again…Trust me.” Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

“If you are a ‘youth spy’ and want to know how teenagers feel and what they say when adults aren’t around, Zombie—a funny and very authentic, well-written first novel by J. R. Angelella—should definitely be the next book you read.” John Waters, writer and director of Hairspray

“An irreverent and twisted coming-of-age story with one of the most shocking endings I’ve ever read.” Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook

“Crackles with energy and attitude.” Publishers Weekly

“Without a doubt, J. R. Angelella is a truly gifted writer, and Zombie, his first novel, is one of the smartest, strangest, and most beautifully crafted coming-of-age stories you will ever encounter. I eagerly look forward to see what he comes up with next.” Donald Ray Pollock, author of The Devil All the Time

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