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michalice's review against another edition
4.0
When I first heard about Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie it was at a blogger event held at Faber Headquarters. Jeff was there and read a chapter of this book, and the whole room was in stitches laughing, I knew right then that I HAD to read this book.
As you can see from the cover, and the title, Adam Meltzer is a zombie, a recently returned zombie, and his arrival back home is met with some changes. His room now belongs to his sister, her old room is now a gym, all of his precious posters, clothes, belongings, have been sent to a charity shop. Obviously Adam is feeling a bit pushed out, but he makes the most of a bad situation, which also leads to the discovery of some secret identities of his neighbours, Corina, a vegan vampire and Ernesto, a chupacubra.
When I began reading Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie I didn't really know what to expect, and even though the back of the book introduces these two characters, I didn't really click onto the fact that they were real characters. However, ignoring my major fail in noticing the obvious, lets crack on with my review.
Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie was an hilarious, laugh out loud read. Adam makes a strangely perfect Zombie, OCD issues and all. I love how he is constantly evaluating the germ factors of things, and adding little annotations to words and explaining them at the bottom of the page, some of his explanations were hilariously funny.
Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie was a relatively quick read for me, but it is a perfect mixture of adventure, sleuthing, paranormal creatures, and more. I love how this recent band of friends works together so well, and occasionally comes up with some foolish ideas that somehow work. I love the addition of a little friend (with a great name) and how he helps out. The humour is easy to get for all ages, and Adam's obsession with pens for everything only adds to this whenever one is mentioned.
Jeff Norton has done it again. With a witty, hilarious read, Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie is sure to be a hit with readers of all ages.
As you can see from the cover, and the title, Adam Meltzer is a zombie, a recently returned zombie, and his arrival back home is met with some changes. His room now belongs to his sister, her old room is now a gym, all of his precious posters, clothes, belongings, have been sent to a charity shop. Obviously Adam is feeling a bit pushed out, but he makes the most of a bad situation, which also leads to the discovery of some secret identities of his neighbours, Corina, a vegan vampire and Ernesto, a chupacubra.
When I began reading Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie I didn't really know what to expect, and even though the back of the book introduces these two characters, I didn't really click onto the fact that they were real characters. However, ignoring my major fail in noticing the obvious, lets crack on with my review.
Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie was an hilarious, laugh out loud read. Adam makes a strangely perfect Zombie, OCD issues and all. I love how he is constantly evaluating the germ factors of things, and adding little annotations to words and explaining them at the bottom of the page, some of his explanations were hilariously funny.
Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie was a relatively quick read for me, but it is a perfect mixture of adventure, sleuthing, paranormal creatures, and more. I love how this recent band of friends works together so well, and occasionally comes up with some foolish ideas that somehow work. I love the addition of a little friend (with a great name) and how he helps out. The humour is easy to get for all ages, and Adam's obsession with pens for everything only adds to this whenever one is mentioned.
Jeff Norton has done it again. With a witty, hilarious read, Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie is sure to be a hit with readers of all ages.
booksnbookends's review against another edition
5.0
I received an eBook copy of 'Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie' from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
What would you do if you woke up and found yourself in a grave? Not sure? Me neither. But this is just the dilemma which Adam faces. After returning back home after crawling out of a coffin, he finds out he has supposedly been dead for three months. His life, or rather afterlife, is completely turned upside down when he finds out his friends aren't all he suspected them to be either. From being a seemingly invisible middle school student, Adam becomes popular and as a zombie, this might not be the best idea. Ending up at the most unlikely of places and with the constant fear of contamination and germs, Adam faces the challenge of a lifetime. The quest he leads to find the "killer" bee which killed him leads to unexpected discoveries and a whole new adventure. Will Adam be able to locate the killer bee and still be germ free? You'll just have to read to find out.
After reading the blurb of this book I was really eager to read it! I'm not really all that sure what I expected, but this book far exceeded my expectations. With hilarious characters and brilliant jokes (for adults as well as children)! This is a lovely children's book which would be greatly appealing for young boys who just love to read about zombies and poo. It's really a laugh out loud kind of book which will have you in hysterics. The characters just make this book brilliant, the protagonist Adam with his OCD about germs makes his everyday woes hilarious. Their antics in the book made this greatly entertaining and this book is sure to be a hit with children.
A lovely children's book which might make you lose an arm or two laughing! A lovely book to share with children.
What would you do if you woke up and found yourself in a grave? Not sure? Me neither. But this is just the dilemma which Adam faces. After returning back home after crawling out of a coffin, he finds out he has supposedly been dead for three months. His life, or rather afterlife, is completely turned upside down when he finds out his friends aren't all he suspected them to be either. From being a seemingly invisible middle school student, Adam becomes popular and as a zombie, this might not be the best idea. Ending up at the most unlikely of places and with the constant fear of contamination and germs, Adam faces the challenge of a lifetime. The quest he leads to find the "killer" bee which killed him leads to unexpected discoveries and a whole new adventure. Will Adam be able to locate the killer bee and still be germ free? You'll just have to read to find out.
After reading the blurb of this book I was really eager to read it! I'm not really all that sure what I expected, but this book far exceeded my expectations. With hilarious characters and brilliant jokes (for adults as well as children)! This is a lovely children's book which would be greatly appealing for young boys who just love to read about zombies and poo. It's really a laugh out loud kind of book which will have you in hysterics. The characters just make this book brilliant, the protagonist Adam with his OCD about germs makes his everyday woes hilarious. Their antics in the book made this greatly entertaining and this book is sure to be a hit with children.
A lovely children's book which might make you lose an arm or two laughing! A lovely book to share with children.
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