A review by ruhhnay
Breathers: A Zombie's Lament by S.G. Browne
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Mannnn, I loved this weird, unique, hilarious, tense, crazy book. There was SO much to love and this one is right up my alley.
This is a book about a typical society with a not-so-typical issue: when some people die, they are reanimated and want to live among the "Breathers," doing as much as they can to resemble their lives before death. Unfortunately for them, the living are not so accepting and the zombies find themselves victims of their own version of racism, inequality, violence, and struggles in self-worth. What is the point of their lives now? What were they brought back to do? Andy and his found family have to figure out how to make this forced regeneration work for them and somehow create meaning in being a zombie every day.
It's crazy how a book about zombies is able to so effectively connect back to tragedy and very real, current issues, while still throwing in a ton of humor, romance, and mystery. I mean, this really had it all!
I'm stealing these from another review because I want to keep all of these hilarious quotes forever:
"If you’ve never woken up from a car accident to discover that your wife is dead and you’re an animated, rotting corpse, than you probably wouldn’t understand."
"If you’ve never seen someone get his arm torn out of his socket by a gang of drunk college fraternity boys who slap him in the face with his own hand, you probably wouldn’t understand"
"if you’ve never been confined to a five-foot-long, three-foot-wide, three-foot-high cage for five days, than you probably wouldn’t understand."
"If you’ve never been in a room full of zombies eating freshly cooked human flesh, than you probably wouldn’t understand."
This is a book about a typical society with a not-so-typical issue: when some people die, they are reanimated and want to live among the "Breathers," doing as much as they can to resemble their lives before death. Unfortunately for them, the living are not so accepting and the zombies find themselves victims of their own version of racism, inequality, violence, and struggles in self-worth. What is the point of their lives now? What were they brought back to do? Andy and his found family have to figure out how to make this forced regeneration work for them and somehow create meaning in being a zombie every day.
It's crazy how a book about zombies is able to so effectively connect back to tragedy and very real, current issues, while still throwing in a ton of humor, romance, and mystery. I mean, this really had it all!
I'm stealing these from another review because I want to keep all of these hilarious quotes forever:
"If you’ve never woken up from a car accident to discover that your wife is dead and you’re an animated, rotting corpse, than you probably wouldn’t understand."
"If you’ve never seen someone get his arm torn out of his socket by a gang of drunk college fraternity boys who slap him in the face with his own hand, you probably wouldn’t understand"
"if you’ve never been confined to a five-foot-long, three-foot-wide, three-foot-high cage for five days, than you probably wouldn’t understand."
"If you’ve never been in a room full of zombies eating freshly cooked human flesh, than you probably wouldn’t understand."