tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post8874958562586972228..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: Zone One: The "Literary" Zombie NovelGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-73212558855486983412011-11-24T21:07:45.476-06:002011-11-24T21:07:45.476-06:00Speaking of literary zombies, the University of Ot...Speaking of literary zombies, the University of Ottawa Press just published a book called *Braaaiiinnnsss! From Academics to Zombies.* It's by a bunch of scholars and writers and it "take[s] a serious look at how zombies threaten almost every aspect of our lives... It draws on a variety of fields including biology, history, law, gender studies, archaeology, library science, and landscape architecture. Part homage to zombie films and fiction, part cultural study, this collection humorously explores our deep-seated fear of the undead. Engaging and accessible, Braaaiiinnnsss! will amuse academics and zombie fans alike."<br /><br />I'm not even kidding. This book exists.Stephhttp://www.bellasbookshelves.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-27004462828435806892011-11-22T19:53:25.848-06:002011-11-22T19:53:25.848-06:00I meant what *do* all the zombies mean...I meant what *do* all the zombies mean...Lisa @Bibliophiliachttp://bibliophiliac-bibliophiliac.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-28688443895668029662011-11-22T19:52:02.894-06:002011-11-22T19:52:02.894-06:00I want to read this book. But more than this, I wa...I want to read this book. But more than this, I want to know: what to all the zombies mean?Lisa @Bibliophiliachttp://bibliophiliac-bibliophiliac.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-62844725067284325582011-11-22T17:33:52.692-06:002011-11-22T17:33:52.692-06:00I haven't read this but I've been meaning ...I haven't read this but I've been meaning to read something else by Whitehead (I have read Apex Hides the Hurt). I'm not so sure it would be this, but it sounds interesting... Maybe next October. Oh, and if you ever get a chance to go to a Whitehead "reading" DO IT. Hilarious.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127105939589606854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-35079334787646618422011-11-22T12:50:09.743-06:002011-11-22T12:50:09.743-06:00I started reading this and definitely expected it ...I started reading this and definitely expected it to be more fun. However, I don't need fun, I just had the wrong expectations. I'm going to try to return to it with more realistic ones. <br /><br />I also loved Zombieland.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-89074717914703746432011-11-22T11:33:57.102-06:002011-11-22T11:33:57.102-06:00A literary version of Zombieland(awesome movie)sou...A literary version of Zombieland(awesome movie)sounds like fun and while zombies are getting rather played out these days,this book should be worth checking out.lady thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287907577241697874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-80004665330645858252011-11-22T11:02:49.707-06:002011-11-22T11:02:49.707-06:00Intriguing review.
I'm glad somebody like Co...Intriguing review. <br /><br />I'm glad somebody like Colson Whitehead is trying to give a new light to what I call the "rent-a-monster" genre (vampires, zombies, werewolves...whatever monster is ready-made). <br /><br />Some of the ideas and symbolism in those stories are interesting and I'm glad a very capable writer like Whitehead gave it a go. Might have to check it outBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-13206088389514895062011-11-22T10:55:32.934-06:002011-11-22T10:55:32.934-06:00Nice review! Disorienting and not always fun, abso...Nice review! Disorienting and not always fun, absolutely. The prose helps even those parts that aren't so much fun. I kind of want to read it again, not because I loved it so much but because I know there were times I missed a lot because I wasn't in the right mood.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-11966931130880679872011-11-22T10:50:49.378-06:002011-11-22T10:50:49.378-06:00I don't know what appeals less to me zombies o...I don't know what appeals less to me zombies or Wallace but somehow I want to read this.Kingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670888226156369655noreply@blogger.com