From Rosemarie Jerome
author: Marion, Isaac
Warm Bodies
Whether caused by a plague or a curse, zombies roam the earth. Humans build their outposts. And the two groups are at war. R is a zombie and this is his story. Yes he hunts humans, shuffles around aimlessly, stands like a statue for hours and randomly falls into deep sleeps but he is also different. There is a spark of awareness in him that makes him question, doubt and dream. One day Julie, a human, enters his life and he instinctively must protect her at all cost. Changes occur gradually, she becomes his world and it is a world where anything is possible. This post-apocalyptic story has you cheering for the most unlikely hero. His innocent charm makes you forget that he is a monster, or is he? It is compelling and thought provoking which gets you through the gore.
Category Archives: Dark humor
Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt
From Jackie Cantwell
author: McKenzie, Kenneth and Harra, Todd
Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt
A compilation of true stories by morticians and funeral directors across
the U.S. Each chapter’s author is identified by a hobby or interest he
pursues outside his career. There are 5 sections: “First calls and
removals”, where the worker is informed there’s a body that needs to be
picked up from a nursing home, a private home, etc. A memorable chapter
is “Roadblock” about a man new to the business, who loves snowy winters,
until he has to do a removal by himself and accidentally drops the body.
The section “Where art meets science” has an anecdote called “The glass
eye and other expectations” which gives a sense of how difficult the
profession can be when survivors don’t give enough information. By far,
the most moving chapter is “Lesson: never go to bed angry” in “Family
matters”, where a young woman learns one of life’s most important lessons
too late. Reading it could change your life. “The killer customer”,
features a remorseful biker named Snake whose mother has died. “Wake
combat” in “Wakes, funerals and burials” tells the almost-unbelievable
tale of two brothers brawling at their father’s wake. And in the “In our
private lives” section, “The tapestry of life” tells the sorrowful tale of
a funeral director who had to bury two of his friends. The book is funny,
sad, and evocative.
