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A review by eviecheesepuff
Breathers: A Zombie's Lament by S.G. Browne
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Breathers...aka living humans. Our mc Andy and his wife just died in a car crash. Well, she did. He came back to life and is trying to get used to his new zombie status...but it's not easy. The undead have little to no rights, not to mention the constant abuse by the living. So Andy and his new undead friends start a fight for Zombie rights. Among them he is Rita, who takes Andy's breath away...if he had such a thing, that is.
This book is very interesting. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a weird zombie story or if you like horror and are not put off by graphic descriptions of body gore, death and violence. It's also very funny at points (very dark humor)...
LESSONS LEARNED
- There was a heavy comparison between zombies and homeless people. I found that very profound and heart wrenching. We all need to show more kindness and understanding before judging anyone 😔❤️
✨ Now in order to fully review this book I will have to spoil the end so IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN CHECKING IT OUT READ NO FURTHER 😘 (hope you enjoy the book)
Look I was so on board with this until about 3/4 into the story. I thought it was such a unique and creepy read! The Zombies regenerating when they consume human flesh was such a great concept! Gave the whole "braaaiins" ordeal an actual reason.
The writing was kind of annoying sometimes. The author used the sentence " if you've never [insert literally any action], you won't understand" so much!!! It was okay the first couple times but bro! It's not funny anymore.
I felt bad for Andy but I also found him to be a very boring individual. This book def thrived on the interesting side characters. So it really sucked when they kept dying just to further Andy's purpose and character arc. Woman in the fridge? More like the whole town is in the fridge.
The ending. I loved Rita so much! Her personality had so much depth! When she died at the end I was so upset ya'll 😭 I would have preferred to read this book from her POV tbh.
This book is very interesting. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a weird zombie story or if you like horror and are not put off by graphic descriptions of body gore, death and violence. It's also very funny at points (very dark humor)...
LESSONS LEARNED
- There was a heavy comparison between zombies and homeless people. I found that very profound and heart wrenching. We all need to show more kindness and understanding before judging anyone 😔❤️
✨ Now in order to fully review this book I will have to spoil the end so IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN CHECKING IT OUT READ NO FURTHER 😘 (hope you enjoy the book)
Look I was so on board with this until about 3/4 into the story. I thought it was such a unique and creepy read! The Zombies regenerating when they consume human flesh was such a great concept! Gave the whole "braaaiins" ordeal an actual reason.
The writing was kind of annoying sometimes. The author used the sentence " if you've never [insert literally any action], you won't understand" so much!!! It was okay the first couple times but bro! It's not funny anymore.
I felt bad for Andy but I also found him to be a very boring individual. This book def thrived on the interesting side characters. So it really sucked when they kept dying just to further Andy's purpose and character arc. Woman in the fridge? More like the whole town is in the fridge.
The ending. I loved Rita so much! Her personality had so much depth! When she died at the end I was so upset ya'll 😭 I would have preferred to read this book from her POV tbh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder