Lexile reviewed Zombiesque for Night Owl Reviews, and says, "Zombiesque is a better than average anthology." Yay! But what does she think of the Pumpkins? "The funniest story was Seanan McGuire's 'Gimme a "Z"!' about a cheerleader who recently died and is resurrected. She doesn't see any reason why even though she's dead she can't, you know, wash her hair or go out to get a soda or like be a cheerleader. The story is really ridiculous and what ultimately keeps her from being one of the shambling, flesh eating dead is just short of absurd, but it's immensely entertaining."
Oh, yeah. Fighting Pumpkins rule.
Kelly at Daemon's Books gave Zombiesque five stars, and says, "Personally, the zombie cheerleader story called 'Gimme a "Z"!' was my favorite." What more need be said? Oh, how about, "The writing was fantastic, Seanan McGuire’s take on the way that teenagers (well, stereotypical cheerleader teenagers) talk was perfect." See? All that snark is good for something!
Finally, the Zombiesque review at Errant Dreams calls out each individual story on its merits and failings, and gives a fantastic general overview of the anthology.
Everyone seems to be in agreement: this is a fun book with good stories, and you should check it out. Plus, it marks the first in-print appearance of the Fighting Pumpkins cheer squad (their prior appearance, "Dying With Her Cheer Pants On," was virtual). Show school spirit! Support the team!
GO PUMPKINS!
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(I'm still calling it "zombie-squee" *g*.)
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February 24 2011, 20:13:46 UTC 6 years ago
Fighting Pumpkins...
February 24 2011, 21:38:05 UTC 6 years ago
Re: Fighting Pumpkins...
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February 24 2011, 23:20:14 UTC 6 years ago
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Audio Book of the Year
Black Magic Sanction, by Kim Harrison, Narrated by Marguerite Gavin, Blackstone Audio
Feed, by Mira Grant, Narrated by Paula Christensen and Jesse Bernstein, Hachette Audio
Halo: Evolutions, by various authors including Tobias S. Bucknell, B.K. Evenson, and Jonathan Goff, Narrated by Steve Downes, Holter Graham, Frank OConnor, and Jen Taylor, Macmillan Audio
The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham, Narrated by Graeme Malcolm, Audible, Inc.
The Stainless Steel Rat, by Harry Harrison, Narrated by Phil Gigante, Brilliance Audio
WWW: Watch, by Robert J. Sawyer, Narrated by Jessica Almasy, Marc Vietor, Oliver Wyman, Jennifer Van Dyck, and Robert J. Sawyer, Audible, Inc.
I loved the production on both Feed and Watch, so I'm not sure which fingers to keep crossed!
February 25 2011, 16:04:04 UTC 6 years ago
That's awesome!
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February 25 2011, 14:45:48 UTC 6 years ago
Please don't tell me these things. Early sales make the Great Pumpkin cry. I am choosing to believe that no stores would be so gauche and undermining as to sell me before my on-sale date.
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February 25 2011, 16:04:57 UTC 6 years ago
You say the sweetest things.
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BTW, Fighting Pumpkins Fight song? Are you just poking the fan base?
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This post made me want pumpkin pie icecream. Fortunately there's some in the freezer.
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