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badseedgirl's review against another edition
3.0
Apparently, every single Beatle was a bit of a tool, or maybe when they became zombies they turned into complete pricks. I have not read any Beatle biographies so I'm not sure which is true.
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
What do a famous music band, The Beatles and zombies have to do with each other…a lot when Paul is Undead! Yep, you read this right. The Beatles may have come from England and but they were they were not of this world.
John Lennon was already a zombie when he helped formed the Beatles. He was getting better at turning others into zombies without anyone suspecting anything was up. John later recruits Paul. They both go in search of Ninja warrior and talented drummer, Ringo. Eventually, the group obtains George. The Beatles are on the rise. Though, they will have to watch themselves from Mick Jagger. Mick hates zombies and eliminates them every chance he gets.
I really had a blast reading this book. The hilarious plot, wild antics of Paul, Ringo, John, George and the great illustrations made Paul the Undead a pure delight to read. I had a smile on my face pretty much the whole time I was reading this book. Paul, Ringo, John, George were so funny. I liked reading how each one would share their perceptive on the details of what was happening at that moment or during a specific situation. Mick Jagger as a zombie hunter…LOL. Paul the Undead is a zombie chomping, brain munching, gut busting, good time! I can’t wait to read Mr. Alan Goldsher’s next novel, Midnight Movie.
John Lennon was already a zombie when he helped formed the Beatles. He was getting better at turning others into zombies without anyone suspecting anything was up. John later recruits Paul. They both go in search of Ninja warrior and talented drummer, Ringo. Eventually, the group obtains George. The Beatles are on the rise. Though, they will have to watch themselves from Mick Jagger. Mick hates zombies and eliminates them every chance he gets.
I really had a blast reading this book. The hilarious plot, wild antics of Paul, Ringo, John, George and the great illustrations made Paul the Undead a pure delight to read. I had a smile on my face pretty much the whole time I was reading this book. Paul, Ringo, John, George were so funny. I liked reading how each one would share their perceptive on the details of what was happening at that moment or during a specific situation. Mick Jagger as a zombie hunter…LOL. Paul the Undead is a zombie chomping, brain munching, gut busting, good time! I can’t wait to read Mr. Alan Goldsher’s next novel, Midnight Movie.
dryadgurrl's review against another edition
4.0
Imagine, if you will, a world where zombies and humans live together in if not perfect harmony, at least a sort of balance. A world where, in fact, zombies are considered a racial minority. Now imagine what would happen if certain celebrities and media icons were zombies? Football players, sprinters, Olympic athletes. What about movie stars? Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jeff Bridges. How about musicians? Green Day, Pink, Madonna.
What about the Beatles?
This is exactly the question that Paul Is Undead raises; what if arguably the biggest band in history weren’t four boys from Liverpool, but were, in fact, four zombies from Liverpool? Well, three zombies and one seventh-level Ninja Lord. The book is written as an oral history of “The British Zombie Invasion” which is to say that the author has set the whole book up as interviews with people close to the band, and even the band themselves.
I’m not generally a fan of alternate history fiction, mostly because, well, a lot of it is pretty far-fetched, but Paul is Undead is just SO far-fetched that it’s into the realm of satire and parody and it’s absolutely hilarious. Not only is it hilarious, it’s also well-written enough that I know I’ll be peppering the ‘facts’ from it into any of my future discussions of the Beatles.
It’s a great ride from John Lennon’s Quarrymen days, right up through the years, each chapter has multiple points of view, from the Beatles themselves, to people close to them, to reporters and historians who wrote about them at the time or have written about them since.
Of course, there’s also input from their arch-nemesis Mick Jagger, who also happens to be England’s greatest zombie hunter. This fact, more than any of the others, I think is the one that’s going to stay with me, mostly because I know it’s going to make me laugh whenever I see him, thinking that his hip-swivel is his greatest weapon against the undead.
All in all, Paul is Undead is a fun, oft-times raunchy romp through history as it should have been, and is well worth the read, and even though it weighs in at just over 300 pages, it’s still a quick, easy read.
What about the Beatles?
This is exactly the question that Paul Is Undead raises; what if arguably the biggest band in history weren’t four boys from Liverpool, but were, in fact, four zombies from Liverpool? Well, three zombies and one seventh-level Ninja Lord. The book is written as an oral history of “The British Zombie Invasion” which is to say that the author has set the whole book up as interviews with people close to the band, and even the band themselves.
I’m not generally a fan of alternate history fiction, mostly because, well, a lot of it is pretty far-fetched, but Paul is Undead is just SO far-fetched that it’s into the realm of satire and parody and it’s absolutely hilarious. Not only is it hilarious, it’s also well-written enough that I know I’ll be peppering the ‘facts’ from it into any of my future discussions of the Beatles.
It’s a great ride from John Lennon’s Quarrymen days, right up through the years, each chapter has multiple points of view, from the Beatles themselves, to people close to them, to reporters and historians who wrote about them at the time or have written about them since.
Of course, there’s also input from their arch-nemesis Mick Jagger, who also happens to be England’s greatest zombie hunter. This fact, more than any of the others, I think is the one that’s going to stay with me, mostly because I know it’s going to make me laugh whenever I see him, thinking that his hip-swivel is his greatest weapon against the undead.
All in all, Paul is Undead is a fun, oft-times raunchy romp through history as it should have been, and is well worth the read, and even though it weighs in at just over 300 pages, it’s still a quick, easy read.
eliza_bangert's review against another edition
3.0
This was pretty funny, it just went on for a little bit too long. I really enjoyed some of the details he put in that only someone who's really acquainted with the Beatles' history would pick up on. Definitely a fun Halloween read!
carlylottsofbookz's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun edition to my creature readings this year (it seems the year of the vampire/zombie/etc) has hit.
This is a history of the Beatles..and zombies, and the mix of those two. Wet author does a fun job of mixing real people with his alternative take. For example, Mic Jagger, as a zombie hunter. Roy Orbison as an undisclosed deity. Good stuff!
This is a history of the Beatles..and zombies, and the mix of those two. Wet author does a fun job of mixing real people with his alternative take. For example, Mic Jagger, as a zombie hunter. Roy Orbison as an undisclosed deity. Good stuff!
grecialopez's review against another edition
4.0
Loved it.
Though the summary said Yoko was a eight level ninja lord but the book it said she was a ninth level??
Though the summary said Yoko was a eight level ninja lord but the book it said she was a ninth level??
jerefi's review against another edition
3.0
This book was amusing. I laughed out loud at times. Often what was most hilarious was not what happened, but how the different "interviews" are edited together. it made me think of a Christopher Guest mockumentary in that way.