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Brains: A Zombie Memoir

Robin Becker (2010)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

DeathGoreViolenceBody HorrorMass Death

Positive tags

HumorRedemption ArcFound FamilyHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Zombie / Undead ProtagonistFish out of WaterReformed Villain

Tropes

Reluctant HeroFish out of WaterComing of AgeMorally Gray ProtagonistAntiheroPost-Apocalyptic

Themes

IdentityRedemptionCoexistencePrejudiceWhat Makes Us HumanSurvivalSecond Chances

Synopsis

After the zombie apocalypse, can zombies and humans live together in peace and harmony? College professor-cum-zombie Jack Barnes is determined to try, in this wonderfully stylish and humorous debut novel.

Brains: A Zombie Memoir: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Zombie apocalypse novel with inherent gore, violence, and death; darkly humorous tone but contains body horror and disturbing undead imagery throughout.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include gore, death, and mass death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

A zombie professor tries to bridge the gap between the living and the undead in this darkly funny post-apocalyptic tale.

Tags

Zombie FictionSatirical FantasyPost-ApocalypticLiterary Horror