Mostly, I’m left wondering about the deeper meaning of the book. The fast food wars idea was clever, but again a little more development of what this meant in the story world would have been nice. I was surprised to discover that the whole book was set in the future, because it felt very like the 1960’s and I struggled to reconcile the action with Canada in the 21st century. The zip liners were too bizarre, as presented, to be enjoyable. I think this is a great concept for a novel, but I wish the world building had been developed a bit more. Some parts read a little like a Mad Libs of Apocalypse Now, with Chef or Cook subbed in for soldier or kill. It was entertaining the first couple of times and then it became repetitive. What I didn’t like: There’s too many incidents of Marlowe eating something disgusting and vomiting. There are a couple of things in this novella that I won’t mention because of spoilers, but they’re very clever puns and they filled me with glee. The heart of darkness lies along the Fraser River in British Columbia. I liked the touch of the humorous chapter titles. While the conceit didn’t land every time, I think this is a brilliant idea. The idea of a rogue Michelin star chef pleased me to no end. Inventive and original, bound to entertain zombie fans. There’s some great gore and really good use of zombies in this book.
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