It Wasn't That Funny To Begin With, Anyway

[bloodyrosemccoy]

New book in the library today: Zombies of Lake Woebegotten by "Harrison Geillor."

That does it. I am declaring Zombie Remixes to be Old Meme. Time to come up with the next novelty novel genre to torment booksellers and librarians with.

Also, I hereby demand that publishers place a moratorium on any titles that cram the words "dead," "vampire," "fang," or any other undead term into stock idioms and pretend they are puns. Yes, I'm looking at you, Michele Bardsley, and you, Kathy Love. You are spoiling it for the rest of us.

Comments

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Android Kerenina(sp) was the breaking point for me.

[acrossthelake.livejournal.com]

I'm so with you. I admit I was amused the first time I saw Pride and Prejudice and Zombies at Borders. (Honestly I wish my mom, the great Austen fan, were alive so I could have horrified/amused her with it.) However, these days whenever I see a title in that vein I just want to beat the author over the head with a durian.

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Part of the problem with that stuff is that once you've read the title, you've got the joke. There's absolutely no need to read the actual book.

[sunshine-shaman.livejournal.com]

I'm pushing for Minotaurs to become the new teen heart-throb fantasy being. I'm sure you could get some killer drama out of that. Especially with a sassy street-smart female lead to carry things along....

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

Yes, this. I kinda winced when I saw that title myself.