• The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten

  • By: Harrison Geillor
  • Narrated by: Phil Gigante
  • Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (247 ratings)

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The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten

By: Harrison Geillor
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
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Publisher's summary

The town of Lake Woebegotton, MN is a small town, filled with ordinary (yet above average) people, leading ordinary lives. Ordinary, that is, until the dead start coming back to life, with the intent to feast upon the living! Now this small town of above average citizens must overcome their petty rivalries and hidden secrets in order to survive an onslaught of the dead.

©2010 Harrison Geillor (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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If the Coen Brothers made a Zombie Movie...

Where does The Zombies of Lake Woebegotton rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very High

What did you like best about this story?

This story is unique - its not your typical zombie apocalypse tale. The characters of the small town are the focus and their antics made me laugh out loud. The narrator is actually a character himself and his rambling story telling drew me in from the first few minutes. I love the language and I love the humor.

Have you listened to any of Phil Gigante’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

Who was the most memorable character of The Zombies of Lake Woebegotton and why?

There are so many! The elderly serial killer, the zealous Catholic priest from Texas, the drunk that lives on the edge of town and calls the zombies,

Any additional comments?

If you are looking for an action/horror story, this is not the one for you. If you liked books like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and have a dry sense of humor, you will probably like this book.

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For fans of Garrison Keillor

If you like to listen to Garrison Keillor, you should appreciate this delightfully fun (and funny) parody of his Lake Woebegone books. Phil Gigante gives an absolutely fabulous performance-- his voice, tone and cadence are so much like Garrison Keillor's. Each character has a distinct voice and his accents are wonderful. As you would expect, Lake Woebegotton is full of unique, colorful characters and the story is somewhat slower paced, with quirky tangents and ramblings, much like the Lake Woebegone books. However, it is precisely these things that make the book such a delight. I laughed out loud several times while listening to this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. You do not need to be a zombie fan to appreciate this book. It has its moments of goriness (due to the subject matter), but it's not overwhelming. I am so glad I accidentally stumbled upon this book and decided to give it a try.

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Enjoyable tale and spoof on classic!

The story was enjoyable. It is difficult to achieve zombie literary excellence, and based on that, I feel the writer did an excellent job.

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Finally got around to this book.

If you didn't like the Twilight version by this Author, you'll probably like this book better. I did.

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If you want your audio book read by 'Cletus'

Then this is the one for you. Honestly, I tried for about an hour and could not get past the narrator...his yokle-dokle accent and simple 5th grade English does not do it for me. Boring, simple, and hard to get involved... There are many other great zombie books out there...save your credit, I want mine back! Try Day by Day Armageddon I and II or The Passage for an epic adventure you won't regret (sort of a vamp/zombie tale). Cheers!

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Goofy annoying Narration

I guess I was expecting more. I just couldn't get into this, and despite all the amazing ratings, I just found it to be goofy and irritating. The narration really bothered me too. I guess I wasted a credit.

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Only occassionaly funny

There were a couple good laughs early on, but generally I didn't find it funny. It also wasn't very gripping as far as zombie books go. I didn't finish it.

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