Badass Zombie Road Trip

De: Tonia Brown

Narrado por: John Voorhees

Jonah has seven days to find his best friend's soul, or lose his own, dragging a zombie across the country with a stripper who has an agenda of her own, while being pursued for a crime he didn't commit...and dealing with Satan.

2,000 miles. Seven days. Two souls. One zombie. Satan.

©2012-2014 Books of the Dead Press (P)2015 Tonia Brown

Definately different

I had a couple of rough starts with this audiobook, I was having a hard time getting into in and had to stop listening until the time was right. After I got about a third of the way in to the book I was hooked. Tonia Brown broke out of the zombie stereotype with this one. It is full of dark college humor and cringe worthy gore. Nice combo in my book! But not recommended for young ears unless you want to have really awkward conversations explaining the content, or if you don't have a sense of humor. But if you do, give this book a chance. Just not while eating..

Jonah and Dale have been besties since they were kids. They are in a two man 'band' together and going on tour. The two of them are polar opposites. Jonah is the nerdy, inexperienced, shy part of the duo- and Dale is the loud, womanizer, obnoxious side. When Jonah finds out Dale has never been to California he decides to make a detour on the way to the next gig in Reno while Dale is passed out in the back seat to reunite him with his estranged father. Bad move. As soon as they cross the state line, they are pulled over by Satan, who takes Dales soul. Jonah makes a deal with the devil for his friends soul, and this takes them on a wild goose chase of a road trip with a time limit. Satan reanimates Dale to keep Jonah company, and to help out along the way. So Dale is a full fledged zombie, hunger for flesh, decomposing (dead skin chafes pretty easily) and digestive issues (what goes in must come out). Along the way they pick up Candy- the stripper, who is only trying to get back home to her father.. right? The trio get in plenty of sticky situations along the way including a dog taking off with an appendage of Dale's, and using feminine hygiene to control the.. ahem.. smell.

John Vorhees does a great job with the narration. Each character has their own voice, you are never confused about who is talking. He adds in emotion to the characters, bringing them to life. His pacing is good, and he has a pleasant speaking voice that is easy to listen to.

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Whacky zombie road trip antics

Any additional comments?

Well, this one was certainly not boring. Lots of action and sarcastic wit filled dialog. With a title like BadAss Zombie Road Trip you can expect over the top characters, whacky road trip antics and plenty of comedy.

After a deal gone south with the devil, Dale loses his soul and now instead of going to Reno to play a gig, he and Jonah must travel across the country to literally try and save their souls. Along the way they will meet many interesting characters and even end up all douched up in maxi pads and feminine odor control products. Huh? Yep. Hygiene happens.

The narrator did a great job with this one. Good inflection and comedic timing. Recommended for a light hearted and fun listen.

*I received a review copy of the audiobook from the publisher/author for an honest review and this is it.

Fun Zombie Trip!

Pre reading story. When i got my book i received this little message: Please be aware that this book contains a lot of bad language and is not safe for work, home, or anywhere for that matter. I found that message so funny, i had to read the book!
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So this is a funny, funny, funny book! Badass Zombie Road Trip is a trip i will do again! Not ONLY will i do it again, i will do it when i am sad and feel bad. I mean NOTHING compare to Jonah and his friend Dale. Dale of Jonah's need to help, Dale is in a bucket of S$%t of trouble! The 10 hrs and 15 mins RUNS away! I forgot about time and place thank to Tonia Brown! I feel like i am on a roller coaster, and i don't want to go of. So when Tonia Brown ends the boo i want to scream: I want to go again!

AND not only can Tonja Brown make cool books. John Voorhees can read them to! Wow, what a GOLDMINE we have here! He made me wish i was his friend! He made Jonah's and Dale's journey even more EPIC! What a good reader! He is just so funny, and his timing is just perfect.

I cant recommend this book high enough! If you like Zombies AND Fun: Well here is that book for you, with much love from Tonja Brown!

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you definitely need to know what you’re getting in

I initially sat back more than a little shocked at Tonia Brown’s book Badass Zombie Road Trip. I went into it with no expectations or knowledge of what it was about, and when the f-bombs started dropping I laughed, paused the book and did some research into what exactly I was getting myself into.

If you give Badass Zombie Roadtrip a chance, you definitely need to know what you’re getting into.

First off, BZRT isn’t a post apocalyptic novel per se. There’s really only a single zombie character in the book and he and the other main character are involved in a wacky trip across America to regain his soul. It was sort of stolen by the Devil, you see. In a traffic stop. Sort of.

Trying to summarize the plot of BZRT wouldn’t do it any justice, so I won’t. I will however cover some of the things you should know about the book.

Jonah and Dale do NOT shy away from lengthy discussions about sex and gore. I would venture to say that 50% of their interactions revolve around moving the plot forward, and the other 50% are them ragging on each other in a humorous, but potentially very offending fashion. If you’re thin skinned about any kind of racy humor, you probably won’t appreciate their scenes, and they’re the book. While funny and well written, I do think the two character’s are a bit over the top. Intentional as this may be, some of their conversations go on about sex (or in one long section of the book a missing thumb) for a bit too long, and it drags out the story and made it a little less entertaining for me.

BZRT strikes me as a strong homage to Neil Gaiman’s and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens, and that’s very high praise from me. I would also add that it feels like Tonia Brown channeled Kevin Smith into her writing for this and while I would normally be thrilled for that, it does make the book a strange, off-kilter experience. I enjoyed it, but I can see how this is not the cup of tea for the faint hearted, or for those seeking out a traditional post-apocalyptic story, or one with lots of action.

Expect crude laughs in spades and you’ll love this book.

Despite a few moments of audio echo in the performance John Voorhees does a wonderful job being very theatrical throughout. He jumps between Satan, Dale and Jonah with a zeal that’s hard not to enjoy and when Candy the stripper (You knew that was coming, right? The name?) his rendition of her entertains, and her presence makes the book more enjoyable as well.

Badass Zombie Roadtrip is a trip alright, and I hope you pack well and expect some fun.

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Good Irreverant Fun

Badass Zombie Road Trip was a fun novel about a pair of friends who are on a road trip from hell to save their lives and souls. I jumped at the chance to get this book as a free review copy, as I love comedy, love horror, and do like to read the reasonably scarce horror comedy novels that come along. I found myself laughing and smiling quite a lot of times through the performance. The opening banter between Jonah and Dale was brilliant. When Dale becomes an undead though, the banter wasn't quite as good (as expected as he was then "soulless"), but the comedy was often more situational. That said though some of the post undead banter was hilarious when Jonah was badgering Dale about his apparent preparedness to eat various parts of prospective male victims.

I loved the narration, and the character voices were really well done, and added to the comedic experience of the book. Audio quality wise, it did seem a little "echo-ey" at the start but that quickly resolved.

I hope to see more books by these two on audible in the future. I think this book is a great introduction to these new talents.