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American Badass #2
50 Shades of Brain: American Badass 2
Ron Watson, former playboy, newly minted Internet celebrity, and zombie, has settled into a mundane everyday lifestyle in Las Vegas with his pregnant zombie girlfriend Maria, his rebellious teenaged daughter Stella, and his favorite bar, Carnaval Court, where his best friend Jim and all of his goofy flair bartender pals can be found. Life - or death, as befits his zombie status - is nice and boring. Until it isn't. Werewolves, rogue Elvis impersonators, and poopy diapers conspire to threaten Ron's idyllic not-quite-human existence. Meanwhile, rumors of a zombie antidote abound, Stella's very existence is threatened, and Jim is kidnapped and taken to a library, leading Ron to wonder: Who the f*** goes to libraries anymore? And if I don't get shot in the head trying to save everybody, can I eventually learn how to be a family zombie? Or is there another destiny for me? Muscle cars, seven seconds of sex, reality television, a delicious hazelnut spread, and bro-country music collide in this sequel to the best-selling - okay, better-selling - okay, so we sold a few copies - zombie comedy, American Badass (soon to be a feature film!). So pull up a barstool, order a cocktail from your favorite flair bartender, settle in, and enjoy. BRAINS!
- GenresFantasy
189 pages, Paperback
Published November 5, 2016
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April 16, 2017
Good follow up to the first book. Sarcasm and humor, my favorites, abound throughout the book. Was a fun read and an adventure to follow Ron Zombie.
April 1, 2017
Brains!
I won this on a Goodreads giveaway.
50 Shades of Brain isn't a normal zombie book and I found myself laughing out loud at parts. I didn't read American Badass, but totally intend to. You should probably start with it, but I didn't have a problem following along.
If you are a die hard non thinking and face chewing zombie fan (Walking Dead and the like), then this probably isn't for you.
I won this on a Goodreads giveaway.
50 Shades of Brain isn't a normal zombie book and I found myself laughing out loud at parts. I didn't read American Badass, but totally intend to. You should probably start with it, but I didn't have a problem following along.
If you are a die hard non thinking and face chewing zombie fan (Walking Dead and the like), then this probably isn't for you.
October 14, 2017
With evil Elvis impersonators and an extended riff on The Princess Bride, this book is hilarious.
January 9, 2017
Not sure whether you should buy 50 Shades of Brain: American Badass 2? Answer these simple questions and then check your score below to find out if this book is right for you.
1) Have you read American Badass?
Of course (+50 points)
Not yet (0 points)
What's American Badass? (-10 points)
2) How do you feel about swearing?
Bring it on! (+20 points)
I can live with it (+10 points)
No thanks, bad words are bad (-20 points)
3) Which type of zombies do you prefer?
Shaun of the Dead (+30 points)
The Walking Dead (+10 points)
I'm more of a Vampire person (-30 points)
4) Are you looking for a badly written erotic novel about an abusive billionaire?
Never! (+20 points)
Not today (Really? -10 points)
That sounds lovely (-30 points)
5) Brains?
Brains!!!! (+30 points)
Brains! (+10 points)
Brains? (-20 points)
Your Score
100 - 150 - One Click Buy!
40 - 100 - Buy it, but make sure you've read American Badass first
0 - 40 - Check out the sample, then buy it.
Less than 0 - Yeah, probably not for you
1) Have you read American Badass?
Of course (+50 points)
Not yet (0 points)
What's American Badass? (-10 points)
2) How do you feel about swearing?
Bring it on! (+20 points)
I can live with it (+10 points)
No thanks, bad words are bad (-20 points)
3) Which type of zombies do you prefer?
Shaun of the Dead (+30 points)
The Walking Dead (+10 points)
I'm more of a Vampire person (-30 points)
4) Are you looking for a badly written erotic novel about an abusive billionaire?
Never! (+20 points)
Not today (Really? -10 points)
That sounds lovely (-30 points)
5) Brains?
Brains!!!! (+30 points)
Brains! (+10 points)
Brains? (-20 points)
Your Score
100 - 150 - One Click Buy!
40 - 100 - Buy it, but make sure you've read American Badass first
0 - 40 - Check out the sample, then buy it.
Less than 0 - Yeah, probably not for you
April 26, 2017
I absolutely love Chacon's American Bad ass books. I'm already anticipating the third book in this series...If you love zombie books and haven't read these then GO READ THEM NOW.
February 1, 2019
This was the sequel I was craving! Great characters and tons of fun keep the reader hooked from start to finish. What an awesome ride!
December 14, 2022
Nobody, living or undead, ever really leaves Las Vegas. It’s the Roach Motel of American cities; people and zombies check in, but they don’t check out.
Um… what the actual but not literal fudge?
OK, I read the 2nd book from Jeff Chacon, namely, "50 Shades of Brain: American Badass 2" like the first book, that is, in a day and like a ravenous, freshly turned zombie. That, um, reads for sustenance. Yeah, that makes sense. Look, there's a library involved in this story, so stay on theme folks! Along the way I got to witness the birth of a baby to zombie parents (yeppers, both mom and dad or Mombies and Dadbies officially, though Dadbies may be something I invented after sleeping this one off after what may or may not have been too much bourbon before bed). There was also a mysterious outbreak of mayhem, blood and gore at one point as well as some really bad music. Oh and verification of the suspected cause being zombies was still pending for most of the book. With everyone repeatedly barfing everywhere, the case was being somewhat held back.
The Bourbon Room hosted a Five Elvis Show, featuring Portly Elvis, Mexican Elvis, Midget Elvis, Skinny Elvis, and Captain Elvis.
Oh and we got a cure for zombiesm straight out of a junior college lab, where to be honest, most breakthroughs in science originate. Who could ask for anything more? There were also limitations to this cure (could only be administered by one and only one person … or could it, he asked, without spoiling the fact that this person also probably dies later). But this seemed to be a controversial situation as both the people that hated zombies and the ones that wanted zombies to rule over all (cue "bwhahaha" here) weren't overly fond of same. And yet it gets out and about anyway. I think.
Mister Zombie, of course! You’re that guy who was famous until yesterday!
Yeah, there were a lot of parts in this book that I didn't get or that I wasn't supposed to get or that I just plain blacked out for. I do know that I thought the humor - not necessarily the jokes or the quotable series of one-liners like we had in Book 1 - worked a lot better. The flow seemed much more organic with same (are zombies still technically organic?) and I'll trade a consistently amusing style vs. the ol' hit and miss of amateur night at the comedy club any day of the week. It certainly didn't feel as forced as last time even though we seemed to spend a lot of time having guns pressed into peoples' heads throughout. That's quality wordplay, that is, look it up.
It was like “Who’s On First,” zombie style. Like Laurel and Hardy had a baby that turned out to be Satan. Like Lucifer had possessed all the members of Monty Python.
[reviewer's note: that latter part is actually true…]
Look kids, if you're going to read these, you are in for some serious weirdness. Don't take any of it too seriously and yes, leave any and all expectations of a logical world at the door. This two-part series wound up being easily the 2nd and 3rd weirdest books I read this year ("The Cool Thing" by Robert Rife is still costing me money with all the extra therapy required). It is about as bizarro as you're going to find and I'm willing to bet next year's salary (I'm unemployed btw) that you'll never see this performed by your kids' middle school drama class. Besides, there's some great quotes in here that your local school-board will just hate!!
He realized, he was still channeling Keith Richards who, honestly, could have been a zombie for the last 40 years and nobody would have been surprised.
And in conclusion… or what I'll call "Um, The Return of Um"… what was up with the damn "werewolves"?
Um… what the actual but not literal fudge?
OK, I read the 2nd book from Jeff Chacon, namely, "50 Shades of Brain: American Badass 2" like the first book, that is, in a day and like a ravenous, freshly turned zombie. That, um, reads for sustenance. Yeah, that makes sense. Look, there's a library involved in this story, so stay on theme folks! Along the way I got to witness the birth of a baby to zombie parents (yeppers, both mom and dad or Mombies and Dadbies officially, though Dadbies may be something I invented after sleeping this one off after what may or may not have been too much bourbon before bed). There was also a mysterious outbreak of mayhem, blood and gore at one point as well as some really bad music. Oh and verification of the suspected cause being zombies was still pending for most of the book. With everyone repeatedly barfing everywhere, the case was being somewhat held back.
The Bourbon Room hosted a Five Elvis Show, featuring Portly Elvis, Mexican Elvis, Midget Elvis, Skinny Elvis, and Captain Elvis.
Oh and we got a cure for zombiesm straight out of a junior college lab, where to be honest, most breakthroughs in science originate. Who could ask for anything more? There were also limitations to this cure (could only be administered by one and only one person … or could it, he asked, without spoiling the fact that this person also probably dies later). But this seemed to be a controversial situation as both the people that hated zombies and the ones that wanted zombies to rule over all (cue "bwhahaha" here) weren't overly fond of same. And yet it gets out and about anyway. I think.
Mister Zombie, of course! You’re that guy who was famous until yesterday!
Yeah, there were a lot of parts in this book that I didn't get or that I wasn't supposed to get or that I just plain blacked out for. I do know that I thought the humor - not necessarily the jokes or the quotable series of one-liners like we had in Book 1 - worked a lot better. The flow seemed much more organic with same (are zombies still technically organic?) and I'll trade a consistently amusing style vs. the ol' hit and miss of amateur night at the comedy club any day of the week. It certainly didn't feel as forced as last time even though we seemed to spend a lot of time having guns pressed into peoples' heads throughout. That's quality wordplay, that is, look it up.
It was like “Who’s On First,” zombie style. Like Laurel and Hardy had a baby that turned out to be Satan. Like Lucifer had possessed all the members of Monty Python.
[reviewer's note: that latter part is actually true…]
Look kids, if you're going to read these, you are in for some serious weirdness. Don't take any of it too seriously and yes, leave any and all expectations of a logical world at the door. This two-part series wound up being easily the 2nd and 3rd weirdest books I read this year ("The Cool Thing" by Robert Rife is still costing me money with all the extra therapy required). It is about as bizarro as you're going to find and I'm willing to bet next year's salary (I'm unemployed btw) that you'll never see this performed by your kids' middle school drama class. Besides, there's some great quotes in here that your local school-board will just hate!!
He realized, he was still channeling Keith Richards who, honestly, could have been a zombie for the last 40 years and nobody would have been surprised.
And in conclusion… or what I'll call "Um, The Return of Um"… what was up with the damn "werewolves"?
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