Zombie Fallout by Mark TufoMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Zombie fiction is my not-so-secret personal addiction. I gobble this stuff up.
Zombie Fallout is a slight deviation from the tone taken by most other authors when attacking this genre. As I got further and further into the book the thought came to me that if I were to write a zombie novel, it would read very similar to this one. However, that's not all good news. While Zombie Fallout is refreshingly original in the wake of apocalyptic stories, it suffers from the very things that make it fun and entertaining. Mark Tufo's use of humor (which is essentially articulate fart jokes) doesn't ever tone itself back - even when the scene requires intense emotional investment.
I extremely enjoyed his lighthearted take at times but at other times it was obnoxious and stole precious scenes away from the story. No one is going to be concerned about the cosmetic damage to their drywall when a zombie is breaking its way into their house. His corny humor often took away from the drama that was being unfolded - which is unfortunate because the story itself was actually really smart and exciting if the humor would have been cut back enough to be less of a distraction.
The truth is, Zombie Fallout is actually one of the better pieces of zombie fiction out there and I'll even admit that I laughed out loud at times with Mark Tufo's man-cave humor. What downgraded this book from a 4-star to a 3-star read was that by the end I was glad that I was done reading it. I am conflicted in my opinion on it overall because there was so much that was good about the novel, yet one small aspect of it ruined my overall experience.
This is one of those cases where I will likely read the second book in the series just to see if Mark Tufo managed to focus in on the story and tone back the banterous humor.
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