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Charlie Campbell was your average, balding, thirty-year-old alcoholic with a dead-end job and a penchant for shambling through life one mistake after another. However, none of that mattered following the sudden arrival of a mysterious sickness that brought with it infected mobs of zombie-like creatures thirsting for the flesh of the living. Trapped in a Chicago apartment the morning after a raucous bachelor party, Charlie and his old fraternity buddies must battle for survival against the cannibalistic horde, a military invasion and their own rampant stupidity. With supplies, common sense and brain cells dwindling by the hour, the motley crew - including a racist cop, a Sri Lankan used car salesman, a stoner landlord and a pet raccoon - must pull out all the stops to avoid joining the ranks of the dead. If you like zombies, action and humor, crack a beer, pull up a barstool, and prepare for one wild ride.
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Overall a fun read. Overaged frat boys meets the zombie apocalypse isn't something I've seen before. Charlie and Gay Mike are the only characters you feel like you can cheer on. Maybe the guy with the 5 kids. It takes a little longer to get started than I would have liked. They're pretty well established as a bunch of alcoholic, stoner, perverts by at least the third chapter; there wasn't a lot of need to go further with the lesson before getting into the action.
There's a prison storyline that is a waste of time to include. None of the events in that line make a significant or even useful contribution to the book. The author should have saved it for the sequel. I actually wouldn't mind seeing how the prison does during the uprising.