{"id":5334,"date":"2015-07-28T19:15:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T23:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:53:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:53:32","slug":"half-resurrection-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5334","title":{"rendered":"Half-Resurrection Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half-Resurrection Blues<\/a><\/em> (2015) Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Half-Resurrection-Blues\"<\/a>It is well-known by anyone who has more than a passing acquaintance with me that I do not like zombies.<\/p>\n

I f’ing HATE zombies.<\/p>\n

So I was quite hesitant about this book, because the main character is half-dead \/ half-alive, which, to me, sounds like a zombie.<\/p>\n

Carlos Delacruz isn’t a zombie. He is an inbetweener, someone who died and was brought back, and has unusual skills because of that status, but suffers injuries and can be killed, so there’s not necessarily a benefit to his status.<\/p>\n

He also believes he is the only one of his kind.<\/p>\n

I found the one other being like me in the universe and he is a total jackass.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I really like Carlos’ voice. He’s a smart-ass.<\/p>\n

(A)nother little guy is definitely Indian\/ Pakistani or maybe Puerto Rican. Or half-black. Whatever he is, he gets randomly searched every time he\u2019s within twenty feet of an airport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Totally a smart ass.<\/p>\n

But the story is more than that, and has some gorgeous descriptions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn ngk.\u201d It\u2019s almost guttural, the way he says it. Like he\u2019s trying to speak through a mouth gag and then closing it off with a soft click.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OK. Perhaps beautiful isn’t the correct term.<\/p>\n

But the descriptions are vivid and delightful.<\/p>\n

The heater\u2019s clanging incessantly like some angry troll got trapped in there on the way to his cave.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Words are such pitiful stupid things sometimes. Like when I speak them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Plus, smart-ass.<\/p>\n

Does it still vex the shit out of me when someone calls me a cracker? Of course, especially if I haven\u2019t gotten my mochaccino yet.\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019m sure the mochaccino does wonders for you not looking white.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And then dropped when you are not expecting them are marvelous passages of atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The eight-year-old giggles every time her abuelo picks up a card. Her laughter rises to a joyous cackle and she crows, \u201cUno!\u201d The old man fusses with his mustache, furrows his brow, and then picks a card. And then another. \u201cChingada madre,\u201d he mutters as the laughter continues unabated across the table. \u201cMierda.\u201d Finally, he puts down one with a sigh and the girl gets real serious, scrunches up her face, and draws a card, then slams it down, yells, \u201cUno!\u201d again, and resumes laughing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and highly recommend it, as long as you don’t mind language and irreverence.
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by ROC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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