While I enjoyed the book, I find myself a little disappointed with Michael Logan’s magnificently titled “Apocalypse Cow” (Doubleday).
Maybe my expectations were too high, but as the winner of an
award named after Terry Pratchett and a quote saying that it made him snort
with laughter, I expected something funnier.
“Apocalypse Cow” offers a different take on the zombie
apocalypse. It throws together abattoir worker Terry Borders, bumbling
journalist Lesley McBrien and teenager Geldof Peters. All of the characters
bring their own baggage. Terry has some stress issues with his job and believes
that his bad luck with women comes from a stench of death that hangs around him
from his work. Geldof is the son of a domineering and off-kilter activist who
has forced him to follow her lifestyle. Lesley is the daughter of a famous,
award-winning journalist, but so far her career has been empty.