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Gil's All Fright Diner
Gil's All Fright Diner | A. Lee Martinez
Bloodier than Fried Green Tomatoes! Funnier than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! Welcome to Gil's All Night Diner, where zombie attacks are a regular occurrence and you never know what might be lurking in the freezer . . . Duke and Earl are just passing through Rockwood county in their pick-up truck when they stop at the Diner for a quick bite to eat. They aren't planning to stick around-until Loretta, the eatery's owner, offers them $100 to take care of her zombie problem. Given that Duke is a werewolf and Earl's a vampire, this looks right up their alley. But the shambling dead are just the tip of a particularly spiky iceberg. Seems someone's out to drive Loretta from the Diner, and more than willing to raise a little Hell on Earth if that's what it takes. Before Duke and Earl get to the bottom of the Diner's troubles, they'll run into such otherworldly complications as undead cattle, an amorous ghost, a jailbait sorceress, and the terrifying occult power of pig-latin. And maybe--just maybe--the End of the World, too. Gory, sexy, and flat-out hilarious, Gil's All Fright Diner will tickle your funnybone--before ripping it out of its socket!
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eri.reads
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One of my annual Halloween reads. Campy, fun, horror comedy! #scarathlon
+196 pts

#magicalmonsters
@Laughterhp

#31by31 #20in4 #spookoween #5dayreadathon

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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A vampire with a comb over and a werewolf with a beer gut walk into an all night diner… that is promptly attacked by zombies - and that‘s the least of their troubles.

Read this via the internet archive - horror fantasy isn‘t my usual jam - but I enjoyed this - evil tentacles under the fridge and friendly ghosts in the graveyard included!

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Chrissyreadit
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Ahhhh! I love my swap box so much! And an author annotated City of Brass! And my very first funko! The box was absolutely perfect- AND I have not yet watched It! I‘m so excited!!!! Thank you so much @BookwormAHN 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 #allhallowsreadswap

MaleficentBookDragon That is such a fun package. Well done @BookwormAHN. I love it! 4y
BookwormAHN I really glad you like, enjoy 👻 4y
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Avanders What is the purple thing?? I love him, but I‘d also like to know what he is. 😁 4y
SconsinBookyBadger Same as @Avanders I‘m curious about the purple bag. It‘s adorable! 😍 4y
Hooked_on_books The purple bag is the best! 4y
Chrissyreadit @Avanders @AnansiGirl @Hooked_on_books it‘s a pouch or pencil case- Ashley put an awesome pack of colored markers in it! I‘m thinking of using it for LMBPC stickies and market. I LOVE IT! 4y
Chrissyreadit @MaleficentBookDragon I completely forgot to say thank you for hosting! I enjoy this swap so much 🖤😘 4y
Come-read-with-me @Chrissyreadit Wow!! What an amazing haul! 4y
Avanders @Chrissyreadit it‘s amazing. I think I actually need it. Like. Cannot survive without it... 😂 no but seriously. I am going to go hunt that down now... 😁 4y
Chrissyreadit @Avanders And you can unzip it until it is like unwrapping a mummy! That must be so satisfying to unzip and rezip! I friggin love this pouch @BookwormAHN 🥰❤️ 4y
Avanders No way! That is so cool ... 😍😍 4y
BookwormAHN @Avanders I found the pouch at Walmart. I bought me one as well. I love how they zip down the middle and look like they have teeth 👻 4y
Avanders @BookwormAHN whaaaaa.... well. I guess I *do* have to go to Walmart today, then... 😁😁 and yes, that is amazing! Thanks! 😘😘 4y
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"In Rockwood? Aber wir haben nicht mal ein Kino!"
"So funktioniert das normalerweise. Leute, die was zu tun haben, verpflichten sich im Allgemeinen nicht bei den Lakaien der Finsternis. Eher sind es die Leute mit viel Zeit zum Totschlagen, vor denen man sich hüten muss."

So wahr.

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Cohnina
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Was mich als Biologin immer sehr stört: wenn die Eckzähne als Reißzähne bezeichnet werden - das ist nämlich falsch! Auch #ALeeMartinez begeht den gleichen Fehler 🙄 Oder ist das ein Fehler, der sich bei der Übersetzung einschleicht? Auf jeden Fall hält er sich sehr hartnäckig ... Vampir oder Werwolf Bücher mit richtiger Ausdrucksweise kann man vermutlich an einer Hand abzählen 😒
#FehlerInBüchern #immerWieder

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Cohnina
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Es soll schlecht sein. Ich bin gespannt 🙃
Zombiekühe und der fetteste #Werwolf der Welt warten auf mich 🐺

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eri.reads
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4⭐ This book was wacky, weird and funny! A great first pick for me to start off #Scarathlon with. This also fills a few #ScaryScavengerHunt prompts for me: 1. With #zombies in it, 2. That's over 200 pages and 3. Where a character dies

+2pts for movie and +1 pt for post for #TeamStoker @TheReadingMermaid
#screamathon

(Pts total=9)

BeansPage Sweetie I have you down as having 9 points total so far. When we are scoring we are counting the posts. So for this example you would get 2 points for the book under your team theme and 1pt for the post that you made 4y
eri.reads Oh cool, thank you! 😍 4y
BeansPage 😘😘 4y
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Bookzombie
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Day 1 #7days7covers #covercrush

Thanks so much for tagging me @TheLibrarian !

Reggie Oh, I liked this one!!!! 5y
Bookzombie @Reggie Me too! It was back on my Read list. 5y
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littlebeesreads
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Envisioning Loretta like.... #gilsallfrightdiner

GarthRanzz Mimi! Give a guy a warning! LOL Now I want to check out the book just to see the character. 6y
littlebeesreads @GarthRanzz it‘s so funny! You should. It‘s very descriptive and she‘s all I can think about with the character! 6y
littlebeesreads @GarthRanzz here‘s one description: “the kitchen doors swung open, and a tall, plump woman lurched into the front. She wore a T-shirt and jean cutoffs that hugged her jiggling behind, but only barely. Cellulite rolled down her legs in flapping waves with each step. A soiled apron stretched across her immense breasts. Her hair frazzled bleach blonde mess, slung to the left of her face and just past her shoulders” 6y
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littlebeesreads There are other sections that talk about her makeup 😂 6y
GarthRanzz Just stacked it! I need to read that! 6y
littlebeesreads @GarthRanzz good luck!! Amazon has it every now and then. It‘s a collectible 6y
littlebeesreads Took me months to get a copy and my mom got it on her first try lol 6y
GarthRanzz If I can‘t I know I cam usually find an ebook version somewhere. 😉 6y
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littlebeesreads
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I have been wanting to read #GilsAllFrightDiner for a while. #didyouknow this book is considered rare and a collectible??? Well. After months of trying to snag a copy either online or at many different libraries....my mama managed to snag me a copy for my birthday!!!! #shetherealmvp #bookstagram #booknerdproblems

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JoeStalksBeck
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Stumbled upon this audiobook last night . It is hysterical. In line with Christopher Moore he takes vampires, zombies and ghosts to a whole new level of funny

PirateJenny I loved this book 7y
JoeStalksBeck @PirateJenny I love it too! It's hysterical 7y
lauralovesbooks1 He is a lot of fun. 7y
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Dwayne_Shugert
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A funny fantastic read...

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Lisamreitz
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Funny, entertaining!

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irregularreader
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New #bookreview at www.theirregularreaderblog.wordpress.com! A. Lee Martinez's debut book is still a great read after all these years!

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irregularreader
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I did it!

rubyslippersreads Great accomplishment! 📚🌟📚🌟 7y
merelybookish Congrats! 🙋 7y
Reviewsbylola That's amazing!! 7y
BookishMarginalia 🙌🏼 7y
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Kestrel_Reads
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Enjoyable horror comedy. Zombie cows, a werewolf with a beer gut, a balding vampire, and a coming apocalypse... will we survive? One caveat: I was not a fan of the treatment of Loretta's weight.

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BoldCityBooks
Gil's All Fright Diner | A. Lee Martinez
Mehso-so

This is a spooky fun read about a vampire and werewolf who agree to help a diner and it's zombie problem. Sounds easy? Ehh not so much. Funny novel that is definitely unique with interesting characters. The writing isn't spectacular but it did keep my attention/

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BoldCityBooks
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Picked these up at the local Friends of the Library Fall Sale. I'd say that's a $2.25 well spent!

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MMenefee
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"Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface."

Gil's is serving up tongue in cheek not scares, and many of the usual Halloween suspects - vamps, zombies, werewolves - are diner regulars. #AllHallowsRead

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LukewarmSiren
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Library hall! I'm just about finished with Dar Matter. What to start next?

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jpmcwisemorgan
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I would read another story with Earl and Duke. Clearly saving the world once was not enough. Quick, fun read that felt like it was channeling Joss Whedon and his Buffyverse, with a small side of Douglas Adams. It's a great October read with a vampire, werewolf, ghost, and a gate to Hell. It is more funny than scary so that should help those out wanting to take part in October spooky readings without peeing their pants from fear. Laughter, maybe.

SusanInTiburon Good review! I'm not into straight-up horror this month, but this sounds like a fun seasonal selection. 7y
jpmcwisemorgan @SusanInTiburon It's more paranormal than horror. I think that if a person can watch an episode of Buffy, they can read this book. There's a lot of humor in it and it's not particularly scary. It should be a good choice for people who want to read something fitting for the season but not be freaked out. 7y
rubyslippersreads This sounds like about the right level of scariness for me. 🐥🐥🐥😄 7y
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jpmcwisemorgan
Gil's All Fright Diner | A. Lee Martinez

Rockwood = Sunnydale, with the gates of Hell under a diner instead of the high school. If you're a Buffy fan, you just might enjoy this one.

Eyelit Already added it to my later list on the library site 😁 7y
jpmcwisemorgan @Eyelit I'll be returning my copy to the library Monday so other people can enjoy it sooner rather than later. 7y
Eyelit Yay! Maybe by midweek I'll have a hold come in so I can request this. 😄 I'm so glad APL now has the option of the for later list. It's so helpful!! 7y
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jpmcwisemorgan
Gil's All Fright Diner | A. Lee Martinez

I started this one the other night and then realized that I had a different library book that was due soon. However, time travel wasn't doing it for me so I renewed it and now I'm back to this one. So far it has a bit of a Douglas Adams vibe with the way it's written. I'm not very far in but I'm enjoying it. I'm starting October early!

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