Zombies vs. Unicorns [Paperback]

My biggest problem with this audio book collection is that it is rated for kids ages 13+ Now, I am either getting way too old or our society is really slipping. These short stories include vulgar language (think "I want to Fxxk him", "A finger right up the ass" etc.) Now all of this language is fine for adults. That I have no issue with. If I was to purchase this for my 13 year old I would be furious that the stories contained so much crude vulgarity! You have homosexual zombies, unicorns having sex with women, bad language, a lot of sexual overture.
Now if you are an adult & you get a kick out of stories like this then by all means this is something worth having. If you are getting this for your kids, then I guess you should use your parental discretion to decide what you feel is appropriate for your kids. If you don't have a problem with any of the above mentioned, then fine. For those who do, now you know.
I gave this 3 stars because there were some pretty entertaining short stories in this collection. Besides I was pretty much hooked at the title! Some were fun & silly. Some were dark, but still fun for the most part. It is nice that unlike some short story collections, these are just that - short stories. They are not parts of a much bigger story that might leave you a little in the dark trying to get a grasp on the characters.
Bottom line, entertaining listen for adults & worth having if you can get a good price on it.

I've been looking forward to this one for awhile. I had read books by some of the authors, but not all - there are a lot of stories in this one! The running commentary from Black & Larbalestier was funny, too. I think I'd have to give it to Team Zombie, in the end, but I did find a few Unicorn stories that I liked.

The Highest Justice by Garth Nix - haven't read any Nix books before. This one has a unicorn and a zombie, so maybe its best that it starts the collection. I liked it, not spectacular but still a good one.

Love Will Tear Us Apart by Alaya Dawn Johnson - half-zombie boy falls for boy who has his own killer secrets; I liked this one, it drew me in and although the zombie-mind is not a happy one, I found myself rooting for them.

Purity test by Naomi Novik - Loved this one, very funny. A unicorn needs a virgin to help it on its quest to save baby unicorns, although capable warrior virgins are hard to find.

Bougainvillea by Carrie Ryan - set in the world of Forest of Hands and Teeth, although with different characters. I can't say that I liked the main character, but she felt very real (which was probably the unsettling part). I liked the end.

A Thousand Flowers by Margo Lanagan - for me the most disturbing, about what happens after the unicorn and virgin meet up. Not sure how I feel about this one. The prose was well done, but the subject matter if you thought about it too much was icky.

The Children of the Revolution by Maureen Johnson - this one was all right, taking its cues from entertainment gossip; a student on the vacation from hell finds herself caring for the children of a famous, mysterious celebrity. But something isn't quite right with those kids...

The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn by Diana Peterfreund - Set in the same world as her Rampant series. This one was good, but it felt unfinished, too rushed.

Inoculata by Scott Westerfeld - I haven't read anything by this author, but he is going on my TBR list. Good story about the kids who grow up after the zombie apocalypse, and what happens when a chance mutation gives them a second chance. I won't look at boredom quite the same way...

Princess Prettypants by Meg Cabot - Liz dreams of getting her own car for her 17 birthday, and ends up with a unicorn. Then she finds out just how handy a unicorn can be, Fun story - especially when she deals with her ex and the bully.

Cold Hands by Cassandra Clare - this one was OK. In a town where the dead come back, Adele and her love are parted by death, for a little while.

The Third Virgin by Kathleen Duey - this one was just OK too, a darker unicorn story, with a beast addicted to life - taking it that is.

Prom Night by Libba Bray - Another good one, a mixture of hope and moments of happiness in a hopeless situation.

In case you were wondering, I am Team Zombie. Now that that's out of the way, I have to say that I really loved all the stories. This anthology has such a great collection of authors. Most of the stories I was wishing they were their own 300 page book because the stories were THAT good.

Now back to why I'm Team Zombie. I am a vampire fan and Zombie's are pretty effing close. Plus, here in Minnesota we have this thing called the Zombie Pub Crawl where I believe there was over 13,000 zombies this year? Yeah. We Minnesotans love our zombies. I have gone been a zombie for the crawl twice and I also attended a minor league baseball game as a zombie on zombie night. So being that I have been undead and eaten brains, I can attest to how awesome zombies are. So there is no way I could be anything but Team Zombie.

Unicorns are a bit of a rarity. I never see them at halloween and the only time I ever see them are in those 50 cent sticker machines at like Denny's. That doesn't make them less cool though. They just don't get the attention they deserve. They are elegant, mysterious and fart rainbows! And rainbows are bad ass. Just ask the Double Rainbow guy. He even cried at their awesomeness (see the YouTube video if you don't know who I'm talking about.)

Anyway, back to this book... There isn't really much I can say unless I go into every single story so just trust me when I say this is a MUST read. :)