Winner of the 28th annual International 3-Day Novel Contest, held every Labor Day weekend around the world. In this satire on the monsters of working life, Warren is an unproductive werewolf who is demoted to a highly undesirable work schedule: the day shift. Is it the end of his career, or a chance to scare up a new identity? This funny novel is about the ragtag underdogs of horror: a claustro-phobic mummy, a distractible zombie, and other incompetent monsters who find new truths to life on the dark side.
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Winner of the 28th annual International 3-Day Novel Contest, held every Labor Day weekend around the world. In this satire on the monsters of working life, Warren is an unproductive werewolf who is demoted to a highly undesirable work schedule: the day shift. Is it the end of his career, or a chance to scare up a new identity? This funny novel is about the ragtag underdogs of horror: a claustro-phobic mummy, a distractible zombie, and other incompetent monsters who find new truths to life on the dark side.
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The humour is very subtle and giggle-to-yourself funny.
—Trashionista.com (Trashionista.com )
First-time novelist Jan Underwood has written on eminently readable, often hilarious, book, and what's more, she did it in three days. Day Shift Werewolf was the winner of the 2005 International 3-Day Novel Contest and while it's a little short for a novel, you'd never know it was written in seventy-two hours.
—Broken Pencil (Broken Pencil )
A thorough delight that will make you laugh out loud. Both adults and teens will find much to admire in this amazing work.
—Bay Area Reporter (Bay Area Reporter )
—Trashionista.com (Trashionista.com )
First-time novelist Jan Underwood has written on eminently readable, often hilarious, book, and what's more, she did it in three days. Day Shift Werewolf was the winner of the 2005 International 3-Day Novel Contest and while it's a little short for a novel, you'd never know it was written in seventy-two hours.
—Broken Pencil (Broken Pencil )
A thorough delight that will make you laugh out loud. Both adults and teens will find much to admire in this amazing work.
—Bay Area Reporter (Bay Area Reporter )
About the Author
Jan Underwood was born in Pennsylvania, has lived in Canada, Mexico and France and now lives with her daughter in Portland, Oregon. Day Shift Werewolf is her first novel.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a Fantastic Book!,
By MD Schulze "Michelle" (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Day Shift Werewolf (Paperback)
The idea is original and well thought out, it is a fun read, and yet at times it makes you think; somehow drawing parallels within your own life.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny & touching,
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This review is from: Day Shift Werewolf (Paperback)
Nominally a novel, it's really a set of intertwined stories -- the werewolf sees the mess left by the zombies, and so on. They're laugh-out-loud funny, but grounded in real characters that you feel for. As I flip back through the book to write this review, I can't decide who I like best. The werewolf is awfully sweet, but the evil twin, struggling between his demonic career goals and love of Play-Doh calls to me, too.
Be forewarned that this does not fit in the horror genre. Look elsewhere for chills. I don't think there is a defined genre that you can shoe-horn this book into. It is funny and touching. The closest comparison I can think of is Christopher Moore.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Good Read,
By Notnadia (Currently upstairs.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Day Shift Werewolf (Paperback)
I was in Oregon when I read about Portland resident Jan Underwood winning a contest with this collection of stories, so I put it down on my list to read. Well I finally got around to opening Day Shift Werewolf and found it every bit as charming and readable as I'd hoped it would be. These are not horror stories, more like imaginative twists of everyday reality, and I can see why Jan Underwood came out on top in the competition!
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