Scooby-doo On Zombie Island
by Gail Herman

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Book Review: An insightful revisionist perspective of the Mystery Gang
Summary: 5 Stars

Herman remains faithful to the original's Massachusetts valley educational instituion symbolism of Shaggy (Hampshire), Scooby (UMass), Velma (Smith), Daphne (Mt. Holyoke), and Fred (Amherst). The "don't ask-don't tell" alternative lifestyles of Fred "the scarf" and Velma, as well as the unspoken herbal indulgences of Shaggy and Scooby are just as subtle as in the original. No new developments are made in the Velma > Daphne > Fred love triangle, but the underlying tension remains. The author refrains from the later-day commercialization of the infamous Scrappy character, which unbalanced the chemistry of the original fab five.

This Scholastic edition brings the reader a handsomely bound oversized paperback with coated paper, allowing full page treatments of the gorgeous animation. The presentation allows the the dark, subtle tones of the Third World-crafted animation cells to come across beautifully.

In the end, this is a delightful book, full of depthful characterization and boundless symbolism. I put the book down after reading with renewed hope for modern literature.

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