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Summary: Amusing and makes you think.
Review: This book is a must have for any fan of the living dead horror genre. Max Brooks deftly weaves historical and scientific fact with zombie fiction into a convincing backdrop for this satirical look at worst case scenario survival.While The Zombie Survival Guide is not laugh out loud funny, it's dry humor is more apt to start the gears turning in your head. The funniest part of the book happens after the last page is turned. The reader is left with a compulsion to start researching the facts and historical accounts outlined in the book. (Incedentally, solanum is a real virus. Fortunately, it only affects potatoes though.) The Zombie Survival Guide is highly recommended for those who can appreciate dry cerebral humor. And in the off chance that the living dead do finally overun the Earth, the instructions described would be sound advise for survival.
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Summary: Wow, made me think...
Review: Ok, I'm a conspiricy nut, and I love zombie movies, so I picked this book up, and read it in a day. It was a great read, but sort of creeped me out. I picked this book up in the bookstore (on the end caps), so I didn't know this was supposed to be humor. I had this nagging feeling like the author was really serious, but I thought no book could have been published like this, could it? Well, I finished the book, with a short list of notes I needed to look up (the historical records), and lo and behold, the first one brought up the book listing under humor. Had me fooled! But this book still made me paranoid, and it will make you too! Good read!
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Summary: A weird genre
Review: With its title, this book clearly targets a narrow audience of dedicated "tactical" horror fans. Much of what made this book, and even more, customer reviews of it, enjoyable to me was my uneasy feeling that the author and some reviewers might be taking it as non-fiction, and the even more disquieting, if exceedingly remote, possibility that they might be right. So "The Zombie Survival Guide" is meta-fiction, in which the reader's speculation into the real state of mind of the author, other readers, and his own credulity or lack of credulity is as or more important than the text itself. From another perspective, the book is an audacious cheap writing trick, little more than a few dozen pages, in the form of a "history" of zombie outbreaks, of dashed together story outlines and the barest hints of the story's characters, padded to short book length with an extensive array of weapon and tactics "what if" scenarios which must have been pure fun to write, and published in time for Xmass. However well it succeeds in bookstores and online, Max Brooks is sure to be the envy of hundreds of less successful and would-be writers who have toiled to flesh out their ideas into a conventional fictional form, when all they really sought was to have fun writing about zombies! Viewed in this light, even the book's failures in research in such areas as archaic and modern arms and armor, and the basic biological absurdity of brain-infecting viruses that permit muscles to function with no source of metabolic energy, are laudable. Hats off to Mr. Brooks!
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Summary: <insert creative zombie moniker here>
Review: Before reading this book i was entirely unprepared for the Zombie Invasion scenario. But now, thanks to Mr. Brooks, i have erected a secret fortress in which myself and my closest friends shall take refuge when the inevitable occurs...
But i digress, The Zombie Survival Guide, as it's title implies does indeed offer a myriad of helpful suggestions in the event of a Zombie Outbreak. The subtle humor of Brook's writing leaves the reader scared of every dark corner. The dreadfully serious tone of the studies on Solanum(the zombie virus) and zombie sociology is somewhat chilling. Combined with ironic and morbid illustrations( Spearfishing technique for disposal of underwater zombies, etc.) the elements of the book come together to create an ironic, cynical masterpiece of humor.
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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK
Review: I was looking through the Humor seciton of my local bookstore & the title caught my eye. I skimmed through it looking as though it was a valuable read, and indeed it was! As I read through it, I read quotes from the book to my dad, laughing to some the of the outragous things the book mentions about the zombies & reminds me that is impossible to happen, but hey, you never know; there is some pretty good proof. Anyways, this book has been added to my top 10 booklist, & I will definitly be reading it over & over. To those who think this book is all fake, I will be laughing you as you get eaten by flesh hungry zombies!
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Summary: blades do not need reloading.
Review: I bought this book at a local bookstore. The guy behind the counter said this book was an "excellent choice". He said the bouncer at the neighboring club bought the Zombie Survival Guide and the Anarchist Cookbook. The next day, the bouncer returned the Anarchist Cookbook, saying the Zombie Survival Guide was much more informative. If you want to be as prepared as your local bouncer for the inevitable Class 4 zombie outbreak, I highly recommend the Zombie Survival Guide!
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Summary: This is greatness...
Review: I've always loved to read, but when I walked into the bookstore and I saw this I laughed aloud and immeaditly bought it. I have not been disapointed. As everyone else has said this is book is funny because it sounds so serious. If I ever see a horde of Zombies I will know exactly what to do. I hope some decent writter or movie director gets a hold this. It would give great info for any type of zombie movie.
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Summary: Highly Recommended by a Class 1 Survivor, With One Exception
Review: In 1997, I survived what this book describes as a "Class One" outbreak of the Solanum, or "zombie," virus. I am currently ateending a weekly support group for similar individuals. We discussed this book at our last meeting, and the unanimous consensus is that this guide is an invaluable resource in preparing for and surviving a zombie outbreak. From both my own personal experience and the stories of others, I know for a fact that following the directions contained in this guide can mean the difference between life and death, or worse, walking death. In addition, many of the preparation techniques have become a part of my daily regimen in the years following my ordeal.
However, this guide does possess one failing: When distinguishing between victims of the Solanum virus and so-called "voodoo zombies," the author severely downplays the danger inherent in encountering one of these creatures. While it is true that voodoo zombies do not consume human flesh or transmit their condition to the living, they are nonetheless often in the employ of amoral and dangerous individuals, who will not hesitate to use them as part of illegal and evil acts. A member of my group, a survivor of such an incident, was very vocal in her condemnation of that section of the book. Furthermore, if organizations hostile to the United States were ever to obtain and replicate a sample of the so-called "zombie powder" used in the creation of these creatures, the supposedly impossible situation of a zombie army directed against America could well become a reality. Thus, in good conscience, I cannot give this book a full five stars.
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Summary: Fun, with good advice to boot!
Review: The Zombie Survival Guide is a great piece of satire. It's written as a straight survival guide, complete with campy pen and ink drawings illustrating such vital points as keeping your hair cut short and the importance of physical fitness. What surprised me was how *good* the advice was! If there were a zombie invasion, you could actually use this thing. Let me put my review in context. I live on a semi-remote parcel in South-Central Alaska. I'm off grid, and I've learned about survival the hard way. Much of the advice from Brooks rings true to my experience (though I have not encountered the undead yet). Brooks even knows a thing or two about firearms, which isn't what I would expect from such a dazzling urbanite. He also offers sound advice regarding the need for clean water, food, and good off-road transportation. Anyway, thanks to Brooks, I'm ready! Bring on the hordes of undead!
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Summary: What every zombie-fighter needs to know
Review: I saw "Night of the Living Dead" when I was very, very young. And ever since then, I've had dreams about hordes of flesh-eating zombies stumbling after me-clawing, snapping, grasping at their intended next meal: me. So when I heard about "The Zombie Survival Guide," my curiousity was aroused enough to buy it. And I'm glad I did. it's a highly entertaining read, especially for horror film fans with a particular soft spot for the works of George Romero. Max Brooks takes an extremely deadpan approach to the material, rarely if ever letting on that this is all in fun and not to be taken seriously. He goes through chapters about the nature of zombies, the weapons and strategies to be used against them, and accounts of "outbreaks" throughout the world as if this were all absolutely true. Consequently, "Zombie Survival Guide" isn't a laugh-out-loud kind of book, but a knowing-nod-of-recognition read that satisfied with its comprehensive, thorough approach to the admittedly ridiculous material. Brooks has thought of all the angles-even things those that dream about zombies never considered. (A crowbar is your best weapon? Really? Well, you learn something new every day.) If you love monster movies, this is one entertaining book. So buy it! Or suffer the consequences....
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