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by Max Brooks
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Somewhere Far Beyond
Somewhere Far Beyond rated it 14 years ago
Honestly, I thought it would be a funnier book. However, it was entertaining, especially the part where the author describes the recorded outbreaks throughout history (which very creepy as well). Now I consider myself prepared to protect my family against these horrid monsters. But I really, really ...
MadgeWhitlin
MadgeWhitlin rated it 14 years ago
Interesting and though provoking. I think it's something everyone should read.
suzemo
suzemo rated it 14 years ago
This book is hugely overrated. It's not bad at all, but I don't think it holds a candle to World War Z, a much better book by Brooks.There are two main problems with this book: 1. The science. If you don't know your science, don't try to write about it. I can forgive ignorance if you aren't...
Thief of Camorr
Thief of Camorr rated it 14 years ago
So I read half of this when I got it years ago and finally finished it off today.Quite interesting, though really I would love a survival guide based on England. For reasons DexBro would understand quite well :D
The Curious Curator's Book Blog
The Curious Curator's Book Blog rated it 14 years ago
You may be wondering why anyone would spend money on a book that teaches you how to survive a zombie outbreak. Or maybe, on the contrary, this makes all the sense in the world to you, and if so, feel free to skip my little paragraph on background. To the former, I assure you I am not crazy. Do read ...
brandonsears
brandonsears rated it 15 years ago
Not really a big fan of this book. Much preferred World War Z. Maybe I'm not one for "list" style books - more of a narrative kinda guy. Ah well. I'll give it props for being original.
The Aussie Zombie
The Aussie Zombie rated it 15 years ago
I tried...I really really tried to like this book, and to see the humour in it.However, I found it to be very repetitive and only mildly amusing on a rare few occasions.It could be me, that I just enjoy a more fictional, fantasy ideal of the zombie invasion, but it just didn't live up the hype for m...
Bookish Blerd
Bookish Blerd rated it 15 years ago
This is a great read. It's funny and very informative. It's a must have for when the zombie apocalypse hits!
megancsparks
megancsparks rated it 15 years ago
I thought this was pretty good, but it needed a bit more campy humor to make it easily readable rather than dry. The best part of this book is at the very end when Brooks recounts some historical zombie outbreaks. Most of the rest of it ends up being a just a bit too dry and it's littered with walls...
attempting obscurity
attempting obscurity rated it 15 years ago
I checked it out of the library. It looked funny. I ended up not reading it. I tried to, really. I read almost a chapter, but it was kind of boring, and then I flipped further along, and I ended up just kind of putting it down in irritation, thinking I'd get in the mood for it later. But someho...
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