The Zombie Survival Guide
Although I was never into zombies as a teenager, I was finally infected in my 40s (see what I did there?). It all started with watching the first season of the Walking Dead. I think it was the Voodoo aspect of zombies that turned me off. Having more of a scientific origin makes it more interesting, at least for me.
I am now a huge fan of the Walking Dead and I really enjoyed the World War Z movie as well. While I haven’t read the World War Z book yet, I did have an opportunity to read Max Brooks’ earlier book, The Zombie Survival Guide.
This book is written in a serious way as if zombies actually exist. The author gives advice on how to survive zombie outbreaks of various sizes. There are lists of equipment, weapons and suggestions for different places to make a stand. There are actually some pretty good survival tips in it.
The second half of the book is a history of zombie outbreaks from ancient times to the present. These are very short accounts, often just a couple of paragraphs, of zombie attacks all over the world and at different times in history. Sometimes the attacks are related and sometimes they are isolated. Brooks does a great job of describing the outbreaks in their historical and cultural contexts. I loved this part of the book. You can’t lose when you combine history and zombies!
I really enjoyed The Zombie Survival Guide and I look forward to eventually reading World War Z.
