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The Zombie Survival Guide

Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Sounds odd? It’s been a month since my last post, and I recently obtained this e-book called “The Zombie Survival Guide” by Max Brooks. Well, it isn’t something you would call grand but it’s indeed something worthwhile and factual. Most contents have mixed inputs, from scientific and pragmatic up to downright fictitious and entertaining.

It first tells about the virus, infections and treatments. Then it provides how-to’s on weapons, equipment, combat techniques, etc. But perhaps the most interesting part is the recorded attacks, where in it’s actually the final part of the book, and it lists some summaries of substantiated recorded zombie attacks in places like China, Africa, Mexico, Formosa, Egypt, etc.

Here’s a snippet from the “Vehicles” section of the book:

The SUV
With a booming economy coupled with an abundance of cheap gasoline, the 1990s saw an explosion of these types of vehicles – road monsters harkening back to the automotive golden age of the 1950s, when bigger was always better. At first glance, they appear to be the ideal means of escape. With the off-road capability of a military vehicle and the comfort and reliability of a sedan, what could be better for fleeing the undead?

This book was a New York Times bestseller and could be a good read just for the sake of gag or humour and can also be a true treat for “geeky fiction” aficionados. The book is fairly honest that one might mull over if it’s all serious stuff or just smartly-written BS.