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The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Author: Max Brooks
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

43 reviews
Sales Rank: 897

Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.8 x 0.7

ISBN: 071563318X
Dewey Decimal Number: 817
EAN: 9780715633182
ASIN: 071563318X

Publication Date: August 27, 2004
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2 out of 5 stars

Reading for the average Zombie? August 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I read this book before reading World War Z, that book is a very good horror story and I rather regret reading this book before the other since it added little to it and actually made some parts worse (the explanation of the Solan Virus). Skip this one and go straight to World War Z which is good.

This is a spin on survival guides. How to live in a Zombie infested world, and how to notice the first signs of an invasion of the living dead. Plus a little cronicle at the end covering zombie outbreaks.

On the whole a bland reading. It has its good bits and parts but never really gets going.

As a survival guide it is o.k. and has some clever observations and would be an excellent sourcebook for role play.

As an instruction on zombie behavior... not brilliant for a zombie is best not overexplained, similar as the Force in Star Wars - clever concept before the introduction of Midi-chlorians. And the part explaining the difference between regluar Solan Zombies and Tahitian would have been better omitted.

The last part of the book has to do with Zombie outbreaks and here the author could have tried a little harder with his background. Some of the stories are o.k. but many are not and all could have been better with a little more work. I am Icelandic and the part where Icelanders settled Greenland is clever but marred by details like very unicelandic names etc.

On the whole this book wasn't easy to complete, my interest in the book constanly lessened but a few highlights kept me going. It certainly is no book to rave about.

4 out of 5 stars

I wrote a book because of this! July 21, 2008
It's true, i read this and loved the idea, although the book i wrote ended up nothing like this or what i thought it would; i'm pleased with it though so check out Deathday while you're here, by me, Eugene Bruce thanks

4 out of 5 stars

A must have March 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Think your mother-in-law might be a zombie? Not sure whether to use an AK47 or a machete?
Answers to all your zombie related questions..
Just don't be surprised if you end up making your own escape route and find yourself doing a spot of target practice!

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome Book !!! March 14, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

This Book Is Absolutly Immense - 10/10 If Your Into Zombie's And Gore This Is Your Book Its Just Resident Evil But Better It Has EveryThing You Need To Know About Zombie's How To Stop Them How To Kill Them Best Stratagies Best Weapons Best Food To Eat The Best Vehicles Tactics It Is Out Of This World I Have Recently Watched "8 Weeks Later And The Book That Is Also Very Book Read This And When Zombies Attack This World And Believe You'll Be Pro At Defeating Them.It Is Very Good For Improving Your Grammar Because At The Same Time Your Having Fun And To Read This Is Like Watching The Best Film Ever ,My English Teacher Let Me Read It And I Was Facinated That Peolple Have The Same Interests As Me And They Make Very Good Books And I Enjoy Reading It And I Would Love To Read It Again.

Kieran P & Sam K !!

2 out of 5 stars

Excellent first half. Disappointing second half February 11, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

The first half of the book is concerned with preparing for a zombie attack, fortifying your hideout, choosing weapons and fighting the undead. It is played completely straight, is highly informative and absolutely hilarious.

The second half of the book is a collection of 'documented' zombie attacks, and isn't nearly as good as the first half. It all seems a bit random, isn't all that engaging, and crucially isn't particularly amusing.

Overall the book is okay. It's a short read at about 240 pages but it's badly let down by a second half that just feels like padding.