The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Handy advice is at hand in the event of an outbreak. After a brief description of how these beings are created and the scientific processes involved, the author gets down to some practical advice as well as referring to other handy volumes for long-term survival. There’s techniques for decapitation, what to seek in the form of shelter and supplies, and how to cope with the situation. Some of the practical advice becomes repetitive as the author attempts to address every situation, but at least you have the information to hand in the event of an emergency and you won’t be panicking by flicking back to previous pages, though this does insult your intelligence a bit. I did enjoy the end of the volume where the author documents encounters with zombies around the world. Though on a fairly small scale due to lack of travel and communication, Brooks supplies excellent evidence as to how these events transpired and what documents remain in the form of witness accounts and conspiracies. An interesting read, and I wonder how well the facts link up with the evidence.

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