Blog Post 5

The book I am reading right now is called "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks. Let me just start off this post by saying that if you don't like zombies, this isn't the post for you. I personally love zombies and the idea of a Zombie Apocalypse. It makes for interesting and exciting reading and television. "The Walking Dead" comics and TV series are among my favorite piece of zombie fiction. I pretty much enjoy any type of zombie or apocalypse book/movie as well. "The Zombie Survival Guide", however, is not a story, but rather a manual on how to survive a zombie outbreak. The cool thing about this book is that it goes into a scientific, although fictitious, explanation of how zombies are possible. The it proceeds to explain proper methods of killing the undead and necessary supplies to survive an outbreak. The only part of this book that seems somewhat "corny" is how seriously-toned it is, almost as if Max Brooks really excepts humanity to be wiped out by zombies. I personally don't believe in the living dead rising up and eating people, but I do find it possible for humanity to face some sort of disaster that would plunge the world into anarchy, and to some extent this book actual helps to prepare for that. Right now, I'm reading the "Recorded Outbreaks" section, which discusses real "zombie" attacks throughout history, and the reason as to why they are considered zombie outbreaks and how they were covered up. They are actually pretty entertaining, but I doubt that there really was a zombie war between the Romans and zombies in England 2000 years ago. Either way, this book is a fun and entertaining read and I would suggest it to anyone who loves zombie fiction.