9780715633182
Category Name : Humour
Author Name : The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
Publisher Name : Even the blurb says it: You start reading for fun, fifty pages into it, you buy a machete, just to be sure... And it's true. This is a book I would easily NOT give to someone easily influenced or otherwise instable, because, well, it is so convincing that some of people may pass the funny bits right by without ever noticing it's comedy. If anything in our day and age ever had "War of the Worlds" written all over it, it is this absolute treasure. Having said that, there is, of course, a limit to the amount of lists of items to bring on various zombie-related expeditions you can take in in one evening. Thus, this book is probably one you will pick up again and again rather than read in one go. This applied particularly to the middle section of the book, whereas the "scientific" analysis of zombie background, physiology and behavioural patterns at the beginning is a real page-turner. For me, however, the biggest surprise came at the end of the book. From the table of contents, I expected a mere listing of "recorded" zombie attacks with little or no entertainment value. Turns out, I was VERY far off the mark. What I found were tiny little stories, each one self-contained but also (and this was the most fun for me) also inter-related at times. What Brooks created in this way was an extremely realistic history of zombie attacks from the earliest days of human civilisation to, pretty much, last Wednesday. When you put down the book, you do so with a shudder that is just this tiny bit south of comfortable. On a personal note: If you are into roleplaying games or just enjoy telling stories - that last section of the book is full of interesting adventure hooks and story ideas. Just a thought... Full marks from me!
Minimum Price : £ 6.99
Category Name : Humour
Author Name : The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
Publisher Name : Even the blurb says it: You start reading for fun, fifty pages into it, you buy a machete, just to be sure... And it's true. This is a book I would easily NOT give to someone easily influenced or otherwise instable, because, well, it is so convincing that some of people may pass the funny bits right by without ever noticing it's comedy. If anything in our day and age ever had "War of the Worlds" written all over it, it is this absolute treasure. Having said that, there is, of course, a limit to the amount of lists of items to bring on various zombie-related expeditions you can take in in one evening. Thus, this book is probably one you will pick up again and again rather than read in one go. This applied particularly to the middle section of the book, whereas the "scientific" analysis of zombie background, physiology and behavioural patterns at the beginning is a real page-turner. For me, however, the biggest surprise came at the end of the book. From the table of contents, I expected a mere listing of "recorded" zombie attacks with little or no entertainment value. Turns out, I was VERY far off the mark. What I found were tiny little stories, each one self-contained but also (and this was the most fun for me) also inter-related at times. What Brooks created in this way was an extremely realistic history of zombie attacks from the earliest days of human civilisation to, pretty much, last Wednesday. When you put down the book, you do so with a shudder that is just this tiny bit south of comfortable. On a personal note: If you are into roleplaying games or just enjoy telling stories - that last section of the book is full of interesting adventure hooks and story ideas. Just a thought... Full marks from me!
Minimum Price : £ 6.99
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