MojoNexus
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Reged: 10/22/01
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Loc: Manhattan, KS USA
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Bought The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z last week. Almost finished with The Zombie Survival Guide. Its a quick read in that its not a novel, it truly is a survival guide. Meant to be humorous, its a great read for any zombie fan. Haven't started World War Z yet, but I hear it is already in development for a feature film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Brooks
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Knifey
Flesh Eater
Reged: 06/20/04
Posts: 1184
Loc: Liberal Massachusetts
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Sounds right up my alley. I'll have to check this out sometime soon.
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EdgarAllen
Living Dead
Reged: 09/16/00
Posts: 1072
Loc: Star City
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I have two books I'm working on right now, but hope to start reading World War Z next. Lots of good reviews out there about this book. Just a fun little tidbit, Max is the son of Mel Brooks.
Have only read snippets of the Zombie Survivalists Guide in the bookstore.
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kamikaze_zombie
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Reged: 10/03/05
Posts: 925
Loc: Canada
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Reading The Zombie Survival Guide now, on loan from a friend. I must say, it's definatley become one of my favourite books.
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MojoNexus
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Reged: 10/22/01
Posts: 989
Loc: Manhattan, KS USA
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World War Z script review.
http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3947&Itemid=99
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Dr Peligro
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*** may contain VERY MINOR spoilers for those who haven't read the books ***
I've read both books. They were very fun, and impressively well thought out and researched. The man must have spent A LOT of time reflecting on how a real worldwide zombie plague would play out, and all the political/social/military consequences it would have.
World War Z does something that very few works of zombie-fiction have been able to do : it presents the situation in a fresh and never-seen-before fashion, instead of just copying the Romero formula with a couple minor changes thrown in. It is also by far the most epic zombie story I've ever encountered, focusing on the entire world as opposed to a small group of survivors.
If the movie is done right and has a high budget, it has potential to be absolutely jaw-dropping. Some of the situations and visuals in the book are downright overwhelming in their ''epicness'' : ex. the army facing a milions-strong zombie horde that stretches from Time Square to Yonkers, massive underwater battles pitting armored scuba suits-guys against zombie crowds that FREAKIN WALK ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, firing squads that gun down LITERAL mountains of approaching zombies during days-long battles, etc.
If the movie can effectively recreate the visuals I was imagining in my head while reading the book, we'll have a new major zombie classic to enjoy.
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