The Zombie Survival Guide

Again, I feel the need to give a shoutout to all the people who think up things like this. Zombie apocalypse movies, books, and shows are one thing, but a survival guide is in a league of it's own when it comes to genius.
Written by Max Brooks (the author of 'World War Z,' which although I haven't read is supposed to be good), The Zombie Survival Guide is marketed as a book not for the "police, military, or any government agency," but for the common citizen. At the period when this book is set, zombies have become prominent in the world, with there numbers reaching several million, but have yet to become a global threat. In preparation for the possible incline in the zombies population, the book urges you to create a plan to defend yourself. This includes scouting out your area for possible shelters, fortifying your home, and training for combat situations. Advice on running, fighting, and defending your self and area from the horde is all readily available. Even better, the first chapter details all the misconceptions and truths about the zombie- dispelling any doubts in the readers mind about what they will be facing should the zombie threat increase. The author, in short, is so dedicated to the survival of the human race that every aspect of zombie survival is gone over in acute detail. He even outlines what to do should your group be practically the last on earth. And then comes the final chapter, which outlines practically every zombie outbreak ever recorded. And that is where I lost interest in the book.
You could easily argue, at this point, that I am not a true zombie fan, as clearly if I was I would enjoy every word of the 64-page long final chapter. Unfortunately, you would be right. I have only seen a few episodes of The Walking Dead and have never read the books. I have never watched Night Of The Living Dead and have no plans to in the immediate future. I have never read World War Z, as previously mentioned. And perhaps that is why I very nearly fell asleep reading this last chapter (to be fair, the night I read almost all of the book was my first successful attempt at staying awake for a full twenty-four hours). This chapter completely killed the momentum that the very enjoyable rest-of-book created. There are only so many stories of zombies moving into a pack of armed men and not dying despite being blown to smithereens that I can take in one night.The repetition was driving me mad.
And so I will give this book a new record rating for this blog of 7.8. Perhaps it could have gotten a full 8 or even 8.5 if it had not been for the buzz-killing ending and my determination to save the higher ratings for only the books that completely blow me out of the water. But still, a 7.8 rating is very respectable in my eyes, and so I recommend this book for anyone who likes the concept of zombies and has a sense of humour. Tell me how you like the book in the comments below, or when me and you are both struggling to survive the apocalypse and meet up in a corpse-strewn street. Until that time, thanks for reading, and I'll see you as soon as I can. Cheers,
Mark

Upcoming reviews; City of the Beasts, Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship Of The Ring Book Two, and Fighting Fantasy. If there is any book which you would like to have reviewed, please let me know in the comments and I'll see what I can do :)