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Max Brooks and Quint discuss his ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE follow-up novel, WORLD WAR Z!!!

Not really into the whole zombie thing... by KarmicRelief	Sep 13th, 2006 06:23:32 AM
...but this actually sounds like an interesting spin. And Alan Alda's best portrayal of a zombie was his bit on West Wing.
El Primero by mostdwnloadedman	Sep 13th, 2006 06:24:01 AM
beeotchs!
Brains, I want more brains..... by ImJustABill	Sep 13th, 2006 06:24:48 AM
I like the concept, it will be interesting to listen to the audio book..
El Primero by mostdwnloadedman	Sep 13th, 2006 06:24:54 AM
Beeotchs!
books by mostdwnloadedman	Sep 13th, 2006 06:27:18 AM
Who has time for books when I can be watching ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA or going to see the COVENANT?
I wanna see by ImJustABill	Sep 13th, 2006 06:27:28 AM
This brought to the screen by someone like Broken Lizard or George Romero... lol
Can't Wait by Karl Childers	Sep 13th, 2006 06:39:03 AM
I ordered this from Amazon and it won't get here until next week!
Cool News! by Evil Chicken	Sep 13th, 2006 06:49:43 AM
The Zombie Survival Guide is awesome. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy – it’s wonderful. I can’t wait to check out WWZ. I’d love to see the Self Defense Lecture. When the dead rise you just can’t be too prepared.
The Good War by c4andmore	Sep 13th, 2006 06:58:16 AM
is a great great book, I would highly recommend everyone to pick it up. Now I need to read World War Z.
Yeah... by Bill Brasky	Sep 13th, 2006 07:24:55 AM
you can tell how bad these talkbacks have gotten since they made it easier for Joe Shmoe the ragman to sign up and start flamming. Fuck this, I'm out.
also Ted Nugent's house by turk128	Sep 13th, 2006 07:53:54 AM
Probably not as heavily armed as Milius but plenty of supplies to last.
I need to check out the book... by brycemonkey	Sep 13th, 2006 08:33:48 AM
it's been on my wishlist for ages.
Fast or Slow by Giant Ape Balls	Sep 13th, 2006 08:49:13 AM
Does he have fast or slow zombies? Because slow ones really aren't that much of a threat are they? Whack the fucker on the head with a spade and job done.
Here's hoping for a book signing by TwinTurboJosh	Sep 13th, 2006 08:57:36 AM
The Survival Guide was great
Zombie Fiction by blacklightning	Sep 13th, 2006 09:51:29 AM
This book sounds great. I just read MONSTER ISLAND and loved it, so im in the mood for some more good zombie fiction. anything else out there that should be required zombie fiction reading?
This sounds fun by Jotham	Sep 13th, 2006 10:03:18 AM
I loved The Zombie Survival Guide. It was actually kind of scarry how stright he wrote it. Oh, and I'm sure John Milius already has an army and a fortified position.
Bought this yesterday by Samson_K	Sep 13th, 2006 10:34:27 AM
And had a flick through it in the pub - I like the look of it and the structure so very much looking forward to reading this puppy starting tonight. On the subject of Zombie literature I would heartily recommend avoiding the shit out of a book called 'The Rising' by Brian Keene. It is an appaling litany of sheer and utter bollocks! The zombies aren't slow but they drive motorbikes and crack one liners. All the zombies crack one liners - even the zombie pigeons and zombie lions and zombie fucking goldfish! It is a giant pile of crap that follows the tried and tested formulae of zombie apocalypse and has one good idea about the plague being caused by an interdimensional portal or something but seriously - zombie fucking squirrels! (Disclamer I can't remember if there are actually zombie squirrels in the book but there is everything else)
I read this a month ago... by chaos731	Sep 13th, 2006 11:07:52 AM
...after I received an advance "review" copy from Brooks (to review on my own site, which I'll not shill here). I don't think I'm overstating things here when I say that this book is perhaps the best book...fiction, non-ficiton, or otherwise and regardless of genre...that I've read in many years. What Brooks has to say about human nature as a "constant" (that is, regardless of geographical, ideological, political, economic, or religious boundaries) is quite stunning, actually. If I thought for a split second that such a thing were possible, I'd say that this book has all the makings of a Pulitzer Prize winner. And yes, I'm serious. It's that good. I'm going to interview Brooks, too...and I'm going to really get to the bottom of why his book is so successful. Cheers everyone!
one thing by Buzzsawlenny	Sep 13th, 2006 11:24:17 AM
when the zombie apocalypse does happen i tell u what, the survival guide will be in my napsack..thats the best review i could give it..cant wait for this read now that i know it exsists eviscerate the proletariot!..G
Got it yesterday by canopus	Sep 13th, 2006 11:51:41 AM
I didn't know there was an audio book, now I have to part with even more money. I loved the Zombie Survival Guide, it's cool that the son of Mel Brooks is as twisted as I am. I thought The Rising was really good, it's a different take on zombies, but pretty cool. They aren't zombies in the traditional sense, demons from another dimension are possessing the recently dead, humans and animals. People and the media don't get that they aren't like the mindless zombies from the movies, so that leads to them underestimating the undead. If your old school only, then maybe you won't like it, but if you don't mind new takes on zombies, you will probably like it.
zombie or not zombie by cathartist	Sep 13th, 2006 01:04:18 PM
That is the question, and until last year i never like zombies. OOOH the dead are rising, big friggin whup how can anyone be interested in a story that revloves around whacking dead things in the head for a couple hundred pages? Of course that was until I was urged by my local comic purveyor to read The Walking Dead graphic novel on a money back guarantee. And, Dammit if i have not just finished the third trade. The best zombie tales aren't about zombies at all, they are about peoples reaction to a truly cataclysmic beyond fucked up event and how you deal with it and the other people around you at the time. Everyday borders are broken down in seconds. Things like racism, sexism, class, etc. all become moot when you have three hundrerd rotting corpses surrounding you and your only salvation lies in the gay black jew next to you with a shotgun!
Great Book by JeffDaMan	Sep 13th, 2006 02:04:20 PM
Got a copy of WWZ from the publisher at this years Comic-Con. Finished it very quickly. Great book, highly recommended!
I got a copy of the audio to review by Purgatori	Sep 13th, 2006 04:14:21 PM
for another website. The audio book is awesome. It's really well done and the voice acting is great. I love the detail Brooks went into with it and the world wide epidemic. It's awesome.
Wow. by Tobor The Fowl	Sep 13th, 2006 05:49:34 PM
I love how Max Brooks is such an awesome true blue geek. Awesome. I need to get a copy of this book. I don't even have a copy of the first one, I just mooch off of friends.
Everyone... by blackratsflood	Sep 13th, 2006 08:00:32 PM
needs to see Wild Zero! Awesome movie. The rockabilly guys are from the excellent Japanese band Guitar Wolf.
John Milius' house? by nolan bautista	Sep 13th, 2006 11:54:28 PM
you'll survive for about 6 months...tops. I'd rather be in Hunter S. Thompsons compound..just make sure that the re-animated corpse of the late Doctor Gonzo doesn't get there before me..
Decent Zombie Reads by Uzziel	Sep 14th, 2006 12:30:41 PM
I just ordered this from Amazon and cant wait for it to get here! I had bought the Survival Guide for a family member but of course we never give out virgin books for Christmas so I had read it cover to cover in one sitting. Other good reads for Zombie fiction are the Autumn novels by David Moody. They are a bit rough around the edges but really convey that sense of "The world is over and we are a dieing breed" dread that just makes for a really good zombie apocolypse story. As for Keene, his stuff is a bit off the wall but at least a try at a new spin on an old market. You gotta love how he gives you complete character developement only to hack said character into peices in the next paragraph!
Meet Max Brooks at Borders in NYC by DJM	Sep 26th, 2006 11:16:16 AM
I noticed a couple of people wondering about booksignings with Max Brooks. I wanted to let you know that he will be at Borders Columbus Circle (in the Time Warner Building) on Tuesday, October 10 at 7pm. He will read from, discuss and sign copies of World War Z. We hope to see you there.

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