So I seem to be on a little bit of a post apocalyptic world genre right now. This is the second book I've read where the human race is threatened and the books tells the story of the aftermath. This end of the world book however is not due to war or anything like (despite the name of the book) but instead is the result of a disease that reanimates humans once they die, AKA zombies.
Just an FYI zombies freak the crap out of me. Although I love the horror movies that use them and so when I saw this book I knew it was a must read for me.
Anyways the book goes through from beginning to end how the zombies first started appearing what happened when it got out of control, what governments did, what individuals did and how we as a human race end up taking back the world (sort of).
The best part of the book I thought was the individual stories that people told of how they survived. Brooks writes so well that I could perfectly visualize every story that is told. Again since zombies freak me out after every short interview I would have to put the book down and then come back to it in a little bit.
The interesting thing about the book to me was how people reacted to the crisis. One chapter is called "The Great Panic" where the problem has escalated and no one knows exactly what to do. People are fighting to stay alive and to make sure their families are as well. Some groups barricade themselves in others fight their way to safety. The biggest surprise to me was how many governments reacted. While I understand what they did it kind of sucked for the people who got caught on the wrong side. Most governments knew they couldn't save everyone so retreated to a small location and protected what they could, but in some cases they gave wrong information or just completely abandoned those they couldn't help.
Fighting back was a long process, and in the book it took the United States 3 years to push from the Rockies to the East Coast. And even after all the work that countries put into retaking their land back there was much more to do in getting people's confidence back.
If anything although this entire scenario is completely fake and entirely impossible (in my opinion) the book still testifies to the resilience of the human race. Although there are things that are going to hurt us and will definitely cause set backs and hardships, we are always going to be here.
I just hope if brain hungry zombies start knocking on my door I have a gun...or a lobo! (read the book to find out what this is)
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