end of the world fiction? - Page 6

[NewCrunchyDaddy]

Also, if you loved World War Z Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide is just as good.

[AlmightyIsis]

Thanks for this thread (yeah, I know it's old), but I have to say I just read Into the Forest and loved it. I wish there were a sequel.

[Maiasaura]

i LOVE into the forest. i know she has other books, but dunno the content/theme. i would love to know what happens to them, too!

interesting thread...i read much of this stuff during Y2K but forgot about most of it...till i found this thread

[cjanelles]

Originally Posted by NewCrunchyDaddy

Also, if you loved World War Z Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide is just as good.

I thought the idea of a "zombie survival guide" was simply humorous and not worth the money I'd spend on the book.

BUT--I just finished "World War Z" last night (thanks to the recommendations of this thread), and by the end of the book, I wanted to run out and by the survival guide.

I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of "WWZ." The book will have a permanent place on my bookshelf.

[Imogen]

I've literally just finished reading Maggie Gee's The Ice People and while sometimes a depressing read, it's a very interesting read about the extremes of ideology and technology and the damage that these do to the world, combined with the extremes of global warming/cooling and the affect that drastic weather changes have upon society. I enjoyed it. The amazon reviews are very good though...

I am not going to reveal much about this book. It is probably better than 1984 of George Orwell. It is an undeniable masterpiece, you must search for other reviews if you have trouble believing me. This book will be probably amongst the greater masterpieces of human history. Prophetic, brutal,elegant,real, human. It will change your life. It makes a difference in an era of too much novels published. Immensly poetic from the begining to the end. To me is clear that is the best narrative ever, but you should see for your self. A unique book, that never goes out of mind.

If someone else has mentioned this book, I apologise. I am a lazy forum poster


Peace

[NewCrunchyDaddy]

Originally Posted by cjanelles

I thought the idea of a "zombie survival guide" was simply humorous and not worth the money I'd spend on the book.

That's the crazy thing ... the Survival Guide is not written tongue-in-cheek, but actually has a very serious tone. In fact, he mentions TZSG in WWZ as "the civilian handbook" or something like that.

TZSG is actually a very difficult to read, because I kept thinking, What would I do with DS (2½yo) and DD (>1yo) if we were suddenly overrun by zombies, since sound attracts them, and you can't keep a toddler and an infant quiet. What would happen if they were attacked, or bit? Would killing them be a more merciful thing to do? Anyway, it was a good but rough read for me as a father (I talk about it HERE).

[notwonamesalike]

I've just started Dies the Fire and literally cannot put it down. I was up all night last night reading - and when I wasn't reading I was laying in bed trying to figure out how we would survive in the same situation.

[homefrontgirl]

On the Beach

Originally Posted by Storm Bride

I'd like to add that, as much I love Nevil Shute, this is the only one of his books that I can't re-read. I just found it too depressing.

I couldn't agree more. Because it's so different from his other works, it took me years to read it and then I could never read it again. It stuck with me though and when I saw this thread it was the first one I thought of.

Some other great titles here!

[Aubergine68]

Originally Posted by notwonamesalike

I've just started Dies the Fire and literally cannot put it down. I was up all night last night reading - and when I wasn't reading I was laying in bed trying to figure out how we would survive in the same situation.

Thanks for reviving this thread!

I was just reading the latest book in that series and thinking about how it is becoming something quite different from EOW fiction.

[Trinitty]

I've read it twice and I still close the book with that look on my face. You know the look...the one that says, "Huh?" after you've invested a goodly amount of time in something and you're still just not sure how it turned out...

re: oryx and crake.

not to spoil the book, but, what do you mean you don't know what happened? such a bleak book.


nak

trin

[Trinitty]

Originally Posted by merpk

The only purpose of this post is to marvel that this thread has almost 1,200 views and only <50 posts.

Fascinating.



(insert Spock-ish single-eyebrow-raising here)

Okay, now i really like you, have you taken "the geek test" ?