World War Z

I've just finished reading this book, and these are the things that I learned from it:

America would rock hard if it wasn't for the rich people.

Mexico and Canada REALLY suck, but thank god they've got us as neighbors.

Holy fucking shit, Israel FUCKING ROCKS, best country in the world. The Palestineans are dumb for not seeing it.

China sucks, but it has potential to get better.

Russia sucks, always sucked, and always will suck.

Iran and Pakistan suck so much, they suck each other into annhilation.

Nobody knows what the fuck is up with North Korea, and nobody really cares.

Brasil is so savage, the Doctors are packin' Deagles.

The rest of South America are a bunch of cool indians.

Africa is saved thanks to the power of the white man.

No, seriously, why can't those dumb Palstineas see how fucking AWESOME Israel is?

Cuba would rock supremely if only they accepted the POWER OF CAPITALISM.

BTW, Capitalism sucks and almost destroyed America.

England rocks thanks to the monarchy and their castles.

France would be a pretty rockin' place if it wasn't so full of french people.

Japan rocks as long as they have Katanas and blind martial artists at hand.

Oh, and the US army is bloated as fuck, but once they adopt Iron Maiden's The Trooper is the official zombie-hunting theme, they start kicking ass again. Makes sense to me.

Iirc, it was India and Pakistan that nuked each other, which makes more sense to me than Iran and Pakistan.

Secondly, while some of the things presented in the book are obviously going to be fantastical (It's about a zombie invasion, for chrissake) it raises some interesting questions for real life situations. What would happen if a "new Black Plauge" swept the world, incurable by modern medicine? Would we resort to something like the Redker Plan, destroying all who have had possible contact, to prevent spread? Where would fleeing refugees go? What would happen to densely populated island countries like Japan, would they relocate, or "go down with the ship" so to speak? Could we find refuge in centuries-old technology of walled, gated, locked cities? Would an isolated country suddenly become rich and force a revolution in its economy? What the hell *would* North Korea do? Would we use nukes out of desperation and frustration with the world? What would China, the most populous nation in the world do, try to hold onto its iron grip on its people, or embrace revolution? What would post-industrial nations do after a near-apocalypse situation, leaving them with maybe a third of their population and a fourth of their workforce? Which ethnic/social group would be most prepared for the event, paranoid Jews?

Sure, it's a fun zombie story, and a bit of a science fiction/horror/fantasy/whatever work, but it does raise interesting points.

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You recall wrong, it was indeed Pakistan and Iran that nuked each other to oblivion. India almost used nukes on their own soil, but that was an entirely different chapter of the book.

you forgot Australia. We get about one mention in the book. Australia: when the shit hits the fan our politicians run to Tasmania

I loved WWZ. One of my favorites was the one army general (can't recall name etc) running into the crowd of (zombies? I read it a while ago) to blow everyone the fuck up.

Good read.

Max Brooks is a spoiled teenager who can't string enough words together to form anything literary. 

Guess why he can only write "Manuals" and "oral accounts?"

Because he doesn't have what it takes to write a real novel.

Mel Brooks must be weeping inside at his son's crappy attempt at fame through teenage fantasy wankery

>>6 Max Brooks is a spoiled teenager

Isn't he 35 years old?

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