In this outrageous parody of a survival guide, Saturday Night Live staff writer
Brooks prepares humanity for its eventual battle with zombies. One would expect
the son of Mel Brooks to have a genetic predisposition to humor, and indeed,
he does, and he exhibits it relentlessly here: he outlines virtually every
possible zombie-human encounter, drafts detailed plans for defense and attack
and outlines past recorded attacks dating from 60,000 B.C. to 2002. In planning
for that catastrophic day when "the dead rise," Brooks urges readers to get to
know themselves, their bodies, their weaponry, their surroundings and, just in
case, their escape routes. Some of the book's more amusing aspects are the
laughable analyses Brooks proposes on all aspects of zombiehood, and the
specificity with which he enumerates the necessary actions for survival-i.e.,
a member of an anti-zombie team must be sure to have with him at all times two
emergency flares, a signaling mirror, daily rations, a personal mess kit and
two pairs of socks. Comic, though unnecessarily exhaustive, this is a good bet
for Halloween gag gifts and fans of Bored of the Rings-esque humor.
100 line drawings.

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