published in 2006
by Max Brooks
Brooks is very technical with his descriptions of the zombie menace. He creates his image of them by revealing a different aspect of them in each perspective he uses in this book. One perspective comes from a smuggler. This smuggler had an influx of a new sort of trade because of the outbreak, people. He specified in land smuggling. He knew that the exchange of people increased the risk of becoming infected because an infected person would travel to search for a "cure" and possibly turn somewhere along the way into a zombie and most likely infecting others. There were also other ways people could be unknowingly infected. So many people undergo medical operations all the time. When people get blood transfusions or organs, the origin of those items could come from anywhere. Those origins sometimes happen to be from an infected person, but only problem is that they look just like any other person at first. Another account describes the physiology of the zombies. Everyone pretty much focused on studying their behavior but a few actually were in the field to apply this information. The information were just tips, such as zombies moan when they get a scent, zombies move at a slow pace, zombies are not smart, and things like that.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
World War Z
published in 2006
by Max Brooks
Brooks uses accounts from a variety of sources. No two are related to each other. Until readers get to a point in the middle of the book. This is his first use of a linked account. He gives no warning that he is doing this until the connection is distinctly made. Readers have to pay attention to the first account to understand the fist one. The first account was about the guy obsessed with computers. He escapes his nineteen story building and runs into the wild. As he runs off into the wild, the second account starts. Normally, this also means to a different topic. This topic is of an old man and how he went into the mountains, survived, and killed all undead at the will of the gods. Interestin thing, he is blind. Somehow he senses are acute enough for him to track most things in a fifthteen paces to half a kilometer. He meets the computer geek by jumping on him from a tree. Strange way to greet a human, but he wanted to make sure the guy had good intentions. I still find it amazing that the old man exists. Does "Daredevil" ring a bell to any of my readers? It is a movie about a boy who loses his eyesight and can see with hearing. He becomes a superhero and saves peoples' lives. That old man seems so unlike Daredevil. Brooks is basically throwing a superhero into his book.
by Max Brooks
Brooks uses accounts from a variety of sources. No two are related to each other. Until readers get to a point in the middle of the book. This is his first use of a linked account. He gives no warning that he is doing this until the connection is distinctly made. Readers have to pay attention to the first account to understand the fist one. The first account was about the guy obsessed with computers. He escapes his nineteen story building and runs into the wild. As he runs off into the wild, the second account starts. Normally, this also means to a different topic. This topic is of an old man and how he went into the mountains, survived, and killed all undead at the will of the gods. Interestin thing, he is blind. Somehow he senses are acute enough for him to track most things in a fifthteen paces to half a kilometer. He meets the computer geek by jumping on him from a tree. Strange way to greet a human, but he wanted to make sure the guy had good intentions. I still find it amazing that the old man exists. Does "Daredevil" ring a bell to any of my readers? It is a movie about a boy who loses his eyesight and can see with hearing. He becomes a superhero and saves peoples' lives. That old man seems so unlike Daredevil. Brooks is basically throwing a superhero into his book.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
World War Z
published in 2006
by Max Brooks
Brooks constructs this books on accounts. These accounts all string together and are organized based on the time of the outbreak. He starts with what he knows to be the first account of the outbreak of the undead. These are all postwar accounts, meaning the living survived in the end. The people Brooks uses are all survivors who all have a different perspective of the outbreak. The first was a doctor, who saw the outbreak for the first time. Another account was from a family traveling north to use the cold as a shield from the undead. Survivors all had different accounts because they camefrom different backgrounds. They all, however, have pretty much the same mindset that allowed them to survive. One account comes from a guy who spent his life next to his computer. His purpose was to just learn about the outbreak. When the computers failed, he got out and used what he learned from cyberspace to survive. These things were just facts, like zombies move slowly and can be outrun in open spaces. A pilot was blown out her plane caused by a malfunction of some sort. She had to use her training to get out the zombie infested area, to an area where she could be picked up by a chopper. When peoples' lives are at stake, a survival mechanism kicks in that helps some people survive. Brooks does't give accounts from people who haven't survived because, well, they didn't survive and he wants to keep this account as realistic as possible.
by Max Brooks
Brooks constructs this books on accounts. These accounts all string together and are organized based on the time of the outbreak. He starts with what he knows to be the first account of the outbreak of the undead. These are all postwar accounts, meaning the living survived in the end. The people Brooks uses are all survivors who all have a different perspective of the outbreak. The first was a doctor, who saw the outbreak for the first time. Another account was from a family traveling north to use the cold as a shield from the undead. Survivors all had different accounts because they camefrom different backgrounds. They all, however, have pretty much the same mindset that allowed them to survive. One account comes from a guy who spent his life next to his computer. His purpose was to just learn about the outbreak. When the computers failed, he got out and used what he learned from cyberspace to survive. These things were just facts, like zombies move slowly and can be outrun in open spaces. A pilot was blown out her plane caused by a malfunction of some sort. She had to use her training to get out the zombie infested area, to an area where she could be picked up by a chopper. When peoples' lives are at stake, a survival mechanism kicks in that helps some people survive. Brooks does't give accounts from people who haven't survived because, well, they didn't survive and he wants to keep this account as realistic as possible.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
World War Z
published in 2006
by Max Brooks
Brooks uses the introduction of this book to set up the story line in a really interesting way. It is a epilogue/prologue sort of thing really, where he sets up the scene by starting in the "present" and looking back into the terrible times of the Zombie War. This is effective because Brooks creates a setting for readers and heads start into the actual storyline, unlike a previous book which I have only attempted to read. Brooks heads straight into the past with the beginning of the "outbreak". Already, I like this book cause the plot is easy to see, fiction is better than nonfiction in my opinion because of how thigs like this can be done. Brook just dives into his description of the "outreak" as if his readers already know what hes talking about. Since this is a fictional account, it would make since to fictional characters. But seeing as how this is real lfe, the beginning of the book is already filled with suspense. "The first outbreak I saw was in a remote village that officially had no name." This is his first sentence, and if I were a reader who had not read the background information, I would be reading on and on to find out more about the outbreak, which I am still doing even though I did read the background information.
by Max Brooks
Brooks uses the introduction of this book to set up the story line in a really interesting way. It is a epilogue/prologue sort of thing really, where he sets up the scene by starting in the "present" and looking back into the terrible times of the Zombie War. This is effective because Brooks creates a setting for readers and heads start into the actual storyline, unlike a previous book which I have only attempted to read. Brooks heads straight into the past with the beginning of the "outbreak". Already, I like this book cause the plot is easy to see, fiction is better than nonfiction in my opinion because of how thigs like this can be done. Brook just dives into his description of the "outreak" as if his readers already know what hes talking about. Since this is a fictional account, it would make since to fictional characters. But seeing as how this is real lfe, the beginning of the book is already filled with suspense. "The first outbreak I saw was in a remote village that officially had no name." This is his first sentence, and if I were a reader who had not read the background information, I would be reading on and on to find out more about the outbreak, which I am still doing even though I did read the background information.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
World War Z
published in 2006
by Max Brooks
“World War Z.” Sounds like an intense book about possibly the end of the world. Well that is a pretty good idea of this book. It is described by the cover as “an oral history of the Zombie War.” From that, I am thinking, “first-person.” This flashes out to me because the last book I read in first-person was “Fight Club.” The use of first-person made the book just a tad bit confusing but a good read because of the twists that can be introduced through the perspective of the main character. I expect Brooks will do the same in this book because that is one of the best things to make a book better. The name is another thing that flashes. By naming his book “World War Z,” Brooks makes a connection between this book and the World Wars. This connection gives the implication of unions between nations and the terrors of war in this book. "World War Z" is a book I picked up solely on title and the little cover information. Will it be a good book? I don't know.
by Max Brooks
“World War Z.” Sounds like an intense book about possibly the end of the world. Well that is a pretty good idea of this book. It is described by the cover as “an oral history of the Zombie War.” From that, I am thinking, “first-person.” This flashes out to me because the last book I read in first-person was “Fight Club.” The use of first-person made the book just a tad bit confusing but a good read because of the twists that can be introduced through the perspective of the main character. I expect Brooks will do the same in this book because that is one of the best things to make a book better. The name is another thing that flashes. By naming his book “World War Z,” Brooks makes a connection between this book and the World Wars. This connection gives the implication of unions between nations and the terrors of war in this book. "World War Z" is a book I picked up solely on title and the little cover information. Will it be a good book? I don't know.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Crossing Hitler
by Benjamin Carter Hett
published in 2008
Looking at just the title, “Crossing Hitler” is seeming to be a legal book. I judge books by their cover and title. This book, however, starts with a very descriptive bibliography of “the man who put the Nazis on the witness stand.” The author's purpose is to give readers a picture of Litten before revealing the actual plot of the book, presented in part two of the book, “Crossing Hitler.” The bibliography had a different effect on me. Instead, I became slowly more tired of the book. This is probably because of the influx of information that specified in only Han Litten's life. This information is not helpful to me because I just wanted to know about what happened, not so much the person who caused the event. That doesn't mean Litten is not a fascinating person, he is. Bibliographical details are just not as important as historical event details.
published in 2008
Looking at just the title, “Crossing Hitler” is seeming to be a legal book. I judge books by their cover and title. This book, however, starts with a very descriptive bibliography of “the man who put the Nazis on the witness stand.” The author's purpose is to give readers a picture of Litten before revealing the actual plot of the book, presented in part two of the book, “Crossing Hitler.” The bibliography had a different effect on me. Instead, I became slowly more tired of the book. This is probably because of the influx of information that specified in only Han Litten's life. This information is not helpful to me because I just wanted to know about what happened, not so much the person who caused the event. That doesn't mean Litten is not a fascinating person, he is. Bibliographical details are just not as important as historical event details.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Crossing Hitler
by Benjamin Carter Hett
published in 2008
Back to “Crossing Hitler”, Hans Litten is described to have a shy personality. He has a dull outlook on society, but has regard for self-improvement and education. The book describes that he prefers books over people. Although, not said so by the book, I would call Litten an introvert because of such characteristics. Many innovators of society are the same, such as Einstein. An introvert is a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts. Sometimes I consider myself to be an introvert because those traits apply to me. I prefer to analyze my thoughts to discover my own perception on a situation. Just by doing that, I sometimes need time to process those thoughts. That time puts me in a state of solitude that is helpful. Litten seems to be the same kind of guy, requiring a bit of solitude to collect his thoughts. Sometimes people just need time to themselves. This applies to everyone, not just introverts. Life just has to many issues for a person to deal with at a time.
published in 2008
Back to “Crossing Hitler”, Hans Litten is described to have a shy personality. He has a dull outlook on society, but has regard for self-improvement and education. The book describes that he prefers books over people. Although, not said so by the book, I would call Litten an introvert because of such characteristics. Many innovators of society are the same, such as Einstein. An introvert is a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts. Sometimes I consider myself to be an introvert because those traits apply to me. I prefer to analyze my thoughts to discover my own perception on a situation. Just by doing that, I sometimes need time to process those thoughts. That time puts me in a state of solitude that is helpful. Litten seems to be the same kind of guy, requiring a bit of solitude to collect his thoughts. Sometimes people just need time to themselves. This applies to everyone, not just introverts. Life just has to many issues for a person to deal with at a time.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk
published in 1996
Twists are one of the most amazing things in this book. They gives sense to everything. One in particular helps me understand everything. The twist occurs when the main character is looking for Tyler. Tyler just seems to be nowhere. As the main character tries to follow Tyler's tracks, I start to piece everything together. And then the main character reaches the stunning conclusion that the book has only hinted at, he and Tyler are one and the same. Not at all what I expected because Tyler just seems to know so much more than the main character. Tyler plays like a teaching role in guiding the main character throughout the book, in a cynical sort of way. To have the teacher and student become one is just weird. It makes the whole teaching process seem pointless. This is the first book I have read that involves a character with multi-personality, other than Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings” of course.
published in 1996
Twists are one of the most amazing things in this book. They gives sense to everything. One in particular helps me understand everything. The twist occurs when the main character is looking for Tyler. Tyler just seems to be nowhere. As the main character tries to follow Tyler's tracks, I start to piece everything together. And then the main character reaches the stunning conclusion that the book has only hinted at, he and Tyler are one and the same. Not at all what I expected because Tyler just seems to know so much more than the main character. Tyler plays like a teaching role in guiding the main character throughout the book, in a cynical sort of way. To have the teacher and student become one is just weird. It makes the whole teaching process seem pointless. This is the first book I have read that involves a character with multi-personality, other than Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings” of course.
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