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zombieowner	Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 16 2011, 9:29 AM EST \| Post edited: Nov 22 2011, 9:37 AM EST hey guys i know i have not posted in a while but i was wondering what is the best piece of literature to read during post z day to keep me occupied if my plan works so far the best choice is my favorite book : La Divina Comedia by Dante Alighieri Post reply Do you find this valuable? Keyword tags: None
FrankLeeDeRainged	1. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 16 2011, 1:34 PM EST That's a good question and as you specify 'literature' and 'for fun' then I'll nominate Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault%27s_Pendulum But we could widen your question because there are 3 reasons for reading after the event, information, diversion and inspiration. The 1st and 2nd are straight forward. Books on First Aid or the Haynes manual of Landrover maintenance become amazingly compelling reads when the need arises. Likewise reading for fun, a huge increase in literacy when the lights go out and the screens go dark isn't so much a prediction as a certainty. But reads for inspiration? For that I suggest something along the lines of Alfred Lansing's 'Endurance' which is the awesome story of Shackleton's disastrous expedition. . . .Endurance, the clue is in the title. _ Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Oakspar77777	2. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 16 2011, 7:44 PM EST I prefer Eco's -The Name of the Rose-, particularly if you have not wasted your time watching Sean Connery's butchering of the text. I am thinking that escapist literature would be high in demand - that which offers relief from the state of the world without too much to remind us of the world that is lost: Maybe Frank Herbert's -Dune- series or Robert Jordan's -The Wheel of Time- series. I am also fond of Earnest Thompson Seton's writings - particularly -Wild Animals I Have Known-. It has an old place in my heart from childhood. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
FrankLeeDeRainged	3. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 17 2011, 7:38 AM EST Name of the Rose is definatly a contender and Dune is a personal favorite too but Foucault's Pendulum is . . . denser. . . and should you be stuck with limited reading that density become a resource as far as re-reading goes. As it happens I once spent a winter in almost perfect isolation with just four books, one of which was Pendulum. The others were Dickens Bleak House, the dreadful 'a year in Provance' and 'Fordor´s 1972 Guide to Tax Havens'! which after four months I was reduced to trying to read. Point being Eco's layering of symbolism, semiotics, humour and entertaining story telling means his stuff stands a lot of re-reading. _ Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Oakspar77777	4. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 17 2011, 3:55 PM EST Of course, this is why a library is a wonderful place to loot while everyone else is running to Wal-Mart. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Unassigned	5. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 17 2011, 4:23 PM EST Buy an iPod/iPhone, download audiobooks, buy a Solio Classic Hybrid and you are set like I am. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
SasquatchJim	6. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 17 2011, 7:12 PM EST Any of Don Pendleton's Executioner books. They're not well-written, but they're cheesy fun, and can be stocked up on at any used book store for like 20 cents apiece. Also, there's like 700 of them, so you won't run out any time soon. On a more serious note, I just got through reading the first two books of the Monster Hunter International series by Larry Correia, and they are EXCELLENT. Think Ghostbusters+every B-grade zombie or monster movie you've ever seen+ a crapload of gunporn. They're just plain ol' fun. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
NotAlice	7. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 17 2011, 8:45 PM EST SJ: Loved the Monster Hunter International books - Muy fun! For hilarious laugh out loud fun I recommend Terry Prachett's Discworld series. It all takes place on a 10,000 mile wide Disc(hence the name) that is supported by 4 giant elephants on the back of a really big Turtle. The writing is not only funny, but filled with wit and wry wisdom. And there's over 30 books in the series. Best of all, they are great to read aloud. Perfect for filling those hours when people are antsy, but it's not safe to move. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
SasquatchJim	8. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 17 2011, 9:35 PM EST Ah, you've read 'em Alice? Cool. Imma have to pick up MH Alpha next time I'm in town. Also, found a rather cool book the other day. It's one of the first-edition copies I Am Legend, which IMO is classic post-apoc lit. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
JunkCollector	9. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 17 2011, 11:50 PM EST \| Post edited: Nov 24 2011, 6:47 PM EST Play Boy - Hot Zombie Edition. Realistically; for info. my old Boy Scout Manual, for fun I have wanted to read The Outlaw Josey Whales, I love the movie (wore out a DVD and working on my second), but have never gotten around to read the book. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
zombiezlayer	10. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 18 2011, 11:50 AM EST \| Post edited: Nov 18 2011, 11:58 AM EST If you like fantasy, I recommmend R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt series and the Hunters Blade Trilogy. It follows the life of a dark elf that comes to the surface to escape the his underground city because unlike his people he has a conscience. I read them while I was in Iraq. There is a lot of action and adventure. Also, he develops the characters so well that it is hard not to relate to them or sympathize for them. It is probably my favorite series Post reply Do you find this valuable?
NotAlice	11. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 19 2011, 6:51 PM EST " Also, found a rather cool book the other day. It's one of the first-edition copies I Am Legend, which IMO is classic post-apoc lit." SJ: Richard Matheson! Classic, for sure! With a true stinging insight on what fearsome is all about. Vincent Price did a fair film based on it, called The Last Man On Earth. Good read, middling film. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
SasquatchJim	12. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 19 2011, 7:17 PM EST "SJ: Richard Matheson! Classic, for sure! With a true stinging insight on what fearsome is all about. Vincent Price did a fair film based on it, called The Last Man On Earth. Good read, middling film. " Agreed. Yeah, I've seen the Vincent Price one, the Charlton Heston one, the Will Smith one, and the Asylum films one with the no-name actor (I Am Omega.) The first 3 are great IMO (though I may be biased because I'm a huge fan of all three actors); the Asylum one sucks. Also, found the novelization of Dirty Harry not too long ago. That'll be fun to read. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Markthegenius	13. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 20 2011, 4:09 PM EST Putting qualities like entertainment value and literary ingenuity aside, I'd recomend Socratic dialogue, or The Republic (both largely by Plato). They're very thought-provoking and requires the reader to philosophise along with it. I think that would help by not merely providing escapism, but by also giving survivors things to think about, and even possibly change the way they act through new learnings. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TurnAndBurn	14. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 20 2011, 7:44 PM EST 1000 Nights and a Night (1000 Arabian Nights) It's a story telling a story every night for 1000 nights. If story time becomes a community thing then you're set for a couple years as some of them are way too short. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Frag-12	15. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 21 2011, 9:37 AM EST "If you like fantasy, I recommmend R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt series and the Hunters Blade Trilogy. It follows the life of a dark elf that comes to the surface to escape the his underground city because unlike his people he has a conscience. I read them while I was in Iraq. There is a lot of action and adventure. Also, he develops the characters so well that it is hard not to relate to them or sympathize for them. It is probably my favorite series" Yeah, the Drizzt Do'Urden series is pretty good. My vote is all of the Middle Earth books, definitely Lord of the Rings. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
NotAlice	16. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 24 2011, 11:57 AM EST "1000 Nights and a Night (1000 Arabian Nights) It's a story telling a story every night for 1000 nights. If story time becomes a community thing then you're set for a couple years as some of them are way too short." Is that the Burton edition? I've got 16 volumes of the Project Gutenberg 1001 Nights on my computer and it will make the jump to e-reader when I glom onto one.(Thinking of a Xmas gift for ME!) Have to spring for a solar charger at the same time. (Maybe 30 bucks for the Revive.) Uh-hem, back to the topic: 1001 Nights is a real classic, but unless you do an e-reader, it's monstrous. There's 16 hardcover books for the complete thing. Better get it at your BOL before anything goes down. Most editions are severely bowderized, Sir Richard Burton(1st european in Mecca - at least in Victorian times!) translated the most complete edition. However, the Victorians, being pretty uptight, deleted whole books from his translation. That's why you can find single volume 1001 Nights. The Burton edition is actually tame by modern standards, so you don't have to sweat corrupting the kids! lol! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
trophykiller	17. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 24 2011, 12:33 PM EST Ender's game- orson scott card. Best book ever. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Markthegenius	18. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Nov 28 2011, 2:35 PM EST I don't know why I didn't mention this litterary masterpiece before, or why no one else has, for that matter. It's a work of art which has a place in any list of the greatest books in human history, and I for one would be glad to have it as the last book on earth: Spot The Dog Post reply Do you find this valuable?
zombieowner	19. RE: Best books to read for fun during the zombie apocalypse Dec 1 2011, 11:50 AM EST "I don't know why I didn't mention this litterary masterpiece before, or why no one else has, for that matter. It's a work of art which has a place in any list of the greatest books in human history, and I for one would be glad to have it as the last book on earth: Spot The Dog" XD i think the cat in the hat will be better Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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