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Originally Posted by orange
I went to B&N the other night and picked up three new books, many that have been read here (and recommended/reviewed) in the Lounge.
World War Z- Post apoc book on zombie epidemic. Should be fantastic since I love both post apoc books and zombies.
World Without Us- I'm pretty sure it's about the world without humans (or after humans die out/etc) and the effects on the environment/etc. Seems interesting.
The Time Machine/Invisible Man by H.G. Wells- I enjoyed War of the Worlds alot and I thought the Time Machine movie (pretty ****ty) had a very interesting premise. So meh.
Reading WWZ right now, will report as I read more of these.
If you haven't read it, The Road is a pretty good post apoc. book. If you're into games, Fallout 3 (post apoc) comes out next week and Left 4 Dead (ZOMbiES!!!!) comes out in november
I loved the premise of WWZ and he delivered some things I'd never thought about
[tiny spoilers]
but didn't like the book as much since each story is just so short. Like I'd really get into one of the narratives and then it ends. Also, even though each story was supposed to be from a different person, he (author, forgot name) didn't really color the people and they all sound written in the same voice.
The World Without Us was pretty interesting. I particularly liked the part dealing with plastic particulates in every ocean and on every beach in the world. It was a bit preachy (I have a signed copy and he wrote "To Bostaevski - with hope!") but really opened my eyes to how much we are ****ing this planet up.
Also it's strange that within the last 6 books I've read has been every book you just listed.