It is stated at one point by some CIA guy that North Korea was able to avoid the zombie outbreak by systematically removing the teeth of all of its residence in less than 24 hours. The reasoning being that if nobody had teeth then the virus couldn’t spread because nobody could bite anyone. He states that it was “the greatest feat of social engineering ever achieved”. Like I get this is a fictitious plot but they can’t even avoid making up the most utterly deranged bullshit lmao.
the book is better, but it's politics will also make you pull out your hair. it's just a better crafted story.
I remember thinking the politics were "accurate" but I was like 14, so I'm sure I'd lose my fucking mind now.
Some bits from the novel have permanently etched themselves into my brain though. The catacombs, the nuclear sub. Cool shit.
haha same thing but i think i was 20. i was like "omg so realistic, good politics, haha cheney is digging up poop". for me it was battle of yonkers, the russian zombie killing squad, and the japanese sword wielding weeb.
Yeah! "The decimations" and yonkers was fucking nuts. It really is a good novel.
Yeah I definitely cringe at its politics now but it was a really fun book.
I was in my late teens and the prevailing attitude among people I knew was 'jesus, more zombie shit?'