[July 24, 2012] "The Zombie Autopsies" is not going to be everyone's "cup of tea." Readers should be warned that the description of the autopsy procedures - along with accompanying illustrations - is quite graphic. But I found the book very engaging. Because the zombie pandemic has destroyed much of civilization, scientists anxious to learn more about what causes "zombiism" accept a no-return assignment on a remote island to conduct these autopsies under, you might say, less than ideal conditions. As a scientist I appreciated the author's use of technical detail; this lent the book a certain realism. As a human being I could appreciate the ethical dilemmas society encounters in how to move forward with zombie research. While the appendices to the book comprise a large fraction of the story, I believe they add to the overall story.

The book was not overlong, it was fun to read, and interesting. That's a pretty good formula if you ask me. ( )

It was a fun attempt at making zombies more scientific, but the writing style was weak and redundant. ( )

Okay, though does not raise the bar of the oevre, as it were. ( )

A quick read, but also a boring read. Since the story is mostly a doctor's journal entries, you don't get to know any characters. Most of the writing is medical in nature and there is very little action. It is mostly just description of medical autopsies. Even the pencil illustrations of the zombies were not enough to interest me. Pass this book up and pick almost any other zombie book that has come out in the last couple years and it will be a billion times more interesting. ( )

A quick read, but also a boring read. Since the story is mostly a doctor's journal entries, you don't get to know any characters. Most of the writing is medical in nature and there is very little action. It is mostly just description of medical autopsies. Even the pencil illustrations of the zombies were not enough to interest me. Pass this book up and pick almost any other zombie book that has come out in the last couple years and it will be a billion times more interesting. ( )