Rot & Ruin
by Jonathan Maberry
Description from the amazon:
In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half.
Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.
Open to all.
Offer ends: January 30, 2011
TO DO:
Based on the description for this book above, what job would you pick if you were a fifteen year old in this world?
AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)
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Zombie hunter sounds cool! But I'd have to be like that girl in the Tarantino movie with a shotgun for a leg!
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A (very afraid) zombie hunter! :)Very afraid....
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I got this for Christmas, so I'm not entering, but a vocation that will teach you what it means to be human sounds pretty awesome. And Benny's brother sounds like the perfect guy to go into the Rot and Ruin with; I wouldn't want some crazy gungho type.
ReplyDeleteShotgun for a leg?! I've missed out on a great film obviously:)
ReplyDeleteI would be a zombie psychiatrist:D
k_anon[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk
Librarian, hands down! :) In some Zombie-thematic library of course. Come on, they HAVE to have this kind of things, right? :D
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Oh gosh, I don't think I could be the zombie hunter. Maybe the cook? they gotta eat right?
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A cook LOL what delicious food can you come up with zombie meat? ;) (or is that cannibalism!?)
ReplyDeleteZombie snipper!
ReplyDeleteAiming for the head... every single time!
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A great book and a great author! New follower-I already have the book, but thought you might be interested in a recent interview that I did with Jonathan: http://mybookishways.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-jonathan-maberry-and.html
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Mmm, I'll go for something practical, maybe he can find a job in a shop where they sell things, arms and similar for zombie hunters
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I would pick something that has to do with teaching literature, or I would be the librarian.
ReplyDeletesmartin_90 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
Hmm...I would be a historian I think.
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So, a world full of zombies huh? Lets see... I'd probably have to go with sausage salesman. I mean, just because you live in a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies doesn't mean you aren't allowed a good sausage patty for breakfast.
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I would want to be a news reporter. Why? Well, because it would mean being on camera as a zombie slowly munches on my brain. What could be more entertaining than that, eh? ;)
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DOn't know if it was really offered as an apprentice job, but i think a trader would be great. Get to see how the world is with less danger than a hunter. Spread word to other towns, be able to really see how different settlements are dealing with the world. Also, you can make a lot of cash just harvesting the remainders of the previous world and selling them. Treasure Hunter/Pioneer/Pony Express....great combination of risk/reward for a life.
ReplyDeleteAs great as a zombie hunter sounds, I think I would like to be some sort of scientist who studies zombies - finds out what makes them tick - is there a specific kind of flesh they prefer, you know the basics!
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ReplyDelete/can you believe I somehow didn't get to it to buy this one, while I loved the short story about Benny and his brother in the anthology Zombie?! Will have to buy it if I do not win this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteAs for job: fence checker. I'd rattle both the fence and the zombies ;-p
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I would do anything I could to help, from cleaning up trash to taken care of the the zombie trash (slash slash hack hack) eg6lsturbo(at)aol(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWell not sure if I would like to be a hunter and killer so perhaps I would join the cleaning crew.
ReplyDeleteI have always had a fascination with fire, so I could take on the burning of the bodies !
Thanks for the giveaway.
Carol T
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Battle tank driver!
ReplyDeleteExtreme zombie killing!
catarina(dot)magoito(at)gmail(dot)com
I would be a healer since I'm sure there'll be lots of people in need of medical treatment from a zombie infested world.
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OH When I was 15... sigh! lol In this specific case, a zombie hunter would be great! ;)
ReplyDeleteI would be an Undertaker. You could make a fortune... person dies... bury them... they become a zombie and rise from the dead... Zombie Hunter does the dirty work and kills them again... I bury them again... It would be a very lucrative business I think... Who's with me?
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A researcher. Knowledge is power.
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This is perfect since I'm 15. Being a Zombie hunter sounds awesome to me. I want to kick some Zombies' butt.
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I don't think I have the nerves to be a zombie hunter, (or the stomach to bottle cadaverine) so I'd have to say that I'd either want to be a store owner in a town, or a scavenger out in the wilderness. Not sure which, yet.
ReplyDeleteI would want to work at a sportstore. You would always have acess to weapons.
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I don't think I could be a zombie hunter but I could be a scientist that studies zombies and figures out how the work and which is the nest way to get rid of them :P
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Hmm...dealing with zombies seems like a messy job. I'd like to be a zombie tracker instead. Someone who tells the hunters where the zombies are 'nesting' and where they are likely to pass and attack. :)
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precious_shusky@yahoo.com
Being a zombie killer would be fun! As a Slytherin, I would unabashedly use Avada Kedavra :P
ReplyDeleteThough... does Avada Kedavra work on zombified beings? Hmmmmm... bahaha.
leannejaseyrae@yahoo.com
I would pick a zombie hunter. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteMaybe a zombie doctor? They prob needs docs just like the rest of us!
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A zombie psychologist cause lord knows they are going to be feeling paranoid with everyone trying to kill them.
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I'm not sure I would want to constantly put myself at risk by being a zombie hunter. I think I would rather cook or something like that.
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Zombie bomber.
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I don't think I'd go for the zombie hacker job. Guess I'll go a-zombie hunting :P
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I would make and sell chest toupees.
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Not sure what an Erosion artist is but I would try that, I don't think I'd be a very good Zombie Hunter.
ReplyDeleteI would like to be a librarian. Maybe be a specialized librarian that can keep track of family histories through erosion art or something? A zombie-geneological librarian!
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Zombie Student?
ReplyDeleteeduchico AT gmail DOT com
I would be a zombie hunter!!
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I get the feeling that zombie hunter would be pretty stressful. I think I would be better off with something like a locksmith job.
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A Zombie Hunter could be fun but I'd prefer to be a weapons maker so if I was in a sticky situation and my gun jammed or my sword broke I'd know exactly what to do.
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I think it would gross me out but I would be a zombie hunter. We can't just let them run free eating everyone.
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Zombie scavenger hunter
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Zombie spotter
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Zombie bait.
ReplyDelete'Cause I've got a big brain!
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