Anyone that has not read that really should. At least when it happens, they won’t be totally shocked. And it will happen.
It’s funny/sad in a way that Zombie books/games/movies are so popular as well. Because if you take out the supernatural or biowar aspect of them, they look exactly like a collapse SHTF. The Max Brooks “Zombie Survival guide” is a great ‘starter’ manual for anyone remotely interested in saving their families. Just replace Zombie with Feral/gang and the book is probably 75% accurate or better. Seems like he intended it to be exactly that. A subversive warning.
The sad part is that the people watching/reading/playing don’t realize how close the realistic/non Zombie parts of that ‘entertainment’ actually is.
Won’t they be shocked when their screens go black, and there is no talking head to give them helpful advice.