Satire is "the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues." American's Zombie Counteraction Command is a Zombie book, but it is not a "traditional" Zombie book. There are too many of them now. It is a purely satirical work, but it does not employ the over-the-top, slapstick satire that is so common today. On the contrary, the satire found in this book is often subtle and sometimes obscure. In addition, the satire is sometimes humorous, but it is more often biting. With this book, I look from the shadows and see nations marching off into war in ignorance. I see unknown persons with no mandate directing equally unknown operations that are vital to all of us. In this book, I encourage readers to discern some of the destructive absurdities infecting our present political and social experience. I also hint that often we do not realize those absurdities exist until we awaken one morning to find we have fewer liberties than we went to bed with. Of course, since this is satire, I never mention any of these things directly, I never climb on my soapbox, and I never preach. I just tell a story. By the way, even if you ignore the satire, it is still a good read.
