Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt Horror Book Review

<B>Prepare yourself for a journey through the world of Patton Oswalt, </B>one of the most creative, insightful, and hysterical voices on the entertain­ment scene today. Widely known for his roles in the films <I>Big Fan </I>and <I>Ratatouille, </I>as well as the television hit <I>The King of Queens, </I>Patton Oswalt—a staple of Comedy Central—has been amusing audiences for decades. Now, with <I>Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, </I>he offers a fascinating look into his most unusual, and lovable, mindscape. <P>Oswalt combines memoir with uproarious humor, from snow forts to Dungeons & Dragons to gifts from Grandma that had to be explained. He remem­bers his teen summers spent working in a movie Cineplex and his early years doing stand-up. Readers are also treated to several graphic elements, includ­ing a vampire tale for the rest of us and some greeting cards with a special touch. Then there’s the book’s centerpiece, which posits that before all young creative minds have anything to write about, they will home in on one of three story lines: zom­bies, spaceships, or wastelands. <P>Oswalt chose wastelands, and ever since he has been mining our society’s wasteland for perversion and excess, pop culture and fatty foods, indie rock and single-malt scotch. <I>Zombie Spaceship Wasteland </I>is an inventive account of the evolution of Patton Oswalt’s wildly insightful worldview, sure to indulge his legion of fans and lure many new admirers to his very entertaining “wasteland.”