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Brooks' portrayal of the rise and fall of humanity was brilliant, and all crafted through the lens of a global zombie war. The oral histories become a little repetitive at times, but that's somewhat to be expected. Only the toughest members of humanity survived, and we'd expect them to have endured some suffering!
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If you like Zombie stories this one is worth purchasing. Different than the usual and pretty fun to listen to.
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While I appreciate the originality of the effort, it makes for a very tedious dull read. I can see this working better as a TV show and even then it is a stretch.
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This as we know is a work of fiction. But after reading what the reaction of the many governments of the world were in this story...it kind of chilled me because I really DO believe that this is what their reaction would be. Our own government letting us be basically on our own as they retreated to make their final stand was a little upsetting. However, the book does prove that the regular foot soldier knows more about how to fight a war, than most damn generals do.
I listened to the author speak about this book on the radio show "Coast to Coast AM" and it was a very entertaining interview. It reminded me of the War Of The Worlds, because Max Brooks and the host of the show were acting as though World War Z had actually taken place.
All in all the book is a really good read. I would have liked to have the book gone into a little more detail about the virus itself. Maybe devoted a chapter at the end to study or something. Max Brooks is a talented writer, but being a offspring of the great Mel Brooks, this should not come as a shock. I do recommend this book to anyone who like science fiction. Enjoy!!
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The Zombie fan in me definitely couldn't resist when I saw "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War" at the bookstore back in the Spring. I, for one, am a huge fan of the uber-gory zombie fiction that involves survival and what have you. I love "The Evil Dead" movies, Peter Jackson's "Dead Alive" and a lot others. Even further, Max Brooks, the man who wrote "The Zombie Survival Guide" had written it. I loved that book, so again, I couldn't resist.
World War Z is not your typical zombie book: It's done in the mockumentary style of writing that has been done back in the past. It's sort of a play on Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth", and brilliantly so! I really ended up liking this book, especially in unique style and in substance. You can tell that Max Brooks is a horror buff, as am I. And most of all, it's very convincing! There's also supposed to be a movie of this later in the year.
A virus has out-broken across the world, thus causing people to turn into zombies. Max Brooks, a specialist in Zombie Fiction, is one of the survivors, and travels around the world talking to people who were there when it happened. The so-called "Zombie War" is referential to the point when almost half the world has turned to the living dead! Max interviews several people around the world, including people who fought in the war, people who lost their homes to the virus, people who lost friends to the virus, and more. Even more frightening, all this happens while the living dead still roam the streets.
I absolutely loved this book. Be it the documentary style or the zombie content, this book manages to thrill and entertain throughout the whole book. There are plenty of pop culture references to older zombie movies like "The Evil Dead", even an odd Iron Maiden reference, and lots of action. This book is really funny too! There's tons of dark humor underlying the story, and people worrying about being scared will have nothing to worry about, there's plenty of humor here.
So In short, I really loved this book, and recommend it to horror buffs and fans of Zombie fiction!
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