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Title: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
ISBN: 0307346617
Author:
Max Brooks
Publicate Date: 2007-10-16
Publish: 2007-10-16
List Price: $14.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Loved it! Read it twice!
Well I first like to say I HATE zombies, just the thought of the dead coming back alive makes me quiver, so when I bought "the zombie survival guide" I just had to pick it up. I read it over and over. I loved it. So when I saw that he written another book, I had to check it out. I purchased it while I was in the desert. I was easy to read and visualize everything that had happened to all the people. I'm glad to see that the world wasn't completely destroyed and that the world had been to able to fight back the plague that seems to be destroyed in all other recreations. I loved it!
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2: A Thoughtful Re-Imagining of the Zombie World
While I have always shown a fondness for zombie films and books - 28 Days Later is truly epic - and I plan on writing my own in due time (check back around Book 5), Max Brooks took this title to another level following the success of his Zombie Survival Guide. Following the conclusion of the Zombie War, the piece follows like a well-edited war documentary: the narrator interviews survivors from a multitude of locations to draw the reader into a deeper understanding of the horrors within a zombie world. Rather than employing a passive narration, it is the unique voice of each character that pushes this title to new levels, leaving the darkest sections vague and obscure like any person accustomed to war would keep them.
There is such depth, though, to his imagination that it is almost staggering to question how long Brooks sat in development of his zombie world. The varying responses by governments, the responses by different citizens, or even the effects of weather and climate on zombies are all explored to full, yet sometimes questionable, understanding. My personal favorite: the "Lobo," a combination shovel and battle-axe put to great use throughout the novel. It is one of but many ingenius concepts envisioned by Brooks in his personal post-apocalyptic world - one that everyone should explore.
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3: Compellingly Entertaining
It's rare that I come across a book that I just can't put down, but this was one of them. It is organized like a series of short stories, and each one was so vividly realized that I wanted to know more about that vignette's character. Together, the stories paint an incredibly detailed and believeable picture of what such a conflict might be like. So much so that I found myself occasionally caught in the reality of the book's world when I wasn't reading it. Handled properly, this could be adapted into an incredible film.
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4: Great Read
Realistic, exciting, suspenseful, and eerie. The interview-style story-telling really adds to the suspense and feel of the book.
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5: great book
Book got here in good time. It was a great book. Loved the realism behind the fantasy type story.
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