Questions About World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author)

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I watched the movie and really enjoyed it. It was very exciting and I couldn't stop watching it. I was pretty excited when I stumbled across this book. Is it similar to the movie? Is this book good? Please give me your suggestions.

Dingo928 The Film did not stay true to the book. The book has so many stories within it, that it is impossible to translate it into a film trilogy let alone on…moreThe Film did not stay true to the book. The book has so many stories within it, that it is impossible to translate it into a film trilogy let alone one movie. Not even Peter Jackson himself can milk three Long films out of this book. WWZ would have been ideal for a series or even an HBO miniseries. The only similarities that the film has with the book, are some locations/war zones described in the book. Basically the studios that bought the rights from Mr. Brooks paid for the name only which is a shame because this could hinder any future attempts at creating a series that can truly do this book justice. I would have enjoyed the movie more if it had a different title.(less)

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Is this really 'horror'? I can't handle horror, especially supernatural elements. I don't mind scary up to the scale of detective novels like Agatha Christie's.

Sarah I reads like a historical novel. Which is odd, but what I really liked about it

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Is the story of the book World War Z and the story of the movie same?

Hongkun Liu The only thing similar about the movie and the book is the title.

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I've seen a lot of zombie films but am yet to delve into zombie books: would this be a good one to start with? (Note: I saw the film and hated it. I found it to be family-friendly, watered-down drivel created just to make money and lacking in any artistic integrity. It wasn't even scary!)

Susan Carpenter The fact that you hated the movie shows promise! (So did I!) The book and the movie have nothing in common except the concept of a world wide zombie i…moreThe fact that you hated the movie shows promise! (So did I!) The book and the movie have nothing in common except the concept of a world wide zombie infestation. The book however, I will warn you: it will spoil you perhaps from most other zombie books. This is so far reaching and global, and one gets the story from so many different people from different walks of life and different countries not to mention different experiences, it is absolutely fascinating! To quote someone else on goodreads, "It reads like historical fiction". Very realistic.(less)

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which is "scarier:" book or movie?