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I am not all nuts about zombies like some folks. (I mean, zombies, ninjas, and pirates all serve important functions in society, but let's not go overboard, you know?) But man oh man, is this book great. Well written, smart, scary as fuck. It might even turn me into a zombie fangirl.
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I was expecting this to be a funny book for some reason, but it wasn't. At all. Freaky in an old school Stephen King sort of way. I'd give it 5 stars, but I wish it had included some timeslines/maps/nerdy stuff like that. The stories skipped around in place and time so much, it was a little hard to follow the overall narrative of the war.
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Throughout the book, I had visualizations of still photos panning in and out, with character actors narrating the story, ending with a date of the report.
I was astounded at the complexity of the book. I was expecting the typical b-movie horror/suspense driven plot of other zombie books. But this was a well thought out sociological study of human behavior, albeit as a reaction to a fictional pandemic disease.
Although the politics, economics, and psychology of war that Brooks creates sounds famili ...more
I was astounded at the complexity of the book. I was expecting the typical b-movie horror/suspense driven plot of other zombie books. But this was a well thought out sociological study of human behavior, albeit as a reaction to a fictional pandemic disease.
Although the politics, economics, and psychology of war that Brooks creates sounds famili ...more
Jul 21, 2008
Noam
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really liked it
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jewish
Judging by the cover, I would never have read this - I'm not much of a blood, guts and brains girl. But this is not a book about zombies. It's an interesting view on how different parts of the world deal with crises. The book was a little USA-centric for my tastes, but it was written by a Californian, so I suppose it can't be helped. Still, it would be interesting to see what this book would have been like written by an African, an Asian, or even by a Brit or Canadian. The most interesting chapt
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Wow. The astonishing/exhausting way Mr. Brooks has created a completely full alternate universe, complete with terms, facts, figures and backstories is nothing short of amazing. However, I felt the book lacked a little bit on the intrigue side - I got tired of hearing about military transport and climatology after a while. But despite this, World War Z is still my second favorite zombie book of 2010 (The Strain still holds the top spot).
Reread: Still great and sooooo much better than the movie!
I really liked this book. It was interesting and well written. The characters voices didn't differ a great deal, but the types of people he "interviewed" varied widely and there was so good social commentary interspersed. If you liked "The Hot Zone", "And The Band Played On" and/or zombies, this is a must read. ...more
I really liked this book. It was interesting and well written. The characters voices didn't differ a great deal, but the types of people he "interviewed" varied widely and there was so good social commentary interspersed. If you liked "The Hot Zone", "And The Band Played On" and/or zombies, this is a must read. ...more
Such a smart Zombie book! I loved the different stories and experiences from around the world of the zombie uprising and the human victory. I thought it was a great change of looking back after succeeding, rather than looking back at how it all fell apart and didn't come back together.
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Excellent! So well thought out and detailed, it is a little difficult to remember there was no WWZ.
This book was amazing!
Feb 23, 2007
Marcy
marked it as to-read
Feb 08, 2011
Marissa
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Feb 08, 2011
Rachel
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Aug 20, 2013
Hannah
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