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Zombies should not be mistaken as the central theme in Max Brooks World War Z. Zombies, after all, are a simple rhetorical device for fear. Thus, it is not surprising zombies resurged into popular cultural after 9/11, which ushered in its particular brand of angst: terrorism. Even as worries of terrorism began to recede, the Great Recesion and a new breed of economic insecurity quickly took its place. Brook's novel address the condition fear and explores what it does to individuals, communities,
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I had high expectations for this book, and while I liked it and am ultimately glad that I read it, I didn't love it like I was expecting to. Brooks is a fantastic writer, and he took a very unique approach to documenting the zombie war by creating a thorough oral history via many different voices. However, the novel's strongest quality became a hurdle for me while reading it, as I found the flow to be disjointed and keeping track of so many different characters became overwhelming after a while.
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Good engaging read. Loved this, read it in a day, after staying up til 3 the night before.
Started on the plane ride from San Francisco to Toronto. This is a really well-executed idea, and if you can buy the zombie thing, actually quite plausible. (And terrifying.)
Maybe a little long, as I neared the last 50 pages I was ready for it to be over.
I'm not sure I got all the tie-togethers of each story, but I am quite impressed by this book. ...more
Maybe a little long, as I neared the last 50 pages I was ready for it to be over.
I'm not sure I got all the tie-togethers of each story, but I am quite impressed by this book. ...more
The war for our world is not just about the zombies that threaten it but our humanity as a whole. Who will survive when the fuel and food are scarce and dawn never seems to come. The book was a good and chilling read, I still get nightmares and chills. I look over my shoulder as I walk home.
All the reviews I read said that Robopocalypse ripped World War Z off... and it's true it did. This was very well done, my only complaint is that I wanted to know more some of the characters and have more details.
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