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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

Start date: June 7, 2010

Finish date: July 15, 2010

Discussion: 2010 Reads

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May 20, 2013 Silvana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reading-with-friends, used-to-own, scary-stuff

That K9 chapter made me cry. I can't believe I cried reading a zombie novel. Gahhhhh. ...more

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Oct 13, 2012 Tom rated it really liked it

Shelves: hard-copy

Really liked this book but the lack of a central character and a central story line (other than the assembler/editor of these war stories) kept me from totally connecting with it. The book is written in the style of a post-war compiled set of memoirs. That lends a lot to the authenticity but keeps you jumping around from person to person.

Very fun (errr... maybe not "fun." Maybe "disturbing" is the more appropriate word) to see the author speculate on the horrible choices countries and communiti ...more

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Jan 03, 2011 Bill rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi, owned-ebook, sci-fi-recommends

(My short, placeholder review)

Outstanding. Loved the oral format. Many endearing characters. And like the best zombie stories, it was really about people.

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