World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War in Apocalypse Whenever

Apr 18, 2011 Netanella rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: zombies, post-apocalyptic

Slow, slow beginning that took me several attempts to really delve into the book - it seemed like there were too many disjointed memoir-ish narratives about the initial outbreak that all seemed to sound alike and drone on forever.

Once past this, however, the book really picked up and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. What I especially enjoyed were the narratives of those people in occupations that most authors of apocalyptic fiction might not have thought about - the crew of a Chin ...more

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Sep 11, 2009 Unapologetic_Bookaholic marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: horror-zombies

**Pre-review** Reading as though based on "actual events" seems to be what draws me back to this zombie novel. World creation and unique storytelling sew together a cast of far flung survivors in the after math of a zombie infestation with a government unprepared and unorganized to take action. ...more

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Oct 12, 2009 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: five-star-reads, 2009, young-adult, thriller, urban-fantasy

I loved, loved, LOVED this book! It was like nothing I've ever read before. It's written as a collection of interviews from people who survived a zombie plague that almost wiped out humanity.

I was a little nervous because I absolutely hate short stories. Luckily, it was nothing like a bunch of short stories. The interview technique really added a human touch to the dreadful war details. Instead of reading about a bunch of boring battles and zombies gnawing on human flesh, you got to read about ...more

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Dec 07, 2009 Britt rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Am I now totally prepared for the inevitable zombie attack. Sylistically I was surprised and impressed.

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Apr 30, 2010 Rachel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, adult-fic

LOVED this book. The infection begins in China and quickly spreads throughout the world. This book is written after the fact as a collection of interviews of people involved from all over the world. You learn about how the different countries respond to this national and international emergency (the US retreats to west of the Rockies, deserting enclaves of civilians and masses of undead). Very interesting take and seemed realistic except for the whole zombie thing:) This could be adult or young ...more

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