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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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What Members Thought

Evilynn
Jan 14, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: horror, dystopia, 2013
A mockumentary of the Zombie World War in book form. I found the form fascinating, even if some of the interviewees come across as a little similar. This was probably exacerbated since I read it as an e-book and couldn't flip back and forth easily to see if the interview was with a recurring character.

Some things were ignored, like, what happened with the nuclear power plants? Left to their own devices they'd have core melts or go boom relatively quickly.

I'm not a great fan of zombie books, but
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Abby
Jan 05, 2010 rated it it was amazing
I loved this book. If you enjoy end-of-the-world books (something my dad and I share), you will have a great time with World War Z. For those who enjoy the television series The Walking Dead (I haven't read the books yet, but they're on my list!), you will *definitely* enjoy this book. ...more
SarahSmith
Started reading the book, but just couldn't get into it. A coworker suggested the audio book and I listened to it on my commute and finished it in about 5 days. It was very well read and had me hooked. Can't wait for the movie this summer. ...more
Tracy
Sep 25, 2019 rated it really liked it
First off-this ain’t nothing like the movie.

The stronger chapters, to me, are the people survivor chapters. I could do without the chapters about how the military did what and when. Otherwise, it was really good.

Better than the movie
Jenni
Nov 30, 2012 rated it did not like it
Too many F-bombs for me. Had to quit reading it.
Kelly Sandberg
Feb 05, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: horror
Red
Jun 22, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, sci-fi
Michelle Lundgren
Sep 07, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Lydia
Sep 09, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Fiona
Oct 04, 2009 marked it as to-read
Susan Dickson
Mar 25, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: post-apocalyptic
Kriszti
Apr 18, 2010 rated it liked it
Rob Roth
Feb 04, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Stephanie wood
Mar 03, 2011 marked it as to-read
Marian
Aug 04, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: zombies
Judie
Dec 29, 2011 rated it really liked it
Nikolas Robinson
Feb 23, 2012 rated it it was amazing
S. A.
Sep 02, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: sf, horror
Laura
Nov 03, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: all-time-faves
Melody Feldman
Nov 27, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-in-2012
Lena
Mar 20, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Abby
Jun 02, 2013 marked it as to-read
MichelleCH
Jun 06, 2013 marked it as to-read
Ravyn Jazper-Hawke
Jul 02, 2013 marked it as to-read
Kandice
Mar 19, 2014 rated it really liked it
Holli
Dec 19, 2014 marked it as to-read
Christie
Dec 11, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition