Horror for Newbies
nush asked this question about World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War:
Is this really 'horror'? I can't handle horror, especially supernatural elements. I don't mind scary up to the scale of detective novels like Agatha Christie's.
Sully Augustine It's more akin to hard science fiction than outright horror. It unfolds as an oral history of the war as told to a chronicler, so there are recounting…moreIt's more akin to hard science fiction than outright horror. It unfolds as an oral history of the war as told to a chronicler, so there are recountings of horrible events, but you are not immersed in the horror of those events.(less)
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World War Z
by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author)
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