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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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The deadly epidemic started in China. This time it’s ... zombies.
4.5 stars, rounding up because sheer brilliance.
I'm not, generally speaking, a fan of horror fiction in general or zombie tales in particular, but World War Z popped up on my radar so many times that I finally decided to give it a go. (I checked it out from the library; I wasn't going to stick my neck that far out for this book that I'd pay actual money for it.)
Anyway. World War Z takes the quasi-historical documentary approach to the zombie apocalypse, as a set of loosely-connected interviews gradually builds a picture of humanity's reaction to the zombie infection that quickly spreads around the world. Max Brooks examines the many ways this kind of a disaster would affect us: socially, militarily, psychologically, and more. The lies that government leaders tell their citizens. The lies that people tell themselves. The determination and heroism of some characters that infuses this otherwise depressing story with hope.
It's definitely not your standard zombie-flavored horror story. The horror is as much in the way some people react to the catastrophe (e.g., profiteering) as in the moaning, grasping and biting (a 100% death sentence if you get bit) of the zombie hordes.
Recommended if you're interested in a more analytical approach to the genre. I thought it was fascinating. VERY different from the movie that it inspired.
4.5 stars, rounding up because sheer brilliance.
I'm not, generally speaking, a fan of horror fiction in general or zombie tales in particular, but World War Z popped up on my radar so many times that I finally decided to give it a go. (I checked it out from the library; I wasn't going to stick my neck that far out for this book that I'd pay actual money for it.)
Anyway. World War Z takes the quasi-historical documentary approach to the zombie apocalypse, as a set of loosely-connected interviews gradually builds a picture of humanity's reaction to the zombie infection that quickly spreads around the world. Max Brooks examines the many ways this kind of a disaster would affect us: socially, militarily, psychologically, and more. The lies that government leaders tell their citizens. The lies that people tell themselves. The determination and heroism of some characters that infuses this otherwise depressing story with hope.
It's definitely not your standard zombie-flavored horror story. The horror is as much in the way some people react to the catastrophe (e.g., profiteering) as in the moaning, grasping and biting (a 100% death sentence if you get bit) of the zombie hordes.
Recommended if you're interested in a more analytical approach to the genre. I thought it was fascinating. VERY different from the movie that it inspired.
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October 27, 2016
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Jun 09, 2019 03:06AM
I generally feel similarity about horror/zombies (nothing against the genre, it just speaks to me less than others), but this sounds great. Thank you for the review!
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Thanks for the review; I'll put this on my list! The Girls with All The Gifts was another great zombie book that didn't conform to the genre.
Sarah wrote: "Thanks for the review; I'll put this on my list! The Girls with All The Gifts was another great zombie book that didn't conform to the genre."I've heard a lot about The Girl With All the Gifts - I'll have to read it sometime!
The deadly epidemic started in China.*shudders* Yup. ;P
I loved it because it's like a sociological thesis and zombie book in one !
BellaGBear wrote: "I loved it because it's like a sociological thesis and zombie book in one !"That's a great way of putting it! The these aspect to it appealed much more to me than the gory zombie parts. But that's just me.
Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ wrote: "BellaGBear wrote: "I loved it because it's like a sociological thesis and zombie book in one !"That's a great way of putting it! The these aspect to it appealed much more to me than the gory zomb..."
I love both so I really loved this book :D. The comic I read from World War Z is much more gore though, so avoid that one.
nice
ray is dumb
