World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Prepare to be entranced by this addictively readable oral history of the great war between humans and zombies."--Entertainment WeeklyWe survived the zombie apocalypse, but how many of us are still haunted by that terrible time? We have (temporarily?) defeated the living dead, but at what cost? Told in the haunting and riveting voices of the men and women who witnessed the horror firsthand, World War Z is the only record of the pandemic. The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
"Will spook you for real."--The New York Times Book Review
"Possesses more creativity and zip than entire crates of other new fiction titles. Think Mad Max meets The Hot Zone. . . . It's Apocalypse Now, pandemic-style. Creepy but fascinating."--USA Today
"Will grab you as tightly as a dead man's fist. A."--Entertainment Weekly, EW Pick
"Probably the most topical and literate scare since Orson Welles's War of the Worlds radio broadcast . . . This is action-packed social-political satire with a global view."--Dallas Morning News
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I was going between a 4.5 and a 5 for a lot of this book already, but the last few chapters really pushed it to a 5 for me. I'm actually not a huge zombie fan because I get bored of them after a while, but this book is really not about zombies. It's about the political, economical, social, and other -als that develop in the face of a worldwide crisis. "Zombie" could be replaced by any other epidemic and much of the book would still hold true. Thi...read more
- an excellent & unique telling of post-apocalyptic zombie horror
- it was intriguing to have the story told theough so many different voices & across so many different locations
- the way the pandemic affected parts of society i never would've even thought of was chilling & horrifying
- amazing read!!
- it was intriguing to have the story told theough so many different voices & across so many different locations
- the way the pandemic affected parts of society i never would've even thought of was chilling & horrifying
- amazing read!!
Easily one of my favorite books! I love the different, authentic yet complex viewpoints/expressions each character expresses. Usually their experience of the so called 'virus', tied to their cultural differences, which i liked a lot. Good read~
Book is way better than the movie. The movie was a bust. Just an FYI.
When I first read this book I was skeptical because I’m not a fan of zombie anything. Let me just tell ya; I loved it.
My perception; I’ve been told I’m wrong but oh well. I read it as the war has been going on for sometime and a journalist explored the origins of the virus within a time line. I imagined it like the Interview with a Vampire. He interviewed tons of individuals a...read more
When I first read this book I was skeptical because I’m not a fan of zombie anything. Let me just tell ya; I loved it.
My perception; I’ve been told I’m wrong but oh well. I read it as the war has been going on for sometime and a journalist explored the origins of the virus within a time line. I imagined it like the Interview with a Vampire. He interviewed tons of individuals a...read more
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