World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Three Rivers Press - Three Rivers Press

Release date: 2007-10-16
Paperback
Author: Max Brooks
American Mystery & Suspense Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - Men's Adventure, Fantasy - General, Fiction / General, War & Military, Science Fiction - Adventure, Thrillers

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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Being an avid reader and huge post-apocalyptic zombie fan I thought I would really enjoy this book. I think this book suffers in two ways. One is that it tries to be to realistic and instead comes off sounding fake. I never felt scared or hopeless for a character and some of the stories were just silly. Second is that the book was less about a zombie war and more about Max Brooks attempt to prove his socio-economic prowess by attempting to describe what would happen in rural china during a zombie outbreak. Very disappointed, if you are looking for something ala Richard Mattheson I am Legend you will not be happy.

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I was very hopeful when I cracked this book open, but was ultimately disappointed by the lack of stylistic variation, which is crucial since the author is recounting stories from many different survivors of the Zombie War. Not only that, but there are several plot holes that are distractingly blatant. These, in addition to several typos (how does a book go through as many printings as WWZ and not have them corrected?) broke the "suspension of disbelief" that would be necessary to really become immersed in a book like this.

With these drawbacks, I still give World War Z three stars for being an imaginative new take on the zombie genre. But if you're really interested in a gripping, horrifying and engrossing zombie survival tale, pick up Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" from Image Comics.

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