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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
 
 

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Max Brooks (Author)
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Brooks, the author of the determinedly straight-faced parody The Zombie Survival Guide (2003), returns in all seriousness to the zombie theme for his second outing, a future history in the style of Theodore Judson's Fitzpatrick's War. Brooks tells the story of the world's desperate battle against the zombie threat with a series of first-person accounts "as told to the author" by various characters around the world. A Chinese doctor encounters one of the earliest zombie cases at a time when the Chinese government is ruthlessly suppressing any information about the outbreak that will soon spread across the globe. The tale then follows the outbreak via testimony of smugglers, intelligence officials, military personnel and many others who struggle to defeat the zombie menace. Despite its implausible premise and choppy delivery, the novel is surprisingly hard to put down. The subtle, and not so subtle, jabs at various contemporary politicians and policies are an added bonus. (Sept.)
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Zombies are among us. In a series of journalistic-style interviews and monologues, Max Brooks tracks the institutional and geopolitical missteps that led to the collapse of civilization and follows the intrepid survivors as they tell the story of fighting their way back against a zombie horde of 200 million. Alan Alda, Carl Reiner, Mark Hamill, and a host of others lend their considerable vocal talents to give these interviews a solid realism. China secretly developed a deadly virus. Israel closed its borders. Cuba plotted. And in the United States the Battle of Yonkers was a devastating rout for the U.S. Army. It's all very much in the grand tradition of War of the Worlds. B.P. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down, Sep 15 2006
By Terence Tan Co "tetsuo79" (Vancouver) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the best books that I have read in a long while. Its descriptions of a zombie holocaust and the worldwide response to it is realistic.

The book is a collection of short stories told as a post war interview of survivors.

Stories range from all over the world(including outer space)a young soldier who recounts the disastrous battle of Yonkers where "shock and awe" tactics failed in the face of mindless undead hordes to the actions of the Chinese submarine commander.

What surprised me is the great amount of sympathy the reader gets when he reads some of the heart breaking tales in the book and even some of the ironic and even surprise twists that you get after some of the stories(eg. the twist at the end of the one about the inventor of the Redekker plans leaves a lot of questions and is quite unexpected).

Even after two readings, I was left with the feeling that I would like to know more about the world of world war z...Its a feeling rarely found in many a book...
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, Oct 12 2006
By J. Friesen "Avid Reader" (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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This book is essentially a description of a future war with hordes of zombies told via interviews and news clips. Of course, for the narrative, they all take place well after the event, but the collection is enrapturing. Sometimes, some of the best parts of a movie about zombies, are the news clips and interviews the characters see on TV/hear on the radio, and that's basically what this book is all about.

From the interviews with soldiers fighting drug lords in Central Asia and doctors trying to stem the 'disease' in China, to action reports from the front lines of troops fighting the zombies to average citizens telling their tales of survival, it is a collection of anecdotes that are sometimes humourous, terrifying, or just plain intriguing.

A good solid read that kept me turning the pages until late into the night.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected, Feb 14 2009
By Propaganda is Painless (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This book is far better than any book about zombies has a right to be. A collection of stories, featured documentary style from the survivors of the fictional zombie affliction that nearly destroyed mankind. While the zombie war was fictional, it reads very real throughout this book. You feel as if these stories come from real survivors of a real catastrophy. Funny, clever, horrific - you get it all here. Surprisingly very very good.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great application of the zombie survival guide
A great supposition of how the modern world would react to the biggest epidemic since the black plague. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Pierre-luc Pelletier

5.0 out of 5 stars I don't usually like Sci-Fi, but I love this book
I read this book last year, and while I don't really enjoy science fiction, I do like the whole genre of zombie horror. Read more
Published 1 month ago by MeTalkPretty

5.0 out of 5 stars Most enjoyable book in a long time
This is the most creative, enjoyable book I have read in a long time. I read fiction, love fantasy and sci-fi, and World War Z was riveting. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bill

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
If ever there is a zombie outbreak, I will be one of those prepared. Great book for anyone looking to learn from a surprisingly well thought out, fictitious look at the world's... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Invader Bot Gir

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad
World War Z is a good (if overhyped) addition to an underwritten field; there are some very interesting ideas here. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gord Barentsen

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, falls short of potential
Brooks takes an interesting premise- what might happen if Zombies spread across the world- and falls mostly flat with it. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. Volk

2.0 out of 5 stars No sir, I didn't like it.
The premise of the story is pretty straight forward. Max Brooks has written a fictional novel giving a first hand account of the aftermath from a zombie war. Read more
Published 11 months ago by NorthVan Dave

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic depiction of a post epidemic world
Max Brooks does a breathtaking job of rendering a world that has experienced an outbreak. The outbreak of course being zombies. Read more
Published 12 months ago by MC

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
I thought it was great read, combining great zombie entertainment with sociology, politics, morals, and contemporary events. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Fun Lee

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
For starters, I'm not a fan of zombie movies. However, my dad had left this book lying around one day and started to read it. Read more
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