It began with rumours from China about another pandemic. Then the
cases started to multiply and what had looked like the stirrings of
a criminal underclass, even the beginning of a revolution, soon
revealed itself to be much, much worse. Faced with a future of
mindless man-eating horror, humanity was forced to accept the logic
of world government and face events that tested our sanity and our
sense of reality. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and
key players in the ten-year fight against the horde, World War Z
brings the finest traditions of journalism to bear on what is
surely the most incredible story in the history of human
civilisation. Read the original cult novel that propelled the
zombie genre into the mainstream - now a blockbuster film and game.
'An absolute must have ... Brooks infuses his writing with such
precise detail and authenticity, one wonders if he knows something
we don't.' Simon Pegg 'Prepare to be entranced by this addictively
readable oral history of the great war between humans and zombies .
. . Will grab you as tightly as a dead man's fist.' Entertainment
Weekly 'As a horror story, it's exciting. As a parable, it's
terrifying.' Empire 5* Review 'Brilliant.' Time Out '[Brooks']
iron-jaw narrative is studded with practical advice on what to do
when the zombies come, as they surely will. A literate, ironic,
strangely tasty treat.' Kirkus Reviews 'A sober, frequently
horrifying and even moving account. . . . Brooks has delivered a
full-blown horror novel, laced with sharp social and political
observations and loads of macabre, gruesome imagery.' Fangoria 'Max
Brooks has charted the folly of a disaster response based solely on
advanced technologies and brute force in this step-by-step guide to
what happened in the Zombie War.' Jeb Weisman, National Center for
Disaster Preparedness 'The book opens in blood and guts, turns the
world into an oversized version of hell, then ends with and
affirmation of humanity's ability to survive the worst the world
has to offer. It feels like the right book for the right times, and
that's the eeriest detail of all.' The Onion 'The best science
fiction has traditionally been steeped in social commentary. World
War Z continues that legacy. . . . We haven t been this excited
about a book without pictures since well, since ever.' Metro 'Each
story locks together perfectly to create a wonderful, giddy
suspense. Brooks also has the political savvy to take advantage of
any paranoia a modern reader might feel . . . The perfect book for
all us zombie junkies.' Paste 'The smartest novel about the undead
you'll ever read... intricately detailed...utterly convincing - and
terrifying.' FHM 'Max Brooks really is the godfather of all the
zombie stories.' The Sun
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A really uniquely written book
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 | Review
by: Constantin S.
Finally got a hardcopy of this book!
While you might expect 'another' zombie book to be just bland and more of the same old thing, this book is something quite different. It genuinely reads like various people's retellings of what happened to them, a sort of omnibus autobiography. Max Brooks manages to write each person's story in their own, distinct way using different vernaculars and writing styles, which makes this an extremely compelling read. It definitely isn't for everyone, but I can still strongly recommend this to anyone that favours post-apocalyptic writing or faux-biographies.
I should note that then ONLY two things the crappy movie shares with this book is the name, and that there are Zombies in it. This book is a must-read, while the movie is a should-avoid. The book is great!
Only real negative is that the text in this print is a little bit on the small size, which puts some people off.
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