World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

342 pages

English language

Published Jan. 22, 2006

ISBN:
978-0-307-34660-5
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4 stars (42 reviews)

“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War

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 from those apocalyptic years, 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.

Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of …

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Review of 'World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

As someone who loves zombie media in general, I genuinely feel like this is a beautiful take on the genre. Having a sort of interview styled read, just questioning people from all over the world about the experience with the apocalypse. Its different and its dark and its wonderful.
Its not all that scary of a read considering that we know the people being interviewed turned out okay, but the enjoyment comes from the format rather than the action I feel.
Having a bunch of survivors say their story about how they made it through, recounting the big juicy bits. Its really very nice.
If you're into zombies but are willing to have a bit of a different read, then this is very recommended.
10/10

Review of 'World War Z' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Je n'ai jamais été fan des bouquins (et des personnages) de Zombie en général. Mais là, ce livre peut changer mon point de vue sur le concept de zombie.
Ce roman nous raconte, à travers les témoignages de survivants, la grande guerre zombie. Ces témoins se situant à différents niveaux de responsabilité ou d'implication face aux morts-vivants. On va par exemple retrouver le témoignage d'un médecin de campagne chinois ayant vu le "patient zéro" (c'est-à-dire le premier cas de zombie constaté) au fin fond de la pire cambrousse chinoise, mais aussi un fabricant de médicaments ayant vendu un placebo anti-zombie, des soldats (ou de simples survivants) ayant participé à des combats parfois épiques (la bataille de Hero City), parfois moins (la tristement célèbre bataille de Yonkers), des politiciens ayant mis en place plusieurs politiques de survie face à la horde des zombies, et tant d'autres anonymes qui nous racontent comment …

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