World War Z

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• World War Z

  Futuro lontano. Sono passati solo dieci anni dalla fine della guerra contro gli zombi, dalla pandemia di resurrezioni che ha rischiato di portare la razza umana all'estinzione. Per la relazione su quei tragici eventi della Commissione per il dopoguer ... (read full critics)

  mangialibri published on Fri, 17 Feb 2012

• WORLD WAR Z

  WORLD WAR Z is about zombies, and naturally --- inevitably --- it was written by Max Brooks. Brooks knows zombies the way that Mariano Rivera knows the ninth inning, the way that Merle Haggard knows honky-tonks. He knows their foul breath, their sham ... (read full critics)

  teenreads published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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  One critic used the word "literate" to describe this novel, and I think it is a fair compliment. Brooks's familiarity with our world and the lack of many common scare tactics (except for in the opening) made this book strangely plausible once you accepted its premise. My disbelief was suspended co ... (continue)

  One critic used the word "literate" to describe this novel, and I think it is a fair compliment. Brooks's familiarity with our world and the lack of many common scare tactics (except for in the opening) made this book strangely plausible once you accepted its premise. My disbelief was suspended completely and since I'm a military man, that's something for a book about politics and military response to disaster.

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  WingmanX said on Feb 20, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Entertaining read, with some pretty gripping bits. A bit uneven on the whole though, mostly notable for its form.

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  Kaeru said on Apr 9, 2012 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

• Best zombie novel EVER! The format is genius! I love that Brooks wrote this as oral histories of the survivors of the zombie war. The story unravels very slowly, as the reader starts to put together the scattered pieces of the narrative. I love how Brooks used current events to create a plausibl ... (continue)

  Best zombie novel EVER! The format is genius! I love that Brooks wrote this as oral histories of the survivors of the zombie war. The story unravels very slowly, as the reader starts to put together the scattered pieces of the narrative. I love how Brooks used current events to create a plausible scenario for the outbreak. This is HANDS DOWN the best novel, period.

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  Serena Freewomyn said on Nov 1, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  If you like to read meanwhile you poo, this book is so for you. And I absolutely don't mean it in a bad way! The thing is structured as a sort of mock investigation with interviews to the main protagonists of the zombie war. Each interview/chapter is completely independent from the rest, so it is ju ... (continue)

  If you like to read meanwhile you poo, this book is so for you. And I absolutely don't mean it in a bad way! The thing is structured as a sort of mock investigation with interviews to the main protagonists of the zombie war. Each interview/chapter is completely independent from the rest, so it is just perfect for those 10-15 minute quiet readings in the comfort of your bathroom. Very entertaining and fairly well written, with even a handful of genuinely good "interviews".

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  Isam said on Aug 30, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• "How the west was won and when" could be used and changed in "How the Z (for zombies) was won and where. Starting from his previous book, Survival guide, the author writes a review of the total war between Human and Zombies alla over the world fron the beginning (the Great Panic) to the end.
  A lot o ... (continue)

  "How the west was won and when" could be used and changed in "How the Z (for zombies) was won and where. Starting from his previous book, Survival guide, the author writes a review of the total war between Human and Zombies alla over the world fron the beginning (the Great Panic) to the end.
  A lot of interviews, characters, war strategy and landscapes with the same problem: a sort of civil war engaged bt human against ex-humans.
  Funny book.

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  etnagigante said on Aug 1, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  This was so not what I was expecting, but I found myself getting caught up in the story. The interweaving of history with alternative near-future was surprisingly believable. The full cast recording was packed with familiar voices and lent the audio version the feel of a documentary.

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  SeanaMO said on Mar 6, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• ISBN-10: 1415933510
• ISBN-13: 9781415933510
• Publisher: Books on Tape
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2006
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