Reviews tagging 'Death'

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

50 reviews

onemamareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/world-war-z

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Murder, and Gore

ripxw's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

sarahholliday's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This brilliantly constructed book has become a horror classic for a reason. The complexity of Brooks' story, the detail with which he illuminates all aspect of life during and after the Zombie War, the wide range of moral codes he explores...it's utterly unique and will leave you in awe of the mind that came up with it all.

Because of that complexity it can occasionally feel like a slog to get through, especially the middle chapters, but it is still an expertly crafted and well-written book. Perfect for anyone looking for a horror novel without the jump scares or high tension.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and War

tardycreative's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Quite an inspiring read, very exciting and thought provoking!

This is how world building should be done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Xenophobia, War, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Gore

brennaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Grief, and Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism

j_boehnke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Genocide, Suicide, and War

amarieb's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Audiobook full cast was amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, and Suicide

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Rating: B 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Child death

mackenzi's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Genocide

brokenbaroque's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Great political thriller with zombies. It answers a lot of the questinos I always had about them. Too American and soldier centerd, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Gore