Reviews

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

jesters_cap_'s review against another edition

The beginning was really good, but it lost me when it turned toward American exceptionalism. Also I didn't like the way otaku was presented.

luceds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

lctavella's review against another edition

2.0

I was really excited to read this but the style in which the book is written doesn't sit well with me. I had high expectations but I only made it a couple chapters in until I couldn't force myself to read it anymore. Maybe one day I'll return to this book but as of now it is on my did not finish list.

ghostboyfields's review against another edition

DNF 60%

It's just . . . boring. I'm sorry. Basically every speaker is unpleasant or grating or pretentious and comes across as impossible to like, the entire text reads like someone read a geopolitics textbook alongside a zombie story and threw them together, the military jargon is so unbelievably dull, and the whole book is just too bleak to find any enjoyment in (which, I get is sort-of the point, but . . . God).

tinycelery's review against another edition

4.0

y'all this slaps
highly recommend the audiobook so you can get all the different voices. just! fun! a fun little zombie time

foolishfish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

nurseturkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

banannabelo's review against another edition

4.0

Usually zombie books are just too depressing for me, but knowing that humanity wins in the end made the horrors described bearable. The people telling their stories are alive after all, so you know that there is some semblance of a happy ending... right?

tdootson's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

rologosolo's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0