World War Z
by Max Brooks
Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalwardisasterfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarygrittybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a dark, stylised horror novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
“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...
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- Max Brooks
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 422
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