“Surprisingly enough, I enjoyed this book. It is a "guided narrative" of interviews with survivors of and participants in a World War against Zombies. Told by "the Chairperson" that his report is too intimate, with too many opinions and too many feelings, the narrator "cleans" up his after-action official report and then turns around and narrates this story with the opinions, feelings and intimacy he was forced to remove from his report. Hard to describe...not gory, bloody or graphic...”
“I have read and own bothe "the Zombie Survival guide" and "World War Z" and I think they are both excellent books. They have done very well indeed and they match original stories "The Night of the Living Dead" and the original "Dawn of the Dead". Like Zombies don't move fast, but slow. The heart stops beating therefore the body starts to deteriorates and therefore cannot move as fast as in the new version of the "Dawn of the Dead". In other words I like a little more realisim that the movies don't show.”
“Oral histories, when done correctly, are great, and this fictional one is outstanding. I can see an incredibly naive reader believing this was actual history. Very well done, and highly, highly recommended.”
“on wikipedia, it reads that Brad Pitt purchased the rights to make the movie..”
“I thought this was actually put together very well. Much more than just a zombie story, and no, it's not a "zombie survival guide" so to speak. The depth of explanation in regards to the social, political, and environmental upheaval was more than I have ever really seen in this type of genre...more thought provovking than the original "Dawn of the Dead" by a long shot. And really, this isn't about zombies per se, but more of the reaction and result of a world almost lost to total annihilation by a force that seems to be unstoppable. ”
“It is a little tricky to get used to the narrative, true Brandy. I really enjoyed it though, and felt that Brooks really put a lot of thought and effort into planning in such depth the behaviour of the zombies, and the geopolitical atmosphere. Definitely one of my favourite books. Could anyone tell me if "The Zombie Survival Guide" is as good as this? :) ”
“An entertaining read if one can get accustomed to the narrative structure, which is a series of questions asked by the narrator to various survivors of the zombie war. In the end, I really enjoyed it. I agree with Pete's comment. ”
“Ok, 50 pages in (well more now... I was in the air when I hit 50 pages).....When I first heard of this book, I knew I had to read it. The premise was very similar to a book called War Day that I've always loved, the retelling of a fictional conflict and it's after-effects on society. That one dealt with a limited cold-war based nuclear conflict, this one deals with a zombie attack. Personally, I'm not sure which one is more 'impossible' in this day and age.While the fictional author wrote a note explaining that he was trying to keep his personal opinions as removed as possible, it is one of the things that is nagging at me a little, the lack of personal feelings and discussion is a bit off-putting. The bolded section talking about who is being spoken too could have just used a little fleshing out.My only other big issue so far is the... well... patchwork feeling. I mean, I understand a global issue like this is going to hope from one part of the world to another, but I can't help but feel that if it could have been written just a little differently to make it a more... solidified narrative.That said, I'm still reading and thoroughly enjoying the book.”
“Awesome. The Studs Terkel of the Zombie War, indeed. ”
“A great twist on horror fiction, and well executed.”
