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by: Max Brooks EAN: 9780715635964 Format: Import ISBN: 0715635964 Label: Duckworth Manufacturer: Duckworth Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Duckworth Sales Rank: 2012135 Studio: Duckworth Related Items:
Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Shallow characters and zero drama make a boring readThis book sounded entertaining from the description but it proved to be tedious, predictable and bland. Rating:  - Disappointed***No spoilers*** Being an avid reader and huge post-apocalyptic zombie fan I thought I would really enjoy this book. I think this book suffers in two ways. One is that it tries to be to realistic and instead comes off sounding fake. I never felt scared or hopeless for a character and some of the stories were just silly. Second is that the book was less about a zombie war and more about Max Brooks attempt to prove his socio-economic prowess by attempting to describe what would happen in rural ... Read More Rating: - Imaginative, but flawed in its execution...I was very hopeful when I cracked this book open, but was ultimately disappointed by the lack of stylistic variation, which is crucial since the author is recounting stories from many different survivors of the Zombie War. Not only that, but there are several plot holes that are distractingly blatant. These, in addition to several typos (how does a book go through as many printings as WWZ and not have them corrected?) broke the "suspension of disbelief" that would be necessary to really become immersed ... Read More Rating:  - Cool!!This book was very creative and imaginative. It keeps you interested from cover to cover. Rating: - World War ZAnybody who gives this less than 5 stars needs to have his/her head examined. Wonderfully original spin on the zombie genre. While not overly heavy on the gore, Brooks thoughtfully leaves this to the reader's imagination. Amazing character development for what is essentially a collection of short stories. I've heard there is a movie in the works; it will undoubtedly be a disappointment. |
