[bigbry]

I just got this gem and started it the other day. I am only a chapter or two into it and it is fantastic!!!!!! Max Brooks is a genius and I for one am hopeful this gets picked up as a movie. The writting is sharp, the scenes are vivid and the story actually believeable..........zombie lovers pick it up!!!!!

[pooh]

I really enjoyed this book; in fact I found it to be the best zombie book I've seen. It presumes a great deal--including the traditional zombie narrative--which I think is part of why it works so well. Further, though, it presents striking political commentary about humanity, in all our strengths and weaknesses, and that, it seems to me, is why the book is so strong.

Anyone looking at this forum who likes zombie stories (and who doesn't?) should read this.

[bigbry]

Finally finished. For a zombie story there were not alot of zombies. But the book held the entire time and made me want more. I hope the author revisits this world and jumps around to various times of WWZ.

Awesome, fantastic and a must!!!!!!!

[Elandadax]

I liked this book but as far as "zombie action" there isn't a lot here. The author put so much thought into the book and really did his research. Its basically a bunch of interviews of people who survived a zombie plague. Again, if you are looking for a complete story with deep characters and lots of action you might not like this. Instead, try a book called "Monster Island."

[Ward]

Have any of you read the Zombie Survival Guide by the same author? More of a humorous look at the Z phenominon, and quite fun for fans of the walking dead.

[bigbry]

I own and have read both of these books. I loved the Survivor guide and as far as zombie action on WWZ, I think the hint of what had occurred is pretty good. I look forward to some more of his stuff....maybe he'll get into the nitty gritty but I do not think he has too......

[Konrad]

I loved reading ZSG (again and again) and I've great expectations about WWZ. But if it's only half as good as ZSG then it should be awsome!:D

[Mithfânion]

Just wondering, what makes World War Z so good?

[Nottobrite]

Just wondering, what makes World War Z so good?

Hmmmm...

It's hard to say what makes a book "good" for someone else. For me, I always enjoyed Zombie tales, more for the stories of Survival, then for the gore. I think this book offered a lot of that, basically a series of tales about the Survivor's and who they Survived, and while maybe didn't defeat the Zombies, at least managed to contain them.

I was intrigued by the book, because it contained a lot of tales from perspectives you don't always find in Zombie and Post Apocalyptic tales. I think that is why so many people compared the book to Studs Tuerkle's books, like Working. It tales multiple tales, some of which where about the true figure heads of the so called War, but much was also about the average Joe's.

Of course, the tales were hit and miss. My favorite was probably the one about the dog trainer, it was a sort of psuedo-history that you don't find in most books dealing with this subject.

[Mithfânion]

Of course, the tales were hit and miss. My favorite was probably the one about the dog trainer, it was a sort of psuedo-history that you don't find in most books dealing with this subject

That sounds intriguing. Spoil me, what happens in that scene?