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In China loopt een jongentje een infectie op en verandert in een zombie. Het virus mondt uit in een pandemie, met een wereldwijde oorlog tegen de zombies als gevolg. Een paar jaar later krijgt een VN-medewerker de opdracht om die oorlog te beschrijven a.d.h.v. ooggetuigenverslagen.
stmartins: Also a killer Zombie thriller and an awesome first book in the "Joe Ledger" series.
Teaser and free prequal story avaiable at stmartins.com/JonathanMaberry
storyjunkie: Both are tales of how to survive a world gone mad, though there are no zombies in Butler's. Both works' treatment of the human questions are equally nuanced, variable, and detailed.
ijustgetbored: A completely different take on zombies: here, they're not "out to get you," just beings who may or may not have souls, and Lindqvist treats all those related questions.
timspalding: Some may take offense at the suggestion, but I think don't think World War Z could have been written without And the Band Played On, an oral history of the all-too-real AIDS epidemic. Shilts' is by far the better book, even if it weren't true and important.… (meer)
Book is way better than the movie. The movie was a bust. Just an FYI.
When I first read this book I was skeptical because I’m not a fan of zombie anything. Let me just tell ya; I loved it.
My perception; I’ve been told I’m wrong but oh well. I read it as the war has been going on for sometime and a journalist explored the origins of the virus within a time line. I imagined it like the Interview with a Vampire. He interviewed tons of individuals and it jumps from person to person location to location explaining how the war went down.
What I enjoyed the most is perfectly realistic tone; both serious and sardonic at the same time. I feel like the approach is truly from a reporter with military knowledge; providing a pragmatical experience, if there was a zombie apocalypse. As a therapist I also enjoyed how it hit on the psychological effects on the individual, the citizens, and the military personnel.
I enjoy books that allow for the tears and laughter. ( )
Usually, I dislike zombie movies and stories, but I was impressed by this. It's really well done, like a collection of interviews from a real event. The cast does a good job presenting the overall story and it's enjoyable to listen to. ( )
I think this book was more like a distopian work of fiction than pure horror. It's not really a novel: it's a collection of fictional interviews with survivors of a zombie epidemic. People from all creeds and nations describe national politics and personal feelings. This book is more like a very elaborate description of a setting, a bit like what Jose Saramago does in Death With Interruptions. It was a fascinating read. ( )
Depressing, oddly realistic for a book about zombies, and very readable. It's not gross, it's not scary in a horror movie type way, it's just fascinating in it's realism and it's ability to make you think: "Wow! I can totally see this happening in real life." And THAT is scary. ( )
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For Henry Michael Brooks, who makes me want to change the world.
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Introduction - It goes by many names: "The Crisis," "The Dark Years," "The Walking Plague," as well as newer and more "hip" titles such as "World War Z" or "Z War One."
Setting - Greater Chongqing, the United Federation of China
Chapter One - The first outbreak I saw was in a remote village that officially had no name.
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'Fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe' Turn on the TV what are you seeing? People selling you products? No. People selling you the fear of you having to live without their products' Fear of aging, fear of loneliness, fear of poverty, fear of failure. Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells. pg 55 (edit)
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I thought it was a dream, sometimes it still feels like one, remembering that day, that sunrise over the Hero City.
In China loopt een jongentje een infectie op en verandert in een zombie. Het virus mondt uit in een pandemie, met een wereldwijde oorlog tegen de zombies als gevolg. Een paar jaar later krijgt een VN-medewerker de opdracht om die oorlog te beschrijven a.d.h.v. ooggetuigenverslagen.
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Book Discussion: World War Z ~CAUTION~ Contains Spoilers
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