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redowns1022's review
5.0
Loved this book... though, fair warning, it is quite gorey. It's like reading a hollywood Zombie movie. :)
skeeter4366's review against another edition
2.0
It was alright. Felt this was very eerily familiar. But also. This is a boy book.
bperl's review
3.0
Much better than the film. Max Brooks knows his zombie stuff, and it shows.
The problem with an oral history like this is the lack of immediacy. Much of the zombie thrill comes from the shock and grotesquery of the living dead screaming in your face. A book based around historical interviews, while certainly more intelligent, is also less interesting thereby. It creates distance by nature.
Certainly worth reading, though. It provokes speculation.
The problem with an oral history like this is the lack of immediacy. Much of the zombie thrill comes from the shock and grotesquery of the living dead screaming in your face. A book based around historical interviews, while certainly more intelligent, is also less interesting thereby. It creates distance by nature.
Certainly worth reading, though. It provokes speculation.
marshmellowhello's review
2.0
I honestly don't know how to even rate this. The stories were actually interesting at times, but the fact that every interview sounded like the same person talking about a different thing irked me. I probably wouldn't have disliked this book so much if every interviewee had been given a different voice/writing style.
jaynamac's review
2.0
I wanted to love this book; it came highly recommended by friends whose opinions I respect. But as other reviewers have mentioned, I feel that the format itself -- Q&A interviews with a myriad of survivors -- hampers the story. It's impossible to become emotionally invested with any character because you'll only be with him/her for 3 pages or so, reading about what s/he experienced during the Zombie War.
There's no story arc, no character development, no climactic ending -- ultimately, it's just a bunch of interviews. What I thought would be a quick and enjoyable read ended up feeling like a long slog through a cold swamp.
I'm giving it two stars simply for its unique and imaginative take on Armageddon, zombie-style. There's no doubt that this was well-researched and imagined in minute detail; the format simply wasn't my cup of tea.
There's no story arc, no character development, no climactic ending -- ultimately, it's just a bunch of interviews. What I thought would be a quick and enjoyable read ended up feeling like a long slog through a cold swamp.
I'm giving it two stars simply for its unique and imaginative take on Armageddon, zombie-style. There's no doubt that this was well-researched and imagined in minute detail; the format simply wasn't my cup of tea.
grahambach's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
staycthemango's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
pyrocat's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
adrian_1987's review against another edition
4.0
Estoy un poco decepcionado ya que esta es una de las pocas ocasiones en las que la película es mejor que el libro. Pensé que estarían más relacionados y lo cierto es que no es así.
Básicamente el libro trata acerca de alguien que entrevista a varias personas que han tenido alguna experiencia con los zombies. Hasta aquí todo está bien. Las cosas se complican cuando a lo largo del libro hay MUCHÍSIMOS testimonios, lo que causa que cada capítulo sea una persona diferente contando la historia y (en mi caso) una voz diferente en mi cabeza para cada persona mencionada en el libro.
Hay capítulos extremadamente cortos y otros que son lo suficientemente extensos como para contar una historia decente, pero no son algo que sorprenda demasiado. Simplemente cuenta una historia y ya.
Es un buen libro. El único detalle es el cambio de lugar en cada capítulo.
Básicamente el libro trata acerca de alguien que entrevista a varias personas que han tenido alguna experiencia con los zombies. Hasta aquí todo está bien. Las cosas se complican cuando a lo largo del libro hay MUCHÍSIMOS testimonios, lo que causa que cada capítulo sea una persona diferente contando la historia y (en mi caso) una voz diferente en mi cabeza para cada persona mencionada en el libro.
Hay capítulos extremadamente cortos y otros que son lo suficientemente extensos como para contar una historia decente, pero no son algo que sorprenda demasiado. Simplemente cuenta una historia y ya.
Es un buen libro. El único detalle es el cambio de lugar en cada capítulo.
jeppe's review against another edition
2.0
okay zombie bog
men giver forvirring som den hopper rundt og der ik som sådan er en hovedperson
men giver forvirring som den hopper rundt og der ik som sådan er en hovedperson