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LI_Guy
Joined: May 18 2008
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Fantastic book. It's written in an interesting style, covers a wide time frame and has believable characters. It's more about people's reaction to the zombie outbreak rather than the zombies themselves, which is sort of a new take on the genre. All in all, I'd have to say that it was the most fun book that I've read in a while and would highly recommend it.
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DarkMaze
Joined: Feb 24 2006
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And written by Mel Brooks's son!
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LI_Guy
Joined: May 18 2008
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Yeah. He wrote the Zombie Survival Guide too. That's pretty good, but nowhere near WWZ.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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Black Zarak read both of those a couple months ago. I should probably borrow them.
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
Joined: Feb 01 2006
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Yeah, you probably should, it's like required nerd reading. They're both pretty good books, he makes a few minor contradictions in the survival guide but actually pokes fun at that himself in World War Z. And I didn't know he was Mel Brooks' son at first but just look at his author photo on the inside cover and it's obvious.
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Tebor
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Title: Master of the Universe
Joined: Aug 22 2005
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My back log of books to read pretty much promise that I will never read this book. There's a better chance for it if I get it as a gift though. Then it actually gets put in the pile.
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
Joined: Feb 01 2006
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| Tebor wrote: |
| My back log of books to read pretty much promise that I will never read this book. There's a better chance for it if I get it as a gift though. Then it actually gets put in the pile. |
I know what Tebor's getting for Christmassssss....
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
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Apparently there will be World War Z movie and one of my favorite writers is responsible for the screenplay. I can't decide whether I should read the book now or wait for the movie to come out.
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
Joined: Feb 01 2006
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Well, since the book is just a collection of stories told by survivors after the war is over with no real main character and only a couple characters even mentioned more than once, I'd guess that a movie would have absolutely nothing to do with the book besides the name.
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Tebor
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Title: Master of the Universe
Joined: Aug 22 2005
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| Well, since the book is just a collection of stories told by survivors after the war is over with no real main character and only a couple characters even mentioned more than once, I'd guess that a movie would have absolutely nothing to do with the book besides the name. |
Shit, it's going to be Spielberg's War of the Worlds!
As opposed to The Twilight Zone Movie.
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Cleandregs Z
Title: BACK 2 BACK
Joined: Jul 01 2008
Location: Hell, MD
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World War Z is a badass name.
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
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I own Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z. Even after reading ZSG my Mom still won't let me get a machete.
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
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| I own Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z. Even after reading ZSG my Mom still won't let me get a machete. |
One of the few things I've got that belonged to my Dad  . I'm ready for the zombie onslaught.
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
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BUT, do you have destroyable stairs?
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