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Writers and filmmakers love using zombies as metaphors. Brooks takes a different approach, treating the zombies in a serious manner, using the humans in the story to make his socio-political points. You'll read about the Hollywood set holed up in a producer's mansion in a reality zombie survivalist show (really bad idea), among others. A solidly entertaining and worthwhile read.
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
j_l_belcher, August 6, 2012
Writers and filmmakers love using zombies as metaphors. Brooks takes a different approach, treating the zombies in a serious manner, using the humans in the story to make his socio-political points. You'll read about the Hollywood set holed up in a producer's mansion in a reality zombie survivalist show (really bad idea), among others. A solidly entertaining and worthwhile read.