So I finally broke down and bought World War Z

[SRP76]

I enjoyed it simply because it reads a lot like our "what happens in an outbreak" threads around here. You get to see what's happening to a lot of different people, all in different situations. I don't like audiobooks at all; I prefer to actually read. I can't just sit and listen to yakking for hours on end.

[Thorn]

I have been reading it on my lunch break, and forcing myself to not pick it up at home. It is giving me something to look forward to. So as I sit here watching the clock for lunch time rocking back and forth I have visions of zombies dancing in my head.

[DjfunkmasterG]

I had to shut the audiobook off by CD #3, it was so boring and overdone. The GF I was dating at the time loved the book, When i finally did read it I thought, eh, Brian Keene's "The Rising" and "City of the Dead" are better.

[clanglee]

I had to shut the audiobook off by CD #3, it was so boring and overdone. The GF I was dating at the time loved the book, When i finally did read it I thought, eh, Brian Keene's "The Rising" and "City of the Dead" are better. Wow. .really? They were ok. . but nearly as good as WWZ. To each their own. I just downloaded the audiobook. So far it's great. Really Really good voice actors. I listen to NPR all the time, so this feels like a very creepy special report. Giving me the spooks it is. It if very heavily abridged though. They have cut a number of very interesting chapters.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Wait til Henry Rollins comes on, you will cringe.

[AcesandEights]

Wait til Henry Rollins comes on, you will cringe. Oh, no...he can be a bit...uhhh, over the top, shall we say. Now I'll have to give a listen to it this weekend for sure.

[kidgloves]

I think it's superb. Can't think of any other zombie book i've read that gives you a snapshot of what would happen around the world in different countries.

[clanglee]

Wait til Henry Rollins comes on, you will cringe. Nope. . thought he was quite good. And I am currently listening to Mark Hamil's bit. . . . The battle of Yonkers. . .badass!!!

[MoonSylver]

Oh, no...he can be a bit...uhhh, over the top, shall we say. Now I'll have to give a listen to it this weekend for sure. Rollins? Over the top? I have a hard time believing that....

[capncnut]

Nope. . thought he was quite good. Quite agree, Clang. One of the best parts I thought.

[MoonSylver]

Quite agree, Clang. One of the best parts I thought. I love his voice & speaking style. Have all of his spoken word stuff & have been to a couple of the shows. Always impressive.

[capncnut]

I love his voice & speaking style. Have all of his spoken word stuff & have been to a couple of the shows. Always impressive. I got a few of his spoken word CD's. I thought The Boxed Life was great.

[Thorn]

POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW PLEASE TURN BACK NOW It has picked up a little and is getting more interesting to me. The part about the smuggler was informative, but to be honest I didn't give a crap about him or his story. How it might have caused the spread sure. I just found the part well written and the character not interesting at all. The part with the kid running through the Shantee town was very interesting, and the part with the mother and her children in the corner was well done and believable. I loved the Israel parts, made perfect sense to me in the current geopolitical climate. There were no parts with wenches however which made me a sad panda.

[otisbenny]

I loved the book. Has anyone secured the movie rights? At one point I heard Brad Pitt had optioned it but I could be wrong. It would need a huge budget just to cover the locations and large cast. Plus, if it incorporated all the various storylines it'd be something like 4 hours long.

[MoonSylver]

I have visions of zombies dancing in my head. "Cuz' this is THRILLER! Thriller night...."