World War Z - An Oral History of the Zombie War 📖

World War Z - An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks
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science fiction post-apocalyptic zombie thriller past tense third limited POV ~470 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

apocalyptic gritty desperate

A propulsive and dark science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 90
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 5%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count117,483
Page count~470 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited