Book · 2006 · Humor
World War Z
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- episodes
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If you want an idea of how the early reaction to a zombie apocalypse would be like, read World War Z.
The best things said about it
It's a very entertaining book.
World War Z is like an action zombie movie.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
World War Z by Max Brooks is a post-apocalyptic horror novel structured as a collection of individual accounts following a devastating global zombie conflict. The book has drawn commentary across various podcast episodes, including on Timcast IRL, where a super chat commenter recommended it as arguably the best audiobook available for understanding how society might react in the early stages of a zombie apocalypse, while Kurt Schlichter recalled reading it as a very entertaining story about societal breakdown and adaptation. Coltan Scrivner mentioned the work on Modern Wisdom as a prime example of an action zombie movie blending morbid curiosity with mass survival themes, and another Timcast IRL episode noted a controversy where news footage was mistakenly compared to the book and movie's imagery. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan and guests like David Sinclair and Dom Irrera discussed the origins of the novel, noting with interest that it was written by the famous son of Mel Brooks. Listeners and hosts alike continue to revisit World War Z for its uniquely realistic framing of a global catastrophe, its compelling oral-history narrative structure, and its sharp satirical observations on human bureaucratic failures during moments of total planetary crisis.
Every mention
Tim Pool if you want an idea of how the early reaction to a zombie apocalypse would be like read World War Z better… 1
“if you want an idea of how the early reaction to a zombie apocalypse would be like read World War Z better yet listen to it it's probably the best audio book out there”
Joe Rogan the novel's are supposed to be excellent weren't the novels written by some famous guys son who's who wrote… 2
“the novel's are supposed to be excellent weren't the novels written by some famous guys son who's who wrote them now”
“his son is the one that wrote that World War Z movie oh yeah yeah his son wrote the book”
Coltan Scrivner If you think of like World War Z is like an action zombie movie. I mean, that's the perfect combination, ri… 1
“If you think of like World War Z is like an action zombie movie. I mean, that's the perfect combination, right?”
Kurt Schlichter i remember reading max brooks world war z it's a very entertaining book 1
“i remember reading max brooks world war z it's a very entertaining book”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“did y'all see how MSNBC erred World War Z footage with the riots hit US cities tagline title line city skyline matches the movie in everything”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Brad Pit didn't need eight boosters to get cured in World War Z”
“it reminds me of it you ever what was it world war z where this is have you seen this gabriel to zombies years ago”
“did you see what Brad Pitt did in World War Z did you see that took forever to do it”
“he is the author of World War Z which is which was a huge bestseller and a movie”
“is that World War Z yeah how was that you saw that right it's really good and then not so good... um you can buy that book or get that book for free”