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Complete The Way Is Shut by scribbler - T - (World War Z)

Discussion in 'Books' started by yojorocks, Oct 21, 2010.

4.3333334922791/5, 3 votes
  1. yojorocks

    yojorocks Seventh Year

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    Oct 21, 2010 #1
    Title: The Way Is Shut
    Author: scribbler
    Rating: (FR13) ~T
    Genre: Horror
    DLP Category: General Fics
    Pairing: N/A
    Status: Complete
    Summary: World War Z Fiction - non-crossover. The first recon into North Korea does not have good news to report.
    Link : TtH

    First, right off the bat: if you haven't read World War Z, you're not going to get this ficlet. It's short, but would fit pretty well in the actual book itself. Fast read, pretty well done, if not earth-shattering. Well worth the read if you like the narrative style of writing (and post-apocalyptic world) Max Brooks used.

    Solid 4/5 for quality writing and working with the original author's world seemlessly, but not exceptional enough that you can read and like it without reading the book first.
     
  2. Atomic Lightning-bug

    Atomic Lightning-bug Second Year DLP Supporter

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    Oct 21, 2010 #2
    I liked it. It does a good job of giving the overall feel of the original, that being morbid fascination.

    The author gives enough detail about the world to give someone the gist of the setting. I could be wrong, but reading WWZ shouldn't be necessary to enjoy this.
     
  3. yak

    yak Moderator DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Oct 22, 2010 #3
    This isn't too bad. I've never read World War Z because the story telling structure didn't sound appealing to me, but now that I've read this fic I'm reconsidering my opinion.

    You don't have to have read World War Z to enjoy this; reading the Wikipedia entry is sufficient. If you don't want to do that, then just read this snippet: