Autumn vs World War Z: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Epidemics, Zombies, Fiction
Autumn
THE WORLD IS DEAD!Two months ago, billions of people were killed by a deadly germ. Days later, they rose up again in massive numbers. Since then, cities worldwide have become rat-infested, germ-filled hellholes, ruled…
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World War Z
“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate World War Z highest: World War Z 4.0 · Autumn 3.7.
- Autumn is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for World War Z.
- World War Z has the widest readership — 579718 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Autumn | World War Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (579718) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (24) | 3.9 (1756) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (13) | 4.5 (5438) |
Reception
| Autumn | World War Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24 | 579718 |
| Editions | 9 | 46 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 363097 |
| Reading it now | — | 17750 |
| Written reviews | — | 33253 |
| Wikipedia attention | 389 | 24406 |
| Pages | 296 | 432 |