World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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By Max Brooks.

I just finished reading this a few weeks ago. (Then I went on vacation, which is why I ‘m just now writing this.) This book kicks butt. It deals with a worldwide outbreak of zombieism. An unnamed narrator interviews people from all parts of the globe regarding the outbreak.

I don’t usually read things of this type, and I’d have never heard of this book ordinarily. A co-worker who is very into pop culture told me about it, and I got it at my local library and it was hard to put down.

One of the interviews that really grabbed me was that of a woman whose helicopter went down in the Louisiana bayous and she had to make her way through zombie-infested bayous to safety. This episode could have made a great short story in its own right.

I recommend this book as a good light, entertaining, and yet thought-provoking read.