Author : Max Brooks
If there is a book that must be in every Zombie aficionado's library, it is World War : An Oral History of the Zombie War.
Max Brooks really nailed it with this awe-inspiring work, after the success of his equally brilliant 2003 masterpiece, the Zombie Survival Guide.
The World has fallen into an apocalyptic war against the Zombies (Hence the title, 'World War Z') and the narrator embarks on a journey interviewing people from different parts of the world affected by the Zombie apocalypse.
This gives the story a personal element rather than the frantic action for immediate survival and the resulting rushed feel that is prevalent in zombie literature.
There is no epic storyline here, just a collection of small stories that paint a much larger picture with cultural and political implications. A true flesh and blood account about real people and real emotions.
WWZ is a brilliant and intriguing historical account, complete with accompanying footnotes. Rather than the bland, historical lecture I was expecting from the book, what I received was 342 pages of pure awesomeness.
And did I mention WWZ is soon to be made into a motion picture? Fingers crossed for that one.
Recommended for all fans of Zombie Literature.
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