'World War Z' by Max Brooks
It began with rumours from China about another pandemic. Then the cases started
to multiply and what had looked like the stirrings of a criminal underclass,
even the beginnings of a revolution, soon revealed itself to be much, much
worse. Faced with a future of mindless, man-eating horror, humanity was forced
to accept the logic of world government and face events that tested our sanity
and our sense of reality. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and key
players in the 10-year fight-back against the horde, World War Z brings the very
finest traditions of American journalism to bear on what is surely the most
incredible story in the history of civilisation.
I am not a huge fan of zombie books and wouldn't normaly choose a book about them but I had seen a clip of the new Brad Pitt film World War Z due out in the summer and while flicking through a file of books my dad gave me I came across this book and thought, well lets see what all the hype is about.
So I was very unsure what the book was going to be like but was really surprised. I have to say I really enjoyed it. I think its just what I needed over the Christmas period, a book that was so easy to put down after each section. The book is written in a journalistic style, with short chapters each containing a different interview from a different eyewitness. (Interviews were anywhere between a few pages to about ten). This is why it was easy to put down, each chapter was a different story and I felt I had finished one story at the end of each chapter before starting a new story. The book is arranged into sections covering the early outbreak and spread of the zombie plague, the great panic and humanity's reaction and then how the world adapted. Each interview was a story in its own right and some were more memorable than others but I never found any that I didn't enjoy reading. Each one had me gripped and wanting to know more. For a book that I never thought I would have picked up and read, I'm glad I did.
So I was very unsure what the book was going to be like but was really surprised. I have to say I really enjoyed it. I think its just what I needed over the Christmas period, a book that was so easy to put down after each section. The book is written in a journalistic style, with short chapters each containing a different interview from a different eyewitness. (Interviews were anywhere between a few pages to about ten). This is why it was easy to put down, each chapter was a different story and I felt I had finished one story at the end of each chapter before starting a new story. The book is arranged into sections covering the early outbreak and spread of the zombie plague, the great panic and humanity's reaction and then how the world adapted. Each interview was a story in its own right and some were more memorable than others but I never found any that I didn't enjoy reading. Each one had me gripped and wanting to know more. For a book that I never thought I would have picked up and read, I'm glad I did.
Would recommend - If I did stars, it would be a 4 out of 5, as there are other books I would suggested reading first.
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