World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Interesting. More of a social commentary than a novel, it's a bunch of short stories tied together by the device of the "author" being someone travelling around talking to survivors after the outbreak is controlled. It's not just an exploration of human nature but of the successes and failures of government, science, modern economic policies and just about every aspect of the world we live in. I don't think the combination of short stories and social commentary worked in every case because they really deserved a longer treatment, but it was a pretty good concept. Also if you're looking for characters to invest in emotionally and get attached to, that doesn't happen very often in this book. Still and all, I'd definitely recommend it.
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