I can't believe no one's started a thread on this. World War Z (by Max Brooks of the invaluable Zombie Survival Guide) is an oral history (more often written like memoirs) of the Walking Plague or Zombie War from the initial outbreak in China to the Great Panic and culminating with the battle to take back the continents as recounted by those who survived them. It strains credibility in a few places (particularly the stories based in East Asia) but it's overall a great read. The I-80 massacre in particular stuck with me (maybe because it's in my own backyard and so easy to imagine) and I'm going to be thoroughly pissed if we don't see a full-fledged Battle of Yonkers in the upcoming movie. But conservatives beware. Even though there's zombie killing aplenty, WWZ contains national health care, the army putting down secessionists, Cuba's rise to super power status, and a massive New Deal-esque work program. And the rugged individualists who survive thanks to their grit and a copy of The Zombie Survival Guide? They're officially coined LaMOEs.
Just picked this up a few weeks ago but haven't gotten around to reading it. Thanks for the reminder.
Yep. TZSG even has a bit of his father's oddball humor in it like zombie fishing. World War Z is pretty bleak though.
Saw this on display in the library just now and flipped through it a bit. The "introduction" is just about spot-on. The prose in at least the first "memoir" is perfectly readable; it's "natural" (which is to say, not written in a dramatic style) without being tedious.
