World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

This book is just ok. The author does a really good job making a realistic world with authentic characters, which really makes the world in the book believable. The turn off for me was the format of the book. Because it's written as a collection of short stories, it lacks the flow and some of the action that other books have. The start of the book seems very fragmented, but it improves in the middle once the stories start to get a little longer. If you are really into the whole zombie-thing, then I'd probably recommend this book to you. While it's not the greatest book I've ever read, it's still a decent read.

From a character aspect the book gets 5 stars; however I would have liked a better understanding of how the world works following the war. I think instead of always asking the very personal questions with each character, I think a couple of, what do they think of the world now with more specific references could have helped achieve that. Overall though a very good book, one that leaves you with a lot of unanswered questions about what's next for the world.

An intriguing view of a zombie apocalypse, told from survivors tales through interview form. The details and tone are varied, with a spread of characters from military to teenagers to the elderly. I recommend this book, my only caveat would be the documentary format doesn't lend itself to a typical narrative arc. There is a general sense of passage of the War, but without a single voice or storyline, the resulting book feels somewhat disjointed.