Book Review: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

Max Brooks is a genius. His World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is the best zombie book ever. Ever. It was suggested to me by a Zombier {you know, somebody who is into everything about zombies}. Vampires have always been my preferred undead, but his enthusiasm about World War Z made me want to read it. Definitely worth it!

A-m-a-z-i-n-g book. 10 years after a worldwide zombie war, a journalist interviews survivors. This book made a zombie war and its outcome totally believable. My favorite is the survival story of Colonel Christina Eliopolis at Parnell Air National Guard Base, Tennessee. She was flying a resupply mission to a safe zone from Phoenix, Arizona to Tallahassee, Florida. Her plane crashes in the swamps of Louisiana. Her path out is filled with zombies. I loved her story, with a surprising twist at the end. There were many, many great parts of this book, but her story is really compelling.

This is a fantastic "historical" fiction book as well as a zombie book. Put aside any preconceived zombie notions and read this book!!!

P.S. World War Z is currently being filmed by Marc Forster. Brad Pitt stars as a journalist. The release is 2013. I cannot imagine anybody making a movie as good or better than the book. It will be interesting to see what parts of the book they filmed and which parts were left out. Do yourself a huge favor and read the book before seeing the movie. The complete story is in the book.