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Max Brooks: World War Z (Hardcover, 2006, Crown) 4 stars

An account of the decade-long conflict between humankind and hordes of the predatory undead is …

Review of 'World War Z' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book was recommended to me by no one, and yet somehow it's the 3rd post-apocalypse story I've read in a row.

I thought it was terrific; the narrative conceit is basically a semi-official recounting of the zombie war through interviews. Each interview is brief, telling stories of death and survival from a completely different point of view, gradually revealing the bigger picture.

The end result is a high quality set of parables that will stick with me for a long time. I haven't seen the film, but now I intend to, I can't imagine how they accomplish telling this story.