Max Brooks is likely the world’s foremost authority on zombies – how to survive them, what to do if there is an uprising, etc.
In “World War Z – An Oral History of the Zombie War”, he tackles the issue of reporting on what happened by interviews with those who survived. From first-hand accounts from a variety of sources – early spotters, military members, religious leaders – from around the world, Mr Brooks presents a thrilling, chilling, engaging narrative of “The Crisis”: both as it happened, and what we need to do to continue to avert any further repercussions.
I have yet to find another report as balanced and in-depth as Mr Brooks with regards to this horrific chapter in human (and zombie) history.
- Quality of writing: 5/5
- Entertainment value: 5/5
- Historicity: 5/5
- Viscerality: 5/5
- Overall: 5/5