World War Z

published in 2006
by Max Brooks


“World War Z.” Sounds like an intense book about possibly the end of the world. Well that is a pretty good idea of this book. It is described by the cover as “an oral history of the Zombie War.” From that, I am thinking, “first-person.” This flashes out to me because the last book I read in first-person was “Fight Club.” The use of first-person made the book just a tad bit confusing but a good read because of the twists that can be introduced through the perspective of the main character. I expect Brooks will do the same in this book because that is one of the best things to make a book better. The name is another thing that flashes. By naming his book “World War Z,” Brooks makes a connection between this book and the World Wars. This connection gives the implication of unions between nations and the terrors of war in this book. "World War Z" is a book I picked up solely on title and the little cover information. Will it be a good book? I don't know.