WWZ - Book Recommendation

Book by Max Brooks, 2006

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    [BOOK RECOMMENDATION]

    This book, despite being a dystopian / zombie book, is a deep, intricately-written novel. The amount of detail put into it is astonishing, along with the research Brooks apparently did, describing cultural references and specifics that only an expert would know. The book covers 23 different characters, though some are repeated, like the Chicagoan soldier Todd Wainio, who appeared the most in the book: four times. This tally of 23 doesn't count the Interviewer, who has a unique personality, bringing in a little bit of dry wit to the seriousness of the book. The book contains more than its fair share of expletives and graphic descriptions, though these are associated with certain characters, giving each their own personality and view on life. 

    The layout of the book is completely an interview format, giving a very special tone of both professionalism and casualness to the plot. The book, regardless, gives an easy-flowing story-line by having the characters talk about different aspects, areas, and attitudes specific to their location and upbringing, and all the while keeping a clear, chronological order to it. The book is fairly easy to read, offering challenges sporadically throughout the text, though I found the story refreshingly simple to read regardless. 

    The story is essentially starts with the Interviewer reporting his complaints to his boss about the story of the Zombie War, how the report they gave was all facts and figures, without human emotion and personal opinion. He is advised to make a book from precisely what he has - the interviews. The story expands on the cause of the uprisings, the initial handling, the failures, the panic, the switch from white to blue-collar dominance, the survival of the common people, the second handling, and the finale. Ultimately, I'd rate this a 9/10, and a brilliant book.