goodreads review: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Max Brooks
Acquired: Gift from Cameron

 

This was a gift last Christmas, and I read it just in time for Halloween. I was really impressed with this so-called oral history of the zombie war: it’s immersing and touching, embracing the “human factor” along an oft-traversed horror terrain. Like all good zombie films, it embraces the flexibility of the living dead to encompass multiple metaphors. The most predominate metaphor in World War Z is the pervasive xenophobia and bureaucracy of the day that keeps us from any sort of true progress. Ulysses it is not, but it is certainly a cut above typical horror fare. 

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