The Book Project: World War Z

Friday, November 30, 2012

World War Z - Max Brooks

When I read this book I will admit my expectations were really low, it was very popular at the time and usually the more popular the book the less I like it. However, I was surprised with the quality of story telling and before I knew it it was 3 am and I was done the book. Max Brooks did a very good job of making you care about the characters in short passages, the novel is laid out as a series of interviews so you learn about the war in a very unusual way, in small bursts of personal anecdotes.

8/10 stars (Apocalypse / Zombies / Fantasy)

If you enjoyed this you may also enjoy:

The Walking Dead Graphic Novels - Robert Kirkman et. al.
The Passage - Justin Cronin
The Road - Cormic McCarthy

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There are 3 possible ratings

The first is overall as in overall how good I think the book is

1-2 DO NOT READ,

3-4 Maybe read if you are in a cabin stuck for days and there is absolutely nothing else to read,

5-6 if you like the genre go for it,

7-8 if you think you might like the genre but aren't really sure go for it,

9-10 even if you hate the genre read this book

The second (which will be pink/purple) is the "smut rating", for trashy romance which rates totally on ease of read, story, sex and happy endings

The third (which will be in green because I like green) is "for the younger reader" as in would a young teen get a kick out of this and put down the XBox controller long enough to finish the book (that being 10/10)

Also I will categorize these books -

Elementary School (no sex/violence easy to read in grade 4 but subject appropriate for younger kids too),

Middle School (no sex, some violence but not nightmare inducing and easy to read at grade 6-9) and

High School (good enough for an adult but with teenage characters may include sex / violence OR coming of age stories OR a book I just think should be read before adulthood).