World War Z

I really liked this book. This is the first Sci Fi book that I have ever read but I throughly enjoyed it.
Something that was nice about it was that it came from different people, from different backgrounds all over the world. This gave it the true WORLD war Z effect and introduced us to a bunch of different perspectives instead of just one situation. It also allowed the reader to get a better idea of all everything that would be effected if a Zombie apocalypse were to happen.

An aspect that this writer did extremely well on was touching every aspect of this idea and doing it realistically. From survival, to family, to the start of the infection, to solutions, to post war, to everything else, he had a story that gave us every angle and every perspective of the tragedy. It's true that a zombie apocalypse is a little played out but I think that he did a good job at relaying the panic and what people would actually do in a severe crisis like that one. Had he been writing about the Holocaust or some other type of World War he would have been very accurate on the reactions given world wide by government, families, and individuals.

One story I especially liked was the one about the elite business man who turned the zombie attacks into a reality TV show, giving celebrities and those with a lot of money a sort of haven from this disaster all while filming it. It was a little freaky to think about since I would not be surprised if something like that actually happened. When more ordinary citizens tried to climb the fence and get in to safety, however, the outcome and the hostility they all showed was really sad. Even the fake tears was a little unsettling. I had always thought that in a moment of need status and wealth would be thrown out the window, but after reading that part, his scenario seems like it would be fairly accurate.

I would definitely reccomend this story to my students as a free reading book in order to get them more into reading. I would also seriously considering teaching this book. Although it is a little lengthy, the individual stories are short and it might make for a fun lesson plan during Halloween or something.