For the month of September we decided to read World War Z by Max Brooks and we encouraged all of you at home to read along as well. Like any good Book Club it is now time for us to sit down, and discuss the themes and moments in the book that really stuck with us and help us determine what we liked and didn’t like about it.

In the end, we loved almost all of it and we didn’t have much in the negative aspect to say.

The basic overview of this book is that World War Z is a series of interviews with people from all over the world, getting their thoughts and perspective on a zombie outbreak that happened about 10 years prior. Each chapter is a different person being interviewed, and through that the reader is able to piece together what happened to change the world so drastically. You are shown the early parts of the outbreak when people didn’t know what to expect, the great panic as people begin to realize the gravity of the situation, the clean up effort, and then finally where the world has been left afterwards.

The interesting point of this book is that the only leap that you have to take is the idea that a zombie outbreak is possible. After that, author Max Brooks goes through each facet of society all around the world and tries to base their reactions on reality. He covers things such as how Israel would react, how ineffective the American military would be initially, and the psychological damage that a war like this would cause on the world population. It is an absolutely fascinating book and we really enjoyed our time with it. We hope that you read along at home and also got a lot out of it.

We end of the Podcast with our favorite and scariest parts, and also give you a sneak peak at the two scripts that were written for the upcoming movie adaptation. If there is anything that we are critical of, it is the need for a Zombie film to be entitled World War Z and some of the changes that they are making. We will take our “wait and see” approach, but it is definitely difficult to hear rumors about a book that was so thoroughly enjoyed.

None the less, we hope you enjoy the Podcast and that you’ll join us for more!

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Remember that the book for October is Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore. If you need a copy click on that link right there or the one on the right of the site, and help us out. Expect our Podcast on that, to be up on the site the week before Thanksgiving.

Opening Track | The Beatles - Paperback Writer

Closing Track | Laura Shigihara - Zombies On Your Lawn