A Body Without a Soul

This is the book I’ve been waiting for for years.  At the end of every horror movie I’ve ever seen, I’ve been left wanting, wishing they’d show what happened when the survivors tried to convince the police that an immortal guy in a hockey mask, or a guy in a dream, or a horde of zombies, caused all this mayhem.

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a fabulous examination of what happens after the end of the movie.  Okay, there are zombies: now what?  Well, now, we fight back.  But of course, this is a war unlike any other, with the enemy anywhere and everywhere, and your losses are potential recruits for them.

Brooks chose a good form for this, allowing us to see interesting scenes from various governments, doctors, soldiers and average citizens.  He thinks through the implications and paints a believable portrait of post-zombie world (assuming, of course, you’re willing to accept the premise: he wisely chooses to make that a natural but non-understood event).

Plus, it’s just lots of fun.