World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

Seriously, I can't recall why I bought this book. Zombies, and horror generally, just aren't my thing. Everytime it came up on my To Be Read list, I shoved it back down. Maybe the fact that this is Mel Brooks' son, kept it on the list to begin with. Recently, however, I caught the premiere of The Walking Dead and was quite impressed. Lo, a few weeks later, Brooks' book popped back to the top of the TBR list and I thought, what the hey. Much to my surprise, it is an excellent read. A zombie plague may not be -- thank God! -- a probability, but this book certainly will have you acknowledging it could be a possibility. The politics, policies and plot ring true, making it as much a tale of human nature as it is a fantasy about a horrific invasion of our own dearly dead. This one stays on my To Be Re-read shelf. Recommended.