World War Z

Author: Max Brooks

Publication date: 2006

Genre: Horror, post-apocalyptic fiction

 

Plot

The story begins in China after a zombie bites a young boy. The Chinese government attempts to contain the infection and concocts a crisis involving Taiwan to mask their activities. The infection is spread to other countries by the black market organ trade and by refugees; an outbreak in South Africa finally brings the plague to public attention. 

 

Characters

The Interviewer

Kwang Jingshu

Nury Televadi

Stanley MacDonald

Fernando Oliveira

Jacob Nyathi

Jurgen Warmbrunn

Saladin Kader

Bob Archer

 

Overview

World War Z consists of a series of interviews with men and women who survived the zombie war (World War Z). Each interview focuses on a specific stage in the zombie war, and those interviewed vary radically in terms of diversity. (Source http://allreaders.com/book-review-summary/world-war-z-35238)

 

 

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http://www.amazon.com/World-War-Oral-History-Zombie/dp/0307346617

 

Zombieron Rating

5 Zombies out of 5 Zombies

 

 

 

 

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Author: George Orwell

Publication date: 1949

Genre: Dystopian, political fiction, social science fiction

Plot

Winston Smith is a member of the Outer Party. He works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth, rewriting and distorting history. To escape Big Brother's tyranny, at least inside his own mind, Winston begins a diary — an act punishable by death.

 

Characters
Winston Smith

Julia

Big Brother
O'Brien
Emmanuel Goldstein

 

Overview

In 1984, George Orwell presents his vision of dystopia, a world consisting of three massive totalitarian states constantly at war with each other and using technological advancements to keep their respective Party members and masses under careful observation and control. Written in 1948 and published in 1949, this novel is often touted as one of the greatest novels written in the English language.

 

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http://www.amazon.com/1984-Signet-Classics-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934

 

5 star out of 5 stars