World War Z

This was a cool book with a unique structure, piecing the exactly how the infection started, spread, proliferated to full-on war, and the response and fall-out and recovery thereafter through transcriptions of oral interviews from all kinds of people from all walks of life and all corners of the world. It does give a great picture of the entire world, and how all people had these unique (but all quite scary) experiences after the outbreak. Knowing enough about public health as an editor of textbooks in that topic area, I felt like this was a terrifyingly realistic story. The non-linear narrative is refreshing and the perfect form for this story. I'd recommend reading it, but build up your bunker first. And don't read alone in the dark... or on your first trip to rural China.