A friend of mine had recommended this book to me, and I wouldn't say I am a die hard fan of the zombie story sequence, since they all appear to be of a similar nature from my perspective. However, I looked this book up on Amazon and saw the overwhelming response and high rating. I am merely writing this review to further that momentum because after reading this book it worked it's way into, probably, part of my top ten books I've ever read, and I'm a fairly avid reader. 
 I even made sure to read the reviews that were more negative on here and some of them do bear merit, but where they found disjointed work, I found uniqueness. Their points are dead on, in the sense that this is not a story that flows through the book and has memorable characters throughout. This book holds none of that for the reader, so if that is what you are looking for, I highly recommend you give this a chance and if you don't like the format give up on it. 
 Most zombie related story lines seem to have a very similar theme. Like I am Legend, 28 Days Later, or Resident Evil, the stories all focus on a predominantly single area. About a small group of characters and their single resilience to survive against insurmountable odds. World War Z doesn't really have that. The format of the story is one of the more unique I have come across. It is written in interview format (granted they're all fictional, of course), but that format didn't bother me. Rather it intrigued me! I found it to be a very engrossing book from start to finish in this format. The names of the characters are not memorable, but I do not think they are supposed to be, the world and it's plight are memorable and that's what the reader should focus on. Where those other story lines I referenced above focus on a single group, World War Z is exactly what it's title says, "World". This is one of the first Zombie scenarios I've encountered that was practically a full Global onslaught. Maybe I haven't read enough in the zombie genre, but this is the first I've encountered that tried to cover all the bases. 
 That's where this book becomes fully engrossing, it's interesting to see how different areas of the world fought against the plight. Such as it goes into detail about the Redeker plan that started to turn the tide. I found this absolutely fascinating in concept. I think this bears more similarity to a collection of short stories, but the stories all tell a part of the same global story. I honestly can't think of a better way to give the reader that full global feel. The other part fans may expect, and others have complained about, is the horror factor. This book isn't exactly a "scary" novel, it's not even a thriller or suspenseful most of the time. It's an account, and it's written in a recollected manner. I think the fact that the threat has already passed is what takes away from the real "scare" factor. I, for one, didn't find this to be a detriment to the books format, but others might. 
 Ultimately, this is one of the most unique books I've ever read. It takes you through interviews from specific time frames as the threat of the zombies grew, became all out war, and then as the tides turned; mankind had to pull together and clean up the mess. This book is a global effort at it's best and anyone interested in reading something in a very different format, with quite a unique twist on this kind of a tale will find this immensly enjoyable. 
 Many of the stories could be fleshed out to become their own tale. I think one of the best mediums to present this would be in comic book or graphic novel format. I think in that format you'd get the necessary cinematic feel that the stories would require. Something for the author to consider in the future, should he ever stumble upon my review.