Where is Your Bookmark? (06/04/2013)/World War Z Read-Along

While my boss is sitting by the ocean, watching his children frolic in the waves of Kauai (a much deserved vacation, I might add), I am working hard in the office, managing both his duties and my own.  I am not pulling my hair out, which is a good thing by all accounts.  During my lunch hour, I have taken to reading World War Z by Max Brooks.  I have had this particular book on my shelf for I can't tell you how long.  Too long, for sure.  I bought it at Borders, finding it on the discount table one year.  I can't believe I remember that.  Anyway, a friend mentioned it was the book she favored most so far this year, so I figured it was worth diving into.  

On the home front, I began reading Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl.  I am likely one of the last people to finally get to it.  It's been my bedtime reading book mostly.  I didn't get much chance to read this past weekend as we were on the go much of it, but I hope to finish the book before the week is out.  I nearly brought it to work with me today to read during my lunch hour, but decided that wouldn't be fair to ol' Z, a book I am enjoying very much too.

What are you reading today?

Every Tuesday Diane from Bibliophile By the Sea hosts 

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where  

participants share the first paragraph (or a few) of a 

book they are reading or thinking about reading soon.

I have heard only great things about World War Z by Max Brooks.  Although not a huge fan of zombies, I do like the show "The Walking Dead" (I have only seen the first season), and the book reminds me a lot of that.

It goes by many names: "The Crisis," "The Dark Years," "The Walking Plague," as well as the newer more "hip" titles such as "World War Z" or "Z War One."  I personally dislike this last moniker as it implies an inevitable "Z War Two." For me, it will always be "The Zombie War," and while many may protest the scientific accuracy of the word zombie, they will be hard-pressed to discover a more globally accepted term for the creatures that almost caused our extinction.  Zombie remains a devastating word, unrivaled in its power to conjure up so many memories or emotions, and it is these memories, and emotions, that are the subject of this book.

Would you continue reading?

---

Update!

Thanks to Ti from Book Chatter (especially since I'm behind in visiting blogs), I just learned about Natalie's World War Z read-along!  Since I'm reading it anyway, I might as well join in, right?  You can too, if you like!  Just drop by her blog, Coffee and a Book Chick to sign up. 

The Details ~

• Published 2006
• Author Max Brooks
• 342 pages
• Readalong runs from June 5 to June 19
• Readalong hosted here at Coffee and a Book Chick
• Movie premiere is June 21
• Publish a halfway post on June 12 (up through page 136, all chapters up to Turning the Tide)
• Publish a finale post on June 19 (I may or may not be able to comply with this one--my review may come a bit later in the month, depending).

A Few Questions ~

• Do you want to see the movie because of Brad Pitt? No.  To be honest, I'm not a big fan of his.
• Will you be watching the movie during the premiere weekend? No.  Maybe the following weekend, but definitely not opening weekend.
• What do you know about World War Z?  The book comes highly recommended, and I admit the moving coming out this month helped push me into the "read now" camp.  It's fun to read a book and follow it up with the movie!  Plus, I'm really curious how the book will translate into film, especially given the format of the book.  I imagine fast and loose will come into play. 
• What are you reading? Print, ebook, or audio? I am reading a print copy.

---

 © 2013, Wendy Runyon of Musings of a Bookish Kitty. All Rights Reserved. If you're reading this on a site other than Musings of a Bookish Kitty or Wendy's feed, be aware that this post has been stolen and is used without permission.