Zombie Fever

I finished World War Z over the holiday weekend. We were all recovering from very bad summer flus. Reading in bed during a beautiful summer day seems like a waste, but we were really wiped out.

At least feeling sickly added to the war torn feeling of the survivors tales I was reading in the book. I enjoyed the structure and feel of the book, although I wish there had been some explanation of what caused the the zombie pandemic. I would have liked at least some mention of attempts to solve the problem scientifically. In the end I was a bit zombied out. I was glad to turn the last page and leave the undead and rejoin the living. All in all zombies make for a good summer read.

Coming Undone

I just finished my second summer read featuring a woman coming undone. Where'd You Go Bernadette almost got tossed aside but I'm glad I persisted. It was another train station buy and as I tried to make my way through the first chapters I was annoyed at first.

Annoyed because it wasn't exactly what I expected, annoyed because my mood was tainted by stress at work. I was turned off by the petty grievances and concerns of a fairly privileged lot of characters living under the Olympic mountains and looming giant Microsoft. Was I supposed to sympathize with their woes about fund raising for their so so private school? No, I was supposed to laugh and as things escalated and started to come undone find sympathy for an imperfect lot. Now I'm glad I hung in long enough to enjoy a memorable mud slide.