World War Z — Barley & Font Book of the Month

World War Z — Barley & Font Book of the Month

January 2026 book of the month: World War Z by Max Brooks — synopsis and upcoming club ratings.

World War Z

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“The end was near.” — Voices from the Zombie War. The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks' oral history gathers survivors' accounts from across the globe — soldiers, doctors, politicians, and ordinary people — into a chilling mosaic of how the world fought, fractured, and barely held on. Built around a male investigative frame and a cast of hard-edged narrators, it is part war report, part survival chronicle, and a book that refuses easy comfort at the club table.

Ratings coming soon

We rate every book 1–5 after discussion. Scores and notes for World War Z will land here after our January meeting.

Member quotes will appear after the Kokomo chapter finishes this month's conversation — jackets on, bourbon poured, the oral history on the table.

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