Recently read: World War Z

I'm not usually a big horror fan (though I believe I've read all of Lovecraft's fiction, and a reasonable amount of Poe), but after hearing a number of recommendations I finally read World War Z by Max Brooks. The short review is that I quite enjoyed it: yes, it's got gore and terror and creeping doom, but I thought it did a really good job of presenting a well-developed alternative world, and despite the horror it still winds up feeling very positive in tone.

( The long review is here, for those who are interested. )