A People's History of the Vampire Uprising

I think World War Z does it better. While Uprising is still a good read and brings some interesting ideas to the lore of vampires, I didn't find it nearly as engaging. Uprising really ‘tells' instead of ‘shows' a lot and has a lot of science talk which can take away from the tension. In fact I don't remember a moment that I was ever tense...just intrigued.

The characters ...are okay. I finished the book a few days ago and can remember one, and as far as I could tell he was the only one that really showed any growth. And while it did have a few good moments, I was never on the edge of my seat.

It does tell the story in a more linear fashion. You have first hand accounts from a handful of characters, and articles from magazines/websites. I only remember one of the articles and it was kinda over the top - even if it did include Justin Beiber. I'm not a fan of his, and know he got a lot of negative feed back, but it wasn't needed to that degree in a book about vampires.