A People's History of the Vampire Uprising

This book was very clever. It kept me thinking the whole time about who is right and who is wrong. How should we think about the people who are re-created, especially when there is such a wealth gap involved? This was a good sci-fi horror that kept me wondering about real world implications.

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.