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Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1)
by Mira Grant
by Mira Grant
The short of it is I had a like/hate relationship with this novel.
The Good: FEED has an undeniable energy to the pace and proceedings. The world building, in terms of how folks deal with the zombies/viral outbreak is very good too. The author clearly knows her stuff when it comes to tech and virology. That aspect of the novel is very impressive.
The Bad: In my opinion, the politics read too much like a white/middle class/suburban dream. The dueling candidates were broad brush stereotypes (including a head scratching--to be kind--choice to represent the only female politician in the book as a breast-enhanced bubble head) and the political generalities failed as satire (if that was indeed the intent), and they failed at insight. Politics plays a huge role in this novel, and for 2040 USA, I wanted more than good-guy/bad-guy politicians and social/cultural homogeneity.
The Ugly: Too many times the cliched dialogue read like a bad imitation of Army of Darkness Bruce Campbell.
Ultimately, I was entertained, if not consistently frustrated with the novel.
The Good: FEED has an undeniable energy to the pace and proceedings. The world building, in terms of how folks deal with the zombies/viral outbreak is very good too. The author clearly knows her stuff when it comes to tech and virology. That aspect of the novel is very impressive.
The Bad: In my opinion, the politics read too much like a white/middle class/suburban dream. The dueling candidates were broad brush stereotypes (including a head scratching--to be kind--choice to represent the only female politician in the book as a breast-enhanced bubble head) and the political generalities failed as satire (if that was indeed the intent), and they failed at insight. Politics plays a huge role in this novel, and for 2040 USA, I wanted more than good-guy/bad-guy politicians and social/cultural homogeneity.
The Ugly: Too many times the cliched dialogue read like a bad imitation of Army of Darkness Bruce Campbell.
Ultimately, I was entertained, if not consistently frustrated with the novel.
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Mar 17, 2011 04:55pm
Hmm I have this on my wishlist at Audible so might eventually give it a go but might knock it down the queue a little since I can only get on book a month.
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