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The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1)

M.R. Carey

Start date: July 1, 2017

Finish date: July 31, 2017

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Jul 16, 2017 Tobias Langhoff rated it really liked it

Shelves: sffbc-challenge-2016

Great premise and beginning, mediocre familiar zombie thriller-filler middle, great ending.

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Nov 11, 2017 Reading is my Escape rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2017, horror, zombies, halloween-bingo-2017

Girl With All the Gifts - audio review
Melanie takes the reader on an exciting, suspenseful, and unexpected journey that explores the meaning of what it is to be human.

There are surprises that I don't want to give away, but let me say this book is an amazing read that you shouldn't miss. ...more

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Jun 22, 2016 Denise rated it it was amazing

So I randomly picked up this book, not knowing what it was truly about. I read the synopsis on Goodreads after I've already bought it and thought it was pretty interesting. I, however, wasn't prepared to love and enjoy this book the way I did. This was psychologically disturbing and emotionally horrifying mainly because of how M. Carey chose to put his thoughts together. Melanie, the 10 year old protagonist, is described very differently by the characters she's surrounded with, which is why this ...more

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Nov 02, 2017 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebooks, borrowed, gr-group-reads, 2017-read, zombies

Really unique take on a "zombie" story.

What a strange new world that will be. ...more

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Jul 02, 2019 Kathy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: apocalyptic-end-of-world-economic

I absolutely love this take on the zombie genre. The characters are well developed. Just a thoroughly brilliant read.

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Jun 24, 2017 Joliene rated it really liked it

I couldn't stop listening to this. It was intriguing, heart tugging, frightening, and ugh-ing! Didn't realize it was about a main character Melanie who was a zombie, but not the Walking Dead zombie. Those books I usually avoid. Instead, this zombie pulled me in; I found myself caring for Melanie and what would happen to her. Intriguing book! Now on to her next book The Boy on the Bridge. ...more

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