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

M.R. Carey

Finish date: January 28, 2015

Discussion: . Week 10: Mystery or Thriller

Why we're reading this: For week 4. Just saw it at my library and why not? ^^
[close] For week 4. Just saw it at my library and why not? ^^

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. Week 10: Mystery or Thriller

* Week 10: Introduction
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Oct 26, 2023 Michael rated it it was amazing

Although I read this years ago, I broke it out again because of it being a /r/Fantasy BotM pick. I had forgotten many of the details, but thoroughly enjoyed it the second time around. (A sign of a good book). I'm a character drive person, and the characters in this book were all quite good even if the Parks was a little sterotypical. Well worth the re-read and great for the seaons. I'm not generally a "zombie book" person -although I enjoyed this as well as World War Z, but for very different re ...more

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Feb 10, 2018 Lucinda rated it really liked it

A very good and different take on the zombie genre - I enjoyed it very much

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Jun 13, 2014 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Holy crap!

Loved it. Jaw dropping. Science makes sense. (To me though what do I know?) And a POC who is not defined by her POCness?!?!

Loved. It.

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Jan 25, 2019 Tanya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: format-audiobook, 2019

I didn’t expect to like this one as much as I did. I went into it not knowing anything about it and I just saw that friends were reading it. I didn’t even look at their comments in reviews but just decided to put it on the library queue and read it it when it can up.

Makes you live teachers even more after this read.
And shows that hope can be found as well as trust even when not expected.

So not my usual genre and yet I liked it very much and wanted to listen to it every chance I got. That’s a ...more

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Apr 10, 2020 Jesse rated it liked it

Shelves: 20-word-reviews

Interesting story about the power of love to overcome fear and hatred. Very appropriate for our current worldwide pandemic situation.

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Jan 03, 2016 Christal rated it really liked it

Interesting and thought provoking. I enjoyed this one more than expected. Melanie is a wonderful character. So many layers to explore! I will think through this one for some time to come and that is a compliment.

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Oct 08, 2016 Melyssa rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016-reading-challenge

Zombies are not usually to my taste but this was really good. It dragged just a little in the middle but it was well-paced otherwise. October was a good time to read this.

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