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Great premise and beginning, mediocre familiar zombie thriller-filler middle, great ending.
Has some sophomore-year-creative- writing-class-type prose (the sky crawls arthritically, for instance) in spots, which might account for people comparing this book to the likes of Octavia Butler, but I vehemently disagree. It isn't badly written, but most of the writing is quite workmanlike. It tells the story. It gets the job done. But it doesn't really work out. Because it's choppy. Damn you, Hemingway.
Sadly, once you get around the writing, the story is just--ok. (view spoiler) ...more
Sadly, once you get around the writing, the story is just--ok. (view spoiler) ...more
Intelligent, through-provoking, and gripping. The Girl With All The Gifts is a post-apocalyptic novel that slowly teases the reader into the grim reality of its world.
From the cold open of its main character, a 10 year old girl who is restrained into a wheelchair before being wheeled into a classroom, MR Carey deftly lets the world take shape in snippets and morsels.
I won't spoil the premise of the work (nor should you seek out spoilers before reading), but the book itself is definitely worth a ...more
From the cold open of its main character, a 10 year old girl who is restrained into a wheelchair before being wheeled into a classroom, MR Carey deftly lets the world take shape in snippets and morsels.
I won't spoil the premise of the work (nor should you seek out spoilers before reading), but the book itself is definitely worth a ...more
Overall a strong story but the strength of the narrative slips a little here and there.
This book was creepy and eerily wonderful. Highly recommended!
Jun 09, 2014
Adam Armour
marked it as to-read
Jul 01, 2014
Walter
marked it as to-read
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Alexa
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