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

M.R. Carey

Start date: December 1, 2015

Finish date: December 31, 2015

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Apr 20, 2014 Kara rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, dystopia, thriller, adventure

4.5 stars

Try to not read ANYTHING AT ALL about this book before you start it.

Genius for the first 100 pages and again at the last 50. Solid for the rest.

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Oct 22, 2014 Nadine in NY Jones rated it really liked it

Shelves: zombies, lotsa-buzz, dystopian-and-post-apocalyptic

I had no idea that "M. R. Carey" was MIKE CAREY!!! Now I'm even more excited to read this! Happily, it is on hold for me at my library :-)

WARNING - some parts of this review (even parts not hidden by spoiler tags) may count as "spoilers" to some readers. So, if you don't want to know ANYTHING, stop reading this.

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wow. I don't know how I feel about this book because I don't know how I feel. Now I can see why other people were saying that.

FIRST of all, this was ... mostly ... an enjoyable read. I ...more

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Apr 26, 2017 Najila rated it it was amazing

I really liked this book a lot. It was very touching and very creepy at times, especially with how the author describes the hungries. Melanie is such a sweet girl, she really tugged at my heartstrings, as cliche as that sounds. The ending was unique, for me at least.

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Nov 12, 2014 Kristi rated it really liked it

Shelves: fourstars, fantasy, sci-fi, horror

Really unique and interesting take on the zombie tropes. I recommend! Only qualm is sometimes the precocious child's voice isn't authentic or consistent. But, overall, great. ...more

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