The USA Today bestsellerMelanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her “our little genius.” Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite, but they don’t laugh. The Girl With All the Gifts …
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As usual much better than the movie, despite the film staying fairly true to the book.
Worth reading.
This book keeps you guessing. The setup is clever and sharp, and the motives and methods unforgiving. You find yourself building impressions for each of the characters, and attempting to draw conclusions. Keep reading. It will be over too fast, but it’s a very interesting ride.
I enjoyed this book. I really liked the ending. The author gets a little carried away with medical terminology, but it is well written and keeps your interest.
Zombie apocalypse! We are no longer the dominant species on earth.
The little girl is the star of this tale and I would love to see a sequel that brings her back. When the action moves away from her, the magic of the narrative tends to diminish.
Interesting that in the movie version, they made the girl black and the teacher white, whereas in the book, the girl is white and the teacher is black. Casting …
Very interesting take on the zombie novel. Well developed main character.
This is the only zombie book I have ever read, even though I have been meaning to try World War Z for some time. To me, the zombie monster is intrinsically linked to a visual experience, reliant on a visceral gross-out shock factor in order to effectively serve its purpose. The zombie is the Other personified, vilely made manifest out of …