The Girl With All the Gifts

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4.5
547 reviews
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416
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In the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity -- or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller Joss Whedon calls "heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human."

Melanie 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 pointed 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.

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4.5
547 reviews
Jonah Song
August 17, 2016
This book was such a fresh take on the zombie genre. First off, instead of calling zombies 'zombies' they are referred to as hungries, which seems more accurate and reasonable. M. R. Carey gives clear, scientific explanations for what zombies are, and this science portion played a part in the plot which I found very interesting. Most zombie novels just take as granted that yes, there are zombies, and yes, they are dangerous, no, we don't know why they're like that or where they came from. But this book was more than just science -- it had an excellent plotline with relatable, real characters, and the bonds between characters were beautifully believable. The main character, Melanie, has personality, quirk, and intelligence, something not typically found in a post-apocalyptic zombie novel, and most strikingly, Melanie is a young girl. This book is definitely a huge page-turner and although not especially frightening, will keep you hooked till the very end. SPOILER ALERT The most striking aspect of this book to me was that the main character (Melanie) was actually a hungry herself. This added to character relations and the drama that kept me turning pages. I would definitely recommend this book even to people who don't enjoy reading or don't enjoy the zombie genre!
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Leon
July 27, 2022
Really kept me wanting more after each page I read. It's not a classic take on zombies which makes it unique. Also, the amount of knowledge and dedication that went into explaining what "cordyceps" is, how it might behave in humans is astonishing. This should be on everyone's must read list. Every charachter has something about themselves that makes them interesting and the decisions they make are reasonable and not stupid and nothing is overlooked or left hanging. Reckless writing is non-existent. What makes this surreal is the fact that "cordyceps" in ants is very real and interesting and by far the closest thing to "zombie apocalypse" we have and the way the author explains this is very vividly written. 10/10 would recommend.
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MDIG Music Group
March 17, 2017
With the succes of the tv show "The walking dead" there has been an explosion of zombie movies, videogames, and books, and most of the products are very bad. This story is about zombies but there's a major twist and its unlike any other undead book I've read so far
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About the author

M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a USA Today bestseller and is a major motion picture based on his BAFTA-nominated screenplay. Under the name Mike Carey he has written for both DC and Marvel, including critically acclaimed runs on X-Men and Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books regularly appear in the New York Times bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit.

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