The Girl With All the Gifts (Hardcover)

from tjsjohanna

I like a good "end of the world" book and a zombie plague works as well as any other disaster. The most interesting thing about this book was the ethical dilemma - what do you do with the clash of two equally intelligent and thinking groups of people who cannot (on the face of it) co-exist. It's ...

from PilgrimJess

"The horror of the unknown is more frightening than any horror you can understand." 'The Girl with All the Gifts' is, in fact, a zombie apocalypse novel even if “hungries” is the preferred terminology. The story is largely told from Melanie's perspective although not in the first person. Initi...

from amcheri

Ok, that was a fun read. I've not read a load of zombie books but I felt like it was a pretty original way to approach it. Any of my friends who enjoy zombie books in the slightest will very likely have a good time with this one.

from Strider66

Pros: thought provoking, fascinating characters, interesting premise, tight prose Cons: Melanie loves the story of Pandora. She loves attending Miss Justineau's class, where she heard the legend. She doesn't love Sergeant Parks, who sometimes makes Miss Justineau look sad, or Dr. Cauldwell, who's...

from reading_fox

Creepy and disturbing. Well written though. Dystopian Zombie thriller, written about the time of the big zombie craze, and according to the interview at the back, co-written at the same time as the film script, which I've not seen. The setting opens with a small group of children in a classroom l...