Lara's Reviews > The Girl with All the Gifts

I unexpectedly really loved this one (except for that one part where (view spoiler)[Parks is thinking about a glimpse he got of Justineau's crotch when she was peeing earlier but then decided he was too tired to masterbate--ew! (hide spoiler)])! It's another one I put off reading for ages because for a little while it was just everywhere. I didn't even know what it was about, I just got tired of seeing the cover. But I think I got the audio for like $3.00 or something and figured I'd give it a try since Nina liked it and most of the time we are book twins. And the audio is so good! I want Finty Williams to read everything now--I was excited to see that she also did the audio for the first Cat Royal book, The Diamond of Drury Lane, which I've been meaning to reread for ages.

Aaaaaaaanyway, I'm not always huge on zombie books (Feed etc. excepted), and I had no idea going in that that's what this is, but it is a zombie book from a different angle. I like that it's a fungus based on Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which I've read about and is pretty fascinating. Have other people written about the origins of a zombie plague being this fungus? I mean, it makes so much sense! There are several really interesting twists, and I love that all of the characters are very complex--none feel like cardboard cutouts, but have very real motivations and ways of reacting to things. I grew to like and respect all of them in different ways. And the ending is so perfect!

I feel like Carey's comics sometimes start out strong and then lose focus along the way, so I wasn't sure what to expect from him novel-wise, but now I'm definitely interested in reading more. I'm glad I finally gave this a shot!