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Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1)
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Mar 21, 2011
bookshelves: zombies-zombies-everywhere, books-that-changed-me, made-me-cry, role-models, never-saw-it-coming, favorites, post-apocalyptic, all-the-right-choices, own-a-dtb, reviewed-in-2011
Read 2 times. Last read April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011.
This book broke my heart. Twice. Today I have a headache and puffy bags under my eyes. But it was worth it.
Kellis-Amberlee is a fact of existence. You live, you die, and then you come back to life, get up, and shamble around trying to eat your former friends and loved ones. That's the way it is for everyone.
Two of my favorite books this year both have zombies in them. One is The Reapers Are the Angels. The other is Feed. (view spoiler) But they are really very different books, because The Reapers Are the Angels is completely character based. Temple is the only constant – you live and you die with her. Reading the first half of Feed felt very much like watching a documentary. This is a book about politics, about the clash of generations, about a world that is terrified. It’s about standing up for your beliefs, choosing your priorities and knowing who to trust. It’s about friendship, convictions and brotherly love.
It is the year 2039. and the world after the Rising is a very different place. Siblings Georgia and Shaun Mason and their friend Georgette "Buffy" Meissonier are journalists. The three of them run their own news blog. They are the first bloggers ever to be allowed full access to a presidential candidate and they intend to make the most of it. They have George to lead and be as objective as possible, they have Shaun using his people skills to open the doors for them, and, thanks to Buffy and her technology, they have eyes and ears everywhere – which can be both good and very dangerous. Their ratings are suddenly going up and their credibility is as strong as ever (which is all George really cares about). But politics is a dirty business and before they know it, they find themselves in a world of trouble.
If I would have to choose a single word to describe each of them, Georgia would be truth, Shaun would be adventure, and Buffy would be emotion. All three of them are weird in their own way, but they are also amazing persons.
It is with great joy that I report that the youth of America aren’t actually riddled with ennui and apathy; that the truth hasn’t been fully forsaken for the merely entertaining; that there’s a place in this world for reporting the facts as accurately and concisely as possible and allowing people to draw their own conclusions. I’ve never been more proud of finding a place where I can belong.
There is no romance in Feed. Georgia and Shaun don’t date. In fact, George doesn’t even touch people other than her brother. But there’s heart in every sentence and there are emotions too big for words. Seanan McGuire did extensive research for this book - it involved doctors, epidemiologists, technicians and people who were willing to try some of the stunts she described. That’s just one of the things that make this book amazing.
Feed has been nominated for the Hugo Award, and it's definitely a well deserved nomination. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Apparently, it already won the Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction in 2010. That too was well deserved.
The second book, Deadline, was released on May 31st 2011. The third book, Blackout is expected in May of 2012.
Kellis-Amberlee is a fact of existence. You live, you die, and then you come back to life, get up, and shamble around trying to eat your former friends and loved ones. That's the way it is for everyone.
Two of my favorite books this year both have zombies in them. One is The Reapers Are the Angels. The other is Feed. (view spoiler) But they are really very different books, because The Reapers Are the Angels is completely character based. Temple is the only constant – you live and you die with her. Reading the first half of Feed felt very much like watching a documentary. This is a book about politics, about the clash of generations, about a world that is terrified. It’s about standing up for your beliefs, choosing your priorities and knowing who to trust. It’s about friendship, convictions and brotherly love.
It is the year 2039. and the world after the Rising is a very different place. Siblings Georgia and Shaun Mason and their friend Georgette "Buffy" Meissonier are journalists. The three of them run their own news blog. They are the first bloggers ever to be allowed full access to a presidential candidate and they intend to make the most of it. They have George to lead and be as objective as possible, they have Shaun using his people skills to open the doors for them, and, thanks to Buffy and her technology, they have eyes and ears everywhere – which can be both good and very dangerous. Their ratings are suddenly going up and their credibility is as strong as ever (which is all George really cares about). But politics is a dirty business and before they know it, they find themselves in a world of trouble.
If I would have to choose a single word to describe each of them, Georgia would be truth, Shaun would be adventure, and Buffy would be emotion. All three of them are weird in their own way, but they are also amazing persons.
It is with great joy that I report that the youth of America aren’t actually riddled with ennui and apathy; that the truth hasn’t been fully forsaken for the merely entertaining; that there’s a place in this world for reporting the facts as accurately and concisely as possible and allowing people to draw their own conclusions. I’ve never been more proud of finding a place where I can belong.
There is no romance in Feed. Georgia and Shaun don’t date. In fact, George doesn’t even touch people other than her brother. But there’s heart in every sentence and there are emotions too big for words. Seanan McGuire did extensive research for this book - it involved doctors, epidemiologists, technicians and people who were willing to try some of the stunts she described. That’s just one of the things that make this book amazing.
Feed has been nominated for the Hugo Award, and it's definitely a well deserved nomination. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Apparently, it already won the Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction in 2010. That too was well deserved.
The second book, Deadline, was released on May 31st 2011. The third book, Blackout is expected in May of 2012.
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“Me, I say those are all great things to live for, if they're what happens to float your boat, but at the end of the day, there's got to be somebody you're doing it for. Just one person you're thinking of everytime you make a decision, everytime you tell the truth, or tell a lie, or anything.
I've got mine. Do you?”
― Feed
I've got mine. Do you?”
― Feed
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“My mother once told me that no woman is naked when she comes equipped with a bad mood and a steady glare.”
― Feed
― Feed
Reading Progress
March 21, 2011
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April 25, 2011
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Started Reading
April 27, 2011
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20.0%
"Shaun is quickly becoming one of my favorite characters in the world! I love this book. Thanks again, Michelle."
April 28, 2011
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50.0%
April 28, 2011
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Finished Reading
May 4, 2012
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May 8, 2012
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Finished Reading
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Man, oh man, I have got to read this one!
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I'm sitting here trying to write a decent review, but when a book impacts you this much, putting your feelings into words can be extremely difficult.
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Positive reviews are definitely harder than negative reviews. The words just don't come as easily.
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This really isn't about zombies. For the most part, they remain in the background.
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Thanks for letting us know not to read the blurb of book 2!
![Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1328667000p1/3039709.jpg)
Oh this one is such a tear jeaker near the end. I cried so much, people kept asking me if I was okay. I couldn't tell them I was reading a fricking zombie book! LOL
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ahhh god that ending...I swear I get teary eyed thinking about it.
![Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1328667000p1/3039709.jpg)
It probably was one of the most heartbreaking endings to a book. I still can't believe I say that about a zombie book..lol
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(I'm trying not to write any spoilers in case Wendy comes back to read this, but it's hard.)
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(I'm trying not to write any spoilers in case Wendy comes back to read this, but it's hard.)"
I agree about not spoiling it. I NEVER would have expected the ending.
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I sort of feel like zombie books (the good ones) are replacing the function of post-apocalyptic, which is often used to set a current societal issue at a safe enough distance to examine it.
I'm a little worried right now, since everyone's talking about how the book made them cry...
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Feed is just getting interesting, isn't it? I'm sure you'll like it. Oh, and you're the only one of my friends who actually read The Reapers... Tell me, did it make you cry? I'm going to check if you wrote a review. :)
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The Reapers is my second favorite book. :)
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I want everyone everyone everyone to read this series. (Tatiana, I am looking forward to your review.) I think Deadline is even better than Feed.
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Temple is a great character, I still think about her often.
![Laura](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1299680097p1/4844873.jpg)
“You are possibly cooler than God.” :D
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I'm glad you're enjoying it already, most people have trouble with the first half.