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bleidddrwg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Cursing
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
That being said, I enjoyed the ride this took me on. I think Grant mixes comedy, word building and tragedy well together. I think George makes an interesting character (even if I don’t like her), and her dynamic with the group was a bit I liked a lot. That being said…her relationship with Shaun got a little too weird for me sometimes. As someone with step siblings galore I understand my situation is different but sometimes they gave me the ick. But I enjoyed their banter too. I loved the Masons. They seem like a very complicated family, and I love how they serve as secondary antagonists from the get-go! I hope they appear in the second and third novels.
More Buffy plz thank you!
I think I’ll enjoy the second book more.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Medical content
Minor: Vomit and Murder
jamaroobee's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
yellow_ylugbug's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Car accident
bookbrig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Child death
generallycobalt's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I notice the normalized disability rep and aro/ace coded main character this time around and appreciate the (even if it was unknown to me at the time) contribution to my bookish upbringing those years ago.
Original review 👇🏼
This novel is a successful blend of zombies, politics and blogging. There's just enough of each element to make it appeal to many different readers, some of which are not entirely comfortable with all three elements. I myself was not fully on board with the blogging side of the novel, but I was converted easily.
Feed is one of the best books I've read, and it changed my outlook on life. Sure, it's a "zombie" book, but it's got depth. It's a book that shows true familial love, loyalty to one's beliefs, and what it means to be alive.
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Car accident
theoldestbennetsister's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Religious bigotry, and Car accident
c_dmckinney's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Incest, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
zombies, extremely good and sound virology,starrysteph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
It involves the undead, but that aspect is surprisingly well thought-out and believable. (It's life in a pandemic, which cuts a little too close to reality - and really you could replace the zombies in this novel with a number of life-threatening events that are have happened or are currently happening).
The world building of the bloggers (the Newsies, Irwins, and Fictionals; the way they gained the trust of the public, etc.) was SO detailed and fun. The characters each had unique voices and quirks and levels of reliability.
And the tension building ... ooo. Every time they took one of those infection tests, I was SWEATING. And I never felt secure about the fate of our characters during scenes of intense zombie action, which I can appreciate.
It's not a perfect book - I can see how our narrator Georgia might be grating (I found her endearing ... but also, who hates animals that much?), the brother/sister relationship was a little peculiar, and there are some sections that lag. But overall? It was fantastic.
CW: death, gore, blood, animal death, child death, death of a parent, suicide, vomit, murder, body horror, chronic illness, medical content, cannibalism, religious bigotry
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail