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Feed by Mira Grant

5 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-paced

• 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

 That blog post got me 12 years ago when I first read this and it just got me again 😭😭

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Suicide, and Terminal illness

starrysteph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Feed was ... not at all what I expected! Yes, it's a novel that takes place in a world with zombies. But it's not quite a "zombie story". It's a story about politics and journalism, media frenzies and manipulation, with clever satire, elements of horror and sci fi, and great character development. 

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Cannibalism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Vomit, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

laurajones's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

redkeys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness

spiritedfaraway's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I didn't expect a book with zombies in it to punch me in the gut, but it did. This is not just a zombie book and if you don't like journalism or reading about the political ramifications of a zombie apocalypse then this book might not be for you.

But, as for me, this book kept me on the edge of my seat. It had me bawling like a baby. It had me emotionally invested in these characters. This book was fantastic, mind-blowing, and emotionally draining.

And I absolutely loved every second of it!

4½ stars rounded up to 5.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Suicide, Grief, Gore, and Death

Minor: Animal death