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patchworkbunny's review against another edition
3.0
It starts in the same way as Feed, with someone poking a zombie with a stick but soon departs in different direction. If you haven't read Feed yet, then this review will contain spoilers for the first book in the trilogy.
The narration moves to Shaun in this instalment. I think the man we see from his point of view is different from the one George saw and described in Feed. Maybe we can let him off as he's having a tough time getting over the loss of his sister, although she's not completely gone; Shaun has started to hear her voice in his head. He's aware he's most likely crazy but that doesn't stop him trying to get to the bottom of the conspiracy which got her killed.
Whereas Feed dealt with the evolution of news reporting and spread of information, Deadline doesn't have any strong message other than the need for answers. There's a lot of repetition, I lost count of the times Shaun explained about his craziness or that he just doesn't care what other people think. The novel is over 500 pages long and it could have easily lost 200 of them and been a better book. Considering they're running round avoiding the CDC and zombies, it all felt a little slow and that wasn't helped by the desire to slap the whining out of Shaun.
And as for those zombies, they didn't really feature much. It was much more about the Kellis-Amberlee virus which in itself is interesting but didn't have a strong enough plot to carry it. There's an event which occurs nearer the end which I would have loved brought forward as it suddenly became gripping and there were all these unanswered questions swirling round in my head. Though I kind of saw the actual ending coming.
Saying all that, I will be reading Blackout when it's released. I like the world that was created in Feed and I want to know what happens next...
The narration moves to Shaun in this instalment. I think the man we see from his point of view is different from the one George saw and described in Feed. Maybe we can let him off as he's having a tough time getting over the loss of his sister, although she's not completely gone; Shaun has started to hear her voice in his head. He's aware he's most likely crazy but that doesn't stop him trying to get to the bottom of the conspiracy which got her killed.
Whereas Feed dealt with the evolution of news reporting and spread of information, Deadline doesn't have any strong message other than the need for answers. There's a lot of repetition, I lost count of the times Shaun explained about his craziness or that he just doesn't care what other people think. The novel is over 500 pages long and it could have easily lost 200 of them and been a better book. Considering they're running round avoiding the CDC and zombies, it all felt a little slow and that wasn't helped by the desire to slap the whining out of Shaun.
And as for those zombies, they didn't really feature much. It was much more about the Kellis-Amberlee virus which in itself is interesting but didn't have a strong enough plot to carry it. There's an event which occurs nearer the end which I would have loved brought forward as it suddenly became gripping and there were all these unanswered questions swirling round in my head. Though I kind of saw the actual ending coming.
Saying all that, I will be reading Blackout when it's released. I like the world that was created in Feed and I want to know what happens next...
cabbage_patch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
jane_the_gemini's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
frozenpeas42's review against another edition
2.0
Spoilers...
Hi I'm Shaun, your pleasingly schizophrenic narrator. thrill at my ironic hipster coolness but...RAAAAGH!!! EVERYONE MUST BE PUNCHED IN THE FACE!!!!
Now I shall be mean to Kelly once more ho ho it's fun to be a complete dick to everyone!
Oh hello George, I didn't see you there, lets go break into a government building for no reason and get my friends killed. Plot? Surely not! we shall just do things and other things that are tangentially related will happen. That's what people IN PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH do.
P.S. Incest rules but my new girlfriend.will hate me mentioning the name of my.dead sister even though she was totally cool with it the day before. We will then have an awesome derail about how women have feelings SWEET!
P.P.S. Joss Whedon called and he wants his spunky female stereotypes back; or royalties or something.
Note to self. Punch the Chinese dude in the face again. He likes it really
Hi I'm Shaun, your pleasingly schizophrenic narrator. thrill at my ironic hipster coolness but...RAAAAGH!!! EVERYONE MUST BE PUNCHED IN THE FACE!!!!
Now I shall be mean to Kelly once more ho ho it's fun to be a complete dick to everyone!
Oh hello George, I didn't see you there, lets go break into a government building for no reason and get my friends killed. Plot? Surely not! we shall just do things and other things that are tangentially related will happen. That's what people IN PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH do.
P.S. Incest rules but my new girlfriend.will hate me mentioning the name of my.dead sister even though she was totally cool with it the day before. We will then have an awesome derail about how women have feelings SWEET!
P.P.S. Joss Whedon called and he wants his spunky female stereotypes back; or royalties or something.
Note to self. Punch the Chinese dude in the face again. He likes it really
pixip's review against another edition
5.0
Yet another amazing installment and another omg moment at the end. Mira Grant is amazing
jmoses's review against another edition
5.0
This 2nd installment in Grant's "Feed" series was just as spectacular as the first. Sure, you may think it's riding the current "zombie" populartity wave, and maybe it is. It doesn't matter. The universe they're set in, the characters and the story telling set them apart (and above) from all the rest. A fantastic read.
sarawackadoo's review against another edition
1.0
The main character is so insufferable and whiny that it makes this book unreadable. And that really sucks because I love the idea of this book.
bookbeetlebabe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-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
5.0