Reddit mentions of The Girl With All the Gifts

It's not a series, but I recently read The Girl With All the Gifts and thoroughly enjoyed it.

1. This is a book about somebody just like me, and there aren't very many of those out there. It's so great to see representation of queer types in media, however rare.
   
   
2. This book looks pretty awesome. I read the preview and got hooked. It's a really unique perspective on a dystopian society.
   
   
3. If I were a book, I hope that I'd be a great one.

...maybe? 🙀

Summer of Night by Dan Simmons.

The Girl with All the Gifts by MR Carey.

Fantasy is my usual choice, but my book club recently read The Show Child and I really enjoyed it. It's a nice mix of realism and fairy tale set in 1920s Alaska.

We also read The Rosie Project which was surprisingly entertaining and sweet. I didn't expect to enjoy it but I did. I just saw there's a sequel to that one I'll be checking out.

I'm also a huge fan of M.R. Carey's post-apocalyptic The Girl with all the Gifts.

Satisfying endings? Damn it, I am coming up short on examples. A lot of the books I've read recently have had unsatisfying endings, either because they're rushed or don't address all plot points or don't quite fit with the tone of the books.

One ending/epilogue that made a huge impression on me was the continuation of Aragorn and Arwen's story in The Lord of the Rings. That still ranks as one of the most depressing things I've ever read.

I'm still coming up short on satisfaction. I have definitely read plenty of 'first in a trilogy' books where I've gone on to read the second (and usually third) for one reason or another, but I think that's because I give so much leeway to the second book in a trilogy. I already know the characters, so I'm less critical of character development. I've read the first book, so I know the tone and writing quality ahead of time and can usually pick it up in the right mood. The series isn't 'finished' yet, so I can let bad science and plot holes slide on the assumption that they'll be addressed in the third and final volume... I am often sadly disappointed by the third's finale.

Hmm, maybe Rae Carson's The Bitter Kingdom would rank as a wholly satisfying ending? The book kept up with the previous books and addressed the major plot and subplots as it ended. However, there was a certain amount of ambiguity about politics and relationships (not "These two got married and lived happily ever after") to fuel fanfiction or speculation or give a backdrop to a related series, and a minor character (Mula Red Sparkle Stone) was propped up to take the reins on a sequel by hinting that she's going to do something big and has something to do with an enduring origin mystery.

Maybe I am just a fan of ambiguity in endings in general. Going through my list, I have decided that Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, Two Boys Kissing, and The Girl With All The Gifts claim the accolades for having wholly satisfying endings, and the unifying theme there was that they were all low-key and somewhat ambiguous. You know how the Climax was addressed, but not whether the Solution actually works out or not. You're left still thinking about the books and what would logically happen to each character.

As for the last question... When I officially finish, I'll let you know about the celebrations. I'll assume it will involve beer and bragging on the internet. And kudos from the two real-life people who care.

Several of the ones I would recommend have already been mentioned, but I also enjoyed The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey and The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell. Another good one is The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. It's YA, and it is the first in a series. I haven't read the other books in the series, though. I think it works fine as a stand alone and just haven't had the desire to read the others.

If you're interested in YA, you might also enjoy the Uglies series by Scott Westerfield.

Hi ID10TU53R,

You should have fun wit any of these:

Pines by Blake Crouch - A secret service agent finds himself in a strange mountain town. A mix of Twin Peaks, The Fugitive, and The Twilight Zone.

11/22/63 by Stephen King - A high school teacher finds a portal to the past and tries to prevent the JFK assassination.

The Girl With All The Gifts A teacher tries to tame infected children in the zombie apocalypse.

The Martian by Andy Weir - The story of an astronaut stranded on Mars. Feels a lot like Apollo 13 or Gravity.

The Dinosaur Four by Geoff Jones (me) - A b-movie time-travel thriller about ten people trapped in the Cretaceous.

Best,

Geoff Jones

Author of The Dinosaur Four

The Girl WIth All The Gifts by M.R. Carey

> NOT EVERY GIFT IS A BLESSING.

> Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius."

> Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.

> The Girl With All the Gifts is a groundbreaking thriller, emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end.