The Girl with All the Gifts
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. Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells. She tells her favorite teacher all the things she'll do when she grows up. Melanie doesn't know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad. THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS is a sensational thriller, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Justin Cronin and Neil Gaiman.
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- More science fiction than just fiction:
* Spider series by W. Michael Gear
* Forbidden Borders series by W. Michael Gear
* The Change series (aka Emberverse) by S.M. Stirling (first 6)
* The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey
* Dream Park by Larry Niven and Stephen Barnes
* In The Country of the Blind by Michael Flynn
* Me by Thomas T. Thomas
* A State of Disobedience by Tom Kratman
* Merchant Princess series by Charles Stross
* Daughter of the Empire series by Raymond E. Fiest and Janny Wurts
* Ecolitan series by L.E. Modesitt Jr
* Freehold by Michael Z. Williamson
* The Game is Life series by Terry Schott
* The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jum Butcher
- What a fantastic book. The movie was such a disappointment.
The only let-down about WWZ was the lack of a convincing biology or physics model for the zombies. The Girl With All The Gifts does it better IMHO (only read the book, not seen the film).
- Sounds like a prequel to the novel "The Girl with All the gifts" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_All_the_Gifts)
(great book by the way!)
- For a more recent sci-fi treatment, check out "The Girl With All The Gifts" by M. R. Carey, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235026-the-girl-with-a.... A scary dystopian near-future tale of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis infecting humans.
- I read alot on Kindle Unlimited, but mostly it's garbage. Fills the time while waiting in lines. My better quality reading is on Audible as I have one of those long Silicon Valley commutes each day.
I'm sure 10s of books, or more, passed my eyes this using Kindle Unlimited. Most are mind candy that pass odd moments of time. Two books caused me to rethink how I work and actually take notes with time to stop, reflect on how it applies to my world. They are:
_High Output Management_ by Andy Grove (from 1983!) _The Phoenix Project_
These have led to spirited discussions with the two co-founders of the startup where I work, and eventually to changes in process. There are some clashes, but logical ones, between the Scrum and Kanban approaches that are hot now and some ideas here. Mostly it's another way to think about the same core issues -- another tool in the toolbox.
Also, as time allows I am slowing going through _Blockchain Revolution_ by Don & Alex Tapscott. I'm a few years late on this one, but loving the updated 2018 version.
I've also enjoyed numerous offerings from Audible, especially:
_The Addictive Brain_, a Great Courses series of lectures. An overview of current thinking; dopamine does not play the role I thought it did in addiction.
_How Emotions are Made_, by Lisa Feldman Barret. The end of the book seems to be her preaching her political views with the theories she develops in the first 75% of the book. Her thinking and information is so excellent that it's worth putting up with her moralizing towards the end. Completely fascinating research by a top rate mind.
_The Girl with All the Gifts_, by M. R. Carey. Why did no one ever tell me this was a zombie story? Excellent!
_Unfu*k Yourself_, by Gary John Bishop. Offensive title; great book. Advice is dead on, if not new. People need to review a book like this once every year, and the narrator has the right voice for it.
_Judges for You_, by Timothy Keller. I used to really study the Bible; now I rarely get in deep. Keller always has something to say that's worth hearing.
_Elon Musk_, by Aslee Vance. Hate or love him, he's a major factor in moving human civilization forward in what I think are good ways. The wife and I got a few lively conversations while listening to this book.
- in a single one of the zombie stories out there nobody bothered to wonder where the zombies get the energy
You will enjoy the book "The Girl With All The Gifts"
Spoilers in link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_All_the_Gifts
