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    Feed

    Written by Mira Grant

    Narrated by Paula Christensen and Jesse Bernstein

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    The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED.

    Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them.


    FEED is the electrifying and critically acclaimed novel of a world a half-step from our own---a novel of geeks, zombies, politics and social media.


    Newsflesh Feed Deadline Blackout

    For more from Mira Grant, check out:
    Parasitology Parasite Symbiont Chimera
    Newsflesh Short Fiction Apocalypse Scenario #683: The Box Countdown San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell Please Do Not Taunt the Octopus
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateMay 1, 2010
    ISBN9781607885122
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    Mira Grant

    Mira Grant is the author of the New York Times best-selling Newsflesh trilogy, along with multiple other works of biomedical science fiction. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award, and her book, Feed, was chosen as one of NPR's 100 Killer Thrillers.

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    • 5/5
      This book follows a trio of bloggers as they follow a presidential candidate on the campaign trail. Everyone's infected with a virus that will reanimate you after death, and spontaneous amplification is always a minor possibility. I like how George Romero is hailed in this world as a prophet that basically helped keep what little of humanity alive as survived. Georgia (who goes by George) and Georgette (who goes by Buffy) are both named after him and I'm sure Shaun (George's brother) is also a nod to "Shaun of the Dead". The creepiness of the world comes a lot from the draconian measures people have to take to avoid getting their virus amplified. The CDC plays a huge role in the book. The culture of the bloggers felt very well done, a continuation of the current state of the online world. I loved the relationship between George and her brother, despite very different personalities they take care of each other and support each other. George's problem with her eyes (the virus replicated in them and her pupils won't contract) is handled well, you get the sense that she's found coping mechanisms, but that it can still leave her helpless. The book took a little while to get over playing with the world building and into the main plot, but it was interesting finding out how things worked.

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    • 3/5
      I loved the world. I loved the concept for the book. Some of the book was flat out amazing. Some of it was very contrived. I am a little torn on picking up the next book becuase what I loved I really loved but what I didn't I really didn't. The 2nd book could easily tip one direction or the other.
    • 3/5
      OK. M from bookclub ~swears~ by it... I'm not so keen to continue the series, but folks recommend it.
    • 3/5
      I can't say I didn't enjoy reading this book, it did keep me intrigued all the way through but the quality of the scenes and some of the dialogue just seemed a bit fake to me. I would have preferred a lot more description of what things looked like now, I think it was set a bit too far into the future to peak my interest enough.
      Saying that, I will probably get around to reading the other two in the trilogy at some point.
    • 5/5
      Re-read cause I love this book. And now I'm off to buy the next book!

      Compelling, well written, zombies that make at least a modicum of sense and are frightening, good action, and a fun twist on the ramifications of a zombie apocalypse. Though maybe it's less apocalypse and more invasion? Anyways. The part with bloggers taking over and the faded cachet of the mass media conglomerates rings particularly true in the current political climates. Here's to hoping it doesn't take zombies for there to be a revolution of sorts in how the news is reported, delivered, and received. Definitely dystopic, but a far more functional dystopia than you usually see in zombie fiction, which actually makes it more believable to me than most other takes. Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      Near the end of the book, the author commits what should be an unforgivable crime. Apparently I *do* forgive them though, because I am desperate to finish the series! FINALLY, an interesting and unique take on the zombie apocalypse!
    • 5/5
      I can't believe this book came out seven years ago.

      It's still desperately contemporary and relevant. I am buying the sequel immediately. Oh, and don't worry, it really is a zombie story. Among other things...
    • 3/5
      Spannendes Endzeit-Drama!
    • 5/5
      Terrific fun. Zombies, post-apocalyptic politics, and quick-ass bloggers. What is not to like? Perhaps a bit too hipster techie for some folks of particular vintages. But for my money, perfect summer beach fare for young and old.
    • 4/5
      I love zombies, medical thrillers, post-apocolytic fiction, and conspiracies, so loved this book. I've read all three of the trilogy in a row and this was the strongest book of the three. Grant built an interesting and compelling view of a post-apolocalyptic world, a strangely hopeful view of humanity. The political story she writes is an interesting commentary on current politics. Her explanation of the zombie plague was very convincing. The two main characters were slightly annoying and I had to wonder why some of the minor characters were so devoted to them, but that was a minor flaw. I can recommend this to almost anyone, especially if you love zombie movies! Enjoy!
    • 3/5
      I had been looking forward to reading this series for a while as I am a big fan of zombie/survival horror novels. World building was a bit patchy and the politics had no nuance at all, disappointing though I will read the rest of the series.
    • 4/5
      This was a very gripping and engaging novel that I reccomend to people who like intelligent fiction. The vision of this zombie laden future was as disturbing as the undead. While it did take me about 40 pages to really get hooked by the narrating character by the end I could not put it down. As soon as I can I'll be reading the next in the series.
    • 2/5
      sort of boring--had to force myself to read and didn't finish.
    • 5/5
      This is a great novel. It isn't about zombies, but they have a role to play in. It's probably about American ideals, maybe truth, journalism or love. I'm not sure because this novel is an exciting mixture of genres. A good novel is usually about being human. In a zombie infested future staying human is important. Feed is about staying human, and asks all the right questions.

      It is about two adopted siblings' blog.

      They follow the campaign of a senator and have exciting adventures. The politics, their adventures and the attacks are easy to read and interesting. However the meat of the book is the characters.

      Feed isn't for gore loving zombie novel reader. You'll find gore but what you'll find here is a human story.
    • 5/5
      I was in one of those moods where I needed a good book. You know that mood? Where even the slightest defect in the reading experience will leave you surly and dissatisfied? And I knew, somehow, that FEED would hit the spot. That it would sweep me off my feet, keep my on the edge of my toes, engage my brain. I didn't realize that it would gut me, otherwise I wouldn't have read it on the train, where a cabin full of strangers all politely pretended not to notice me crying. But, man, did FEED just grab on to my heartstrings and yank like nobody's business.

      It's a good book. Our heroine, Georgia, dishes the dirt like it's her job - because it is! - but Mira Grant has created a richly detailed world that can't really be explained in a page or two, and I loved seeing all the details click together over the course of the novel. The story itself takes the reader on a wild ride, starting with George and Shaun's selection as the official bloggers of Senator Peter Ryman's presidential campaign and through an unbelievable number of twists and turns. I admit I had the villain figured out early on (there's only one real possibility), but that didn't detract from the experience at all. I was in it for George and Shaun - because I liked seeing how smart and competent they both were, each in their own way, because I liked seeing George step into a role of power and authority with such competence, because I liked how they worked as a team, and I loved their banter.

      And I loved all the little easter eggs. One of the coolest things about the easter eggs is that they're just that: fun little surprises for the reader. Georgia is named after George Romero, there's a character named Buffy, journalists who "report opinion informed by fact" are Stewarts (after Jon Stewart, I assume), and I half-suspect that the blue VW bug that Rick rides is a nod to Harry Dresden, though who knows.

      But Mira Grant never tries to hang the book on her cute references; she doesn't need to. Actually, that reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from the book - something that Georgia understands as a journalist in her blogs and that Grant understands in her novel: "The zombies are here, and they're not going away, but they're not the story. They were, for one hot, horrible summer at the beginning of the century, but now they're just another piece of the way things work. They did their part: They changed everything. Absolutely everything."

      Man, what writing! Taut, snapping with intensity, absolutely electric writing. Urgent and concise. A real pleasure to read. And the sequel is already out.
    • 5/5
      Shaun and Georgia Mason are adopted siblings and well-respected bloggers. Georgia's a newsie, meaning that she tells the truth without bias, only the facts. Shaun's an Irwin (as in Steve), which means he likes to poke zombies with sticks. Oh right, did I not mention the zombies? There are zombies. And they do want to eat your brains or any other part of you they can get a hold of. Anyway, back to Shaun and Georgia. They, along with their fictional/techno-genius friend Buffy get selected to follow along on Senator Ryman's presidential campaign, which is super amazing, because the government has never taken bloggers seriously before. They're thrilled, until mysterious and awful things start happening around them.

      My description of Feed kind of sucks, but I can't really think of how to improve it. Suffice it to say that there are zombies, mayhem, politics and sarcasm. What more does one need? It really is harder sometimes to summarize a really good book, because they tend to be a little deeper, making it hard to put all of the awesomeness into a summary. Thankfully, I can mention all of that in my review.

      Zombies are ridiculous. We all know this, even those of us who rather like to read about them. There's not really any scientific reason to believe zombies possible; personally, I would more readily believe in pretty much any paranormal creature before I would believe in zombies. Unicorns? Sure, my young self is delighted and says they exist! Vampires? Why not? People can be cannabalistic, besides Catholics already drink their saviors blood. Back to pseudo-seriousness, though, Feed has the best explanation of zombie-fication that I have seen thus far. Grant also does a good job of giving a description and then doing the authorial equivalent of shrugging her shoulders and telling the audience to suspend disbelief, but in a good way.

      I absolutely loved Feed from the first page. Why? Georgia/George. She is fantastically snarky and grumpy and sarcastic. She's like me, only with worse eyes (mine suck, but at least I can go out on a sunny day). Not every other character feels fully dimensional, but they are all built out in a believable way, to the degree that George understands/cares about them. George is standoffish and only bothers to learn about certain people, so everyone wouldn't be distinct in her world.

      The writing is pretty fantastic. I always know an author has talent when he/she can write distinct voices and you can tell who's who without necessarily needing to be told. Grant achieved this. The little snippets from the various characters' blogs so obviously correspond to one or the other, even before you reach the part telling the author's name.

      The format was pretty great, too. The bulk of the story was told from George's perspective, with only well-integrated background. The quotes from blogs enabled Grant to put in some more back story, which might not have fit in the flow of a characters every day thoughts without making the novel feel forced.

      One thing that really amazed me about Feed was that it wasn't a dystopia the way you would expect. You would generally think that the zombies were the problem, right? Not really. I mean, they are a concern, but society has figured out how to live with the problem. The United States really is much the same as it has ever been, which is why the fact that it's a dystopia is even more of a creepy reflection on our current lifestyle.

      In some ways, the society in Feed is the one I would least be willing to live in of all of the dystopias I've read. Okay, only in one way. But still. What's my problem with this rather-better-than-most vision of the near future (2040)? Needles. These people get blood tests approximately 85,000 times every day, to ensure that they are not in the process of becoming zombies. As a person who refuses to get the flu shot every year because I'd rather take my chances, this is not a future I want to be a part of. Needles are the worst.

      Oh, and, less seriously, you may have noticed in my less-than-inspired description that there's a character called Buffy. She's actually named Georgette, but she figured, hey, I'm short and blond and cute...what else would my name be? Loving the reference so hard. And I'm fairly certain that Joss Whedon would appreciate it and the book as well. (I could be wrong, but this is my guess.)

      To conclude a final iteration of how much I enjoyed this book (which I totally need to add to my personal collection and NEED the sequel to) and a quote in honor of my friends Heather and Nori, both awesome bloggers: "No levels, no van. No van, no coffee. No coffee, no joy." Seriously, go read this one!
    • 4/5
      Despite suffering from a few "mass market paperback" issues such as repeating information and specific phrases, Feed kept me hooked from page one on. With compelling world-building, storytelling and characters, Grant has created an essential addition to zombie literature.

      Recommended, even for those who tend away from the zombie or sff genre.
    • 4/5
      Absolutely jaw-dropping action, characters who are almost all within standard tropes and yet manage to be three-dimensional, an accurate portrayal of how a virus which causes the dead to reanimate could hit the whole world and a striking plot and resolution. The only reason this gets four stars instead of five is that there were two small grammar/typo/word choice type errors that threw me out of the story, and I spotted the bad guy the minute he arrived.
    • 4/5
      Although the conceit of blogging journalists on a presidential campaign was a little difficult to swallow a times, the world building in a post-apocalyptic American following a viral catastrophe was really engaging. Toss in a hell of a shocking ending, and I'm looking forward to the next book.
    • 5/5
      Feed may be the perfect zombie novel. Not only are the zombies themselves convincing, well-thought-out, and scary, but the story as a whole - New Media journalists following a presidential campaign a decade after the zombie apocalypse - is note-perfect. George Mason is a great viewpoint character - she's smart, tough, and principled - and the supporting characters balance her well. There are a number of twists I didn't see coming, up to and including the shocking, gutsy ending.

      I don't know how I missed this when it first came out, but I am thrilled to pieces that I found it. Really fantastic stuff. Highly recommended, especially if you liked World War Z.
    • 5/5
      Wow. I was skeptical when my cousin told me she had found a zombie apocalypse novel worth reading, but she was entirely right. The characters are very real; I often find that first person narratives can be hard to get into or feel over the top, but I was swept into this story and feelings were very well expressed without making the characters seem overly angsty. It was also a fascinating exploration of what news and blogging would turn into in such a society. I highly recommend reading this.
    • 1/5
      The writing, the characters, the world-building...all good. It's just that this book bored the pants off me. Unfortunately, I can't like everything I read, which kinda bums me out and now I don't have any pants on which is just weird. And a bit chilly.The thought that this is book 1 in a trilogy has me doing this ---> o.O In case anyone is wondering...I will NOT be reading the rest of the series. Onward...
    • 3/5
      Feed. A tale of blogging in a zombie infested world. In Mira Grant's take on the zombie genre, a cure for the common cold and a cure for cancer were released to the masses and an unexpected side effect developed when the two immunizations comingled. Spontaneous cell regeneration and a hankering for long-pig. Fast forward several decades later. Citizens of the world are trapped in their homes, neighborhoods are rated based on likelihood of zombie infection and print news has been all but replaced by blogs. In Feed, two young bloggers, Georgia and Sean Mason have been selected to follow an up-and-coming Wisconsin Senator on his bid for the presidency. They are given full access and are encouraged to report truthfully on the entire campaign. However, the Mason's soon learn that zombies may be the least of their worries on this campaign trail. The concept of the novel was intriguing, but the story fell flat for me. There were a few exciting moments and some unpredictable twists, but by the end of book one I was done. I think the Newsflesh trilogy ends here for me.
    • 5/5
      This is an incredible book. I really loved it, but the beginning is OK. It starts slow, but ends with 2 amazing twists. The climax is at the end of the book though.... XD I rwally liked it, even though it is only the second zombie novel I have read....
    • 5/5
      The only reason I didn't give this a full five stars is because the beginning is slow. Like, hella slow. It starts off with an action scene, but then grinds to a half with a shit ton of exposition (the book is actually pretty exposition-heavy all around, which is something I could have done without) and just really boring political stuff. There isn't much in terms of zombies or action (well, lots of exposition about zombies), just the ins and outs of being a journalist following a presidential campaign, which I guess might be interesting for some people, but was just hugely boring to me. I actually set the book aside for several weeks and read a bunch of manga instead, while considering whether I wanted to keep trying with Feed or just give it up.But I did decide to keep trying, and I'm really glad I did, because once it gets going, it's really good and I enjoyed it a lot. I just wish it hadn't been so slow to start!I liked the explanation for the zombies and the world-building in general, and there was lots of intrigue. Also I would highly recommend this to anyone who read too much VC Andrews in their formative years, because wow, Georgia and Shaun. Like, there's no actual incest in the book, but only just. XD
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book, it was a different look at the oncoming of zombies and how we deal with it. Although at times I found it pretty lame with how the author described things seemed a bit "teenager" but overall was a great book. Can't wait to read the next one.
    • 5/5
      Superb. Probably the best book I'll read all year, a real tour de force of near future SF. Yes it has zombies in it, but this is no B movie horror thriller read, this is a gripping insight into contemporary politics and media, with a detailed analysis of how modern society works and where it's going wrong - wrapped up in a wonderful zombie plot.The setting is some 20 years in he future - after the zombies have risen. There rise was triggered in a semi-plausible manner by the hybridisation of two mutant viruses. The biology is explained, lightly enough to make sense without overwhelming in made-up detail. The traditional media ignored the early reports treating them as hoaxes, which unfortunately led to widespread infection. Fortunately for all of humanity bloggers were there to spread the word and enough humans survived to fight back and reclaim much of the world. But only most of it, there are still enclaves of zombies, and new outbreaks occur whenever people forget the basic principles that have been established in the last 20 years. Society remains, and in the US it is presidential election time. For the first time instead of relying on a traditional media entourage one of the candidates elects to take some of the vast army of bloggers with him, and allow their unvarnished truth to spread his message. Our heroes, Georgia, her 'brother' Shaun, (they are both orphans adopted by the same couple) and their friend Buffy are selected. They each run their own blogs, but write under a unified site profile, as is slowly becoming more common even now. Bloggers are now accredited and Georgia and friends have their official licenses, and weapons which allow them to pass the security checkpoints and enter zombie infested areas in pursuit of news. Technology has made some leaps forward, but obviously not as much as would have been the case without the zombie plague. But even so the idea of going on a road trip, or even meeting strangers in person - when anyone could potentially be an infected zombie - is anathema to most people, and the bloggers have to face some very different experiences whilst trying to keep their all important ratings up, and stay true to their morals about exposing or at least telling the truth as they see it.The details are superb, carefully managed without massive exposition they still allow enough information for the world to make sense. The characters are totally believable, acting with care and caution at all times - the repeated security checks and blood tests make the world utterly realistic. If one was going to extremely picky you could note that no explanation is given for the continued power supply, or other basics like sewage etc - power plants and the like having high staff requirements and surely likely to be susceptible to the first zombie wave. Likewise I'm not sure that the 20 year period really fits with the gradual decline of traditional media to the point where only now are bloggers being accepted. But then again, to the heroes this is all history they were only just infants at the time, and grew up accepting the world as it now is - the first of a new generation. But these are the only negatives. Everything else is just excellently managed, the conspiracy and it's debunking is a notable warning to everyone, and there are many other such relevant points regarding today's situation with terrorism - the metaphor between that and the zombie threat is a little heavy handed once or twice, but you don't notice at the time. The tension is also perfectly balanced, banter between the characters offsetting the very real dangers they find themselves in, with the action well choreographed so that you can clearly follow the moves - something that too many books have great difficulty in achieving. Likewise the threats levels themselves are believable and appropriate and there is no requirement for otherwise normal adults to gain superpowers to get themselves out of trouble. It is all just perfectly weighted.Go out and buy this book now! I just hope the sequels can be anywhere near as good.
    • 4/5
      In the year 2014, cancer is cured as is the common cold, only there's a side effect. The dead don't always stay dead, they rise again, as zombies, with a lust for human flesh, and their bite can turn ordinary humans into zombies. Twenty years later people live lives that are largely secluded, relying on online newsfeeds for information and your popularity can make or break you. A popular feed can earn you a lot of income and Shaun and Georigia Mason are pretty popular. Shaun is a Irwin, a risktaker and Georgia is a newsie, a person who works with fact and trys to report it as objectively as possible. With their friend Buffy, an electronics geek and Fictional (or fiction writer) their star starts to rise when they're offerred a chance to join a presidential campaign, but far from being good it embroils them in a complicated and messy conspiracy and their lives will never be the same again.Now I've read Seannan Maguire's blog over the years and enjoyed it, and read her October Daye books and enjoyed them too and Zombies are a major squick factor with me. They tend to give me nasty nightmares and have me almost running for the hills, but I had heard about this, and that it was good and I decided to try it, and left it on my TBR shelf for a while, picking it up and putting it down again. And then I had to take some time off sick, and there was some much-missing sun, so I decided that this was a good time to at least try. And it was a good read, I was totally sucked in and really enjoyed the story, it's compelling with twists that I really didn't expect and was quite shocked by. It left me wanting to read the next books immediately, which alas I can't do but seriously I will have to get them and read them.It's a good read, forget that it's a zombie book, it's a good near-future science fiction series that left me wanting more.
    • 2/5
      Meh. Why is it so hard for people to THINK their plotline and world through before I read their book? If the zombie reanimation had come and gone, would people be able to get their cans of Coke like before? Would high-powered electronics be as easy to find? And if by chance you found out that the running mate of your candidate for the Presidency of the US was a terrorist, would you wait 6 weeks, or would you get the truth out ASAP?Also, I got pretty tired of being reminded (a) how much the two protagonists hated their adoptive parents and (b) how tough life was for the main character, who has an eye sensitivity. I will not be reading subsequent books in this series.
    • 5/5
      When I started this book, I found myself loving both the world building and the character development, but I was disappointed by the story. Shortly after they were introduced I correctly picked out the bad guy and the character who was going to die first.(And while I didn't guess one revelation about the dying character, I wasn't surprised either.)Then I got to the climax, and I have to admit, I didn't see it coming. I also felt it redeemed the book from good but predictable, to very good.