Feed (Newsflesh, #1)

by Mira Grant

[Angie]

Feed was very interesting. It's a zombie novel that's less about the zombies and more about the political situation caused by the emergence of zombies. In 2014, we finally got the cure for the common cold and for cancer, but combined, these created the recipe for the undead. Now, it's 2040 and the world is very different. People generally do not leave their houses, so the internet has become the largest source of information. Georgia is a news blogger and she's dedicated to the truth, so of course when she senses a conspiracy in the presidential race she's covering, she has to unmask it or die trying.

Feed is probably one of the more believable zombie apocalypse, dystopian societies that I've read about. Obviously, we did not cure cancer last year, but I can imagine how when combined the two cures could cause disastrous results. Those who were already dead, stayed dead. It was just those who contracted the cure viruses who turned at death. And we all know how contagious the common cold is, and the cure is an altered strain, so of course it gets out of hand. All of this plus fear makes for a very sticky situation when it comes to politics, and there are those who seek to take advantage of that fear to push their own agendas in the name of saving our nation. That's exactly what Georgia is out to uncover.

I did enjoy Feed. It's very different from all of the zombie books I've read before, mainly because it's not focused on the zombies. This is all about politics and journalism. Free speech and conspiracies! The zombies are essentially a pawn, rather than key players here. At times, I did get bored, especially when Georgia and Shaun were just going about reporting on the campaign. But once things started blowing up, and zombie horses were attacking, I got really into it. I also loved the inclusion of blog posts! That ending though? Geez. I really wasn't expecting that to happen.

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