The Girl with All the Gifts
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The Girl with All the Gifts
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Narrated by:
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Finty Williams
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By:
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M. R. Carey
About this listen
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award 2014
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.
Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells. She tells her favourite teacher all the things she'll do when she grows up.
Melanie doesn't know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad.
Emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end, The Girl with all the Gifts is the most powerful and affecting thriller you will listen to this year.
The phenomenal word-of-mouth best seller The Girl with all the Gifts is now a major film on widespread distribution starring Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton and Paddy Considine.
2015, Arthur C Clarke Awards, Short-listed
2015, James Herbert Award for Horror Writing, Short-listed
2015, US Audie Awards, Winner
©2014 M. R. Carey (P)2014 Hachette AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, definitely. You immediately get drawn into the main characters and I finished the book in 24 hrsWho was your favorite character and why?
Actually the teacher. I found her to be both likeable and naive.What about Finty Williams’s performance did you like?
The pace of the narration was perfect as was the pitch. I was extremely content to listen for hours on end.Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes. I cried at the end. Not giving anything away but it was a satisfactory ending.Couldn't stop listening
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Like many zombie stories this book is set in a post apocalyptic world. Military rules and regulations apply to assure survival and in the middle of it all is Melanie who is about to discover her place in this forsaken world.
The difference with this book is that this is just the beginning. It's not all about how the world got taken over by zombies, death by gory death. It's about what happened after...decades after, and I found this a breath of fresh air in what is considered a over done genre.
This book is never at risk of being too unrealistic. It has tension and gore and at times quite chilling moments that made me uncomfortable to be listening alone. But it is all written so matter-of-factly that you do not doubt that, should this world become ridden with the un-dead, this is of course what would happen, it is the natural order of things when humans have been bottom of the food chain for 20 years.
With only a small character base you get to know all of them well and you know by the end of the book who you like, who you really like and who your really really don't like.
I was also pleased with the ending. I have read too many books recently that try to leave the ending to the readers imagination. I feel robbed of a conclusion most of the time and feel disappointed in the author for not having the courage of their convictions and following through to the end, whether people like their choice of ending or not. The girl with all the gifts gives an ending that I personally felt complemented the story brilliantly and I have been recommending it to anyone I know since I started reading it.
Unexpectedly addictive, unexpectedly different.
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Where does The Girl with All the Gifts rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best audio books I've downloaded, I sat in the car several times so that I could listen to the end of the chapter.What other book might you compare The Girl with All the Gifts to, and why?
Not many because it is so unusual - closest is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.Have you listened to any of Finty Williams’s other performances? How does this one compare?
First time.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Definitely - even though I buy audio books for the car, listened to this all weekend just to find out how it ended.Any additional comments?
This is a GREAT book, unusual subject matter, gripping story immaculately told, unexpected ending. Even the evil characters are sympathetic. Try it, even if you hate it, it's an experience!Brilliantly unexpected!
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Where does The Girl with All the Gifts rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This books rates as one of the better apocalyptic stories with a good twist on what is now such an hackneyed storyline.Who was your favorite character and why?
Melanie is my favourite character as you are with her all the way through the book. You want everything to be ok for her and her friends and you grow to like her inspite of the obvious.Which character – as performed by Finty Williams – was your favourite?
I quite like the way she potrayed Sergeant Parks, he was the hardman character but she did make him sound like the soldier and with feeling too. Melanie was a bit too sweet but I suppose she was only 10 years old.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I wanted to know what was going to happen next and was pleasantly surprised when it was not as formulaic as I expected.Any additional comments?
There were a couple of things where the writing is a bit sloppy but because the story was so good, I ignored them. I felt that two of the characters did things that were out of character but it did help to tie the plot together. I will definitely read more by MR Carey.What a great twist to a rather hackneyed subject!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would definitely recommend this book to my friends. It is really powerful and full of suspense.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Girl with All the Gifts?
The ending - unexpected and dramatic.Which scene did you most enjoy?
The ending!Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I think the relationship between Melanie and her teacher was very moving, as well as the slow change that came over Parks as he too softened towards this very special 10-year-old.Any additional comments?
I thought it was a YA book and ignored it for ages, but the feedback from reviewers who like the same sorts of books as me persuaded me to have a go and I'm glad I did. It can be YA of course but it is also very much for adults.Wow - not what I expected at all
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