Good to see another book review! 😀 I love your movie reviews but your thoughts and critiques on the written word are what attracted me to your channel in the first place. More 📚 please!
Yesss I've been looking for my next book recommendation and I love post-apocalyptic/zombie type themes! I really don't read enough so thanks for reviewing this one :)
Wow I need to pick this up! New reading material for my train rides to work and heading home lol. This sounds like my cup of tea. I watched the film trailer recently. It was very intriguing. Great review!
Thanks! I feel like this is an excellent choice for train rides, and I heard the audiobook is really good as well if you just want to relax and listen to something.
+Impression Blend I picked this book up after stumbling upon promising reviews on Goodreads and I was not disappointed! From the manner in which it is written, not giving much away from the get go, this was a tale that latched onto me pretty quickly and refused to let go. I wholeheartedly agree with you when you say you hope the movie adaptation doesn't diminish the rich personal insights Carey gives us to his characters thoughts and personality. Quietly confident that it'll be done right!
There is some voiceover in the trailer, so maybe they'll just do that throughout the movie and bring in the personalities that way? Not sure, I just hope the movie does the book justice.
First off, I'd just like to say that I really enjoyed this review. :) I had never heard of The Girl with All the Gifts before I watched this review, but you made the book sound really interesting, so I might check it out. :) That being said, I'm beyond thrilled to see you finally do another book review. :) I've loved the movie and TV show reviews (Especially your Game of Thrones videos :)) that you've done in the past several months, but I had been hoping to see you do more book reviews at some point. I really am glad to see you finally do another book review. :)
Thank you so much! Let me know what you think of the book, if you end up picking it up :) I'll do my best to film more book reviews, that's definitely a goal for me with this channel.
Oh my god. Oh my GOD. I've been dying to read this book forever and now that there's a trailer for it????? I want this immediately. I need to know the release date too like ASAP.
Do you like most things?? Do you like fun? I'm so glad you read and we finally were able to #discuss. THAT ENDING THO! I can see what you mean about the middle dragging a bit, there was a lot of science'y stuff that some people might find uninteresting. I think I read this in about a day, so it wasn't really an issue, but it definitely wasn't as fast paced as the rest of the book. I'm a big of fan book reviews coming back to your channel. Can't wait to see more!
YESSS, the ending! I need more books to have the guts to go for this kind of stuff because that was just the perfect and dark way to finish it. I can't believe it took me so long to read this! The movie better get a US release date soon...
I didn't know what this was about into it was revealed in the story. I really liked the first part and I like the rest okay. This author is brilliant at times for sure. I don't love love love it but I don't regret it either. About to start the boy on the bridge by the same author.
Loved the book and I love that Glenn Close is playing Dr. Caldwell. I was lucky enough to go in completely blind and was pleasantly surprised. Even the middle, with it’s common zombie tropes wasn’t enough to slow me down and the ending was entirely satisfying!
Oh my! Thank for this great book review Marianna! I have never ever heard about this book before and you definitely got my attention O_O! I love book recommendations and specially discovering new awesome titles. For this, thanks so much lady! =D
Hey, have you read any of George R. R. Martin's Wildcard series? If so, could you do a review? I don't know much about it. Also, have you read anything thats at the level of Game of thrones?
Almost finished the book and I love it so far. I really hope as you said about the movie and the the inner dialog, if they miss that in the movie it will lose a lot. The book also made me wanna replay Last of Us for a third time :)
You do book reviews? well thank god, because I want to read more, but struggling finding one. I need recommendations! or even better a book pal. but for now, I will get my recommendations from this channel :D Thanks for the review M! I'll be checking this one out soon.
I want to ask a question ,please Is this book *The girl with all the gifts* is really very important for someone who wants to learn English like a begginer ?
I recommend you to read "Daemon" and "Freedom (TM)" by Daniel Suarez ; also "Influx" by the same author. And "The Map of Time" by Felix J. Palma. You will love them.
i must read that book,sounds like very interesting story,a little more different and special than other stories about zombies and looks like movie is not so bad also
~SPOILERS~ This was the worst case of bait-and-switch ever. I went into this not knowing anything except for the blurb in the back you just read. I was so in with the whole base and the mystery and not knowing what the kids really were. Then all of the sudden they strip all mystery aside and boom! run-of-the-mill zombie novel. UGGHHHH. And even though I read the whole thing, the book lost me entirely at that STUPID Gallhager character getting eaten because of being the worse soldier and dumbest human being. Sorry, that was extremely frustrating, I was curious about how you felt about that since you liked the book.
I think because I knew this book had to do with zombies I didn't feel betrayed by the blurb on the back. I do have to say that Gallhager was one of my least favorite characters, so I understand where you're coming from there. I wouldn't call this a run-of-the-mill zombie novel as a whole because of the beginning and the last third, but the middle section is definitely more of a "traditional" zombie thriller.
It's interesting how much the perspective can change the whole experience. I don't know how much I would have liked the book had I known, but finding out in the middle definitely played a huge part in my distaste for it. But anyways, I'm glad your experience was a pleasant one, and thanks for replying. Keep rocking those videos, and keep up the book reviews!
Gallhagar is just a kid i think he got the wrong time to be egotisticaly after he ditch his group, and he think hes gonna make it because they make it, and after hes been through he just lost his mind after he heard from melanie they were bunch of junkers, i think it make sense to his character that he run away from them i like gallhagar he reminds me of my self being a unconfident but gonna make it through by accepting what you are
Do this book comes with some "inapropriate" scenes or something? I mean, can I give this book to a 13 year old girl? She loves this types of books and I need something for her bday. Sorry for my english
Hey, I just finished this book. It does have swearing and sexual descriptions that is appropriate for the story but may not be suitable for a young teen. Otherwise it's a really fun read that your 13-yr-old would enjoy. :)
I always wonder to the children left behind on the base region 6 and i always thoght that they are the villain like they rebel and enjoy being free and they go berserk imagine if they are the problem of the group instead of mindless tribe children and i always thought the junkers still be the problem because they perfectly fuck up the secured base like that and they use hungry as a bait but thats their only scene after that they were just gone
I loved the book except for two issues. One small and one big one (spoiler warning).... 1. Why wouldn't soldiers carry crossbows or bow and arrows as part of their arsenal. Their quite and the arrows/bolts can be reused. 2. Zombie sex. When you think about it for more than a second it's absurd. Sure everything could be just right that a male and female Hungry could successfully have sex and a baby that could survive. Out of 7 billion former people it reasonable to say it could have happened once or twice. But that's about it.
I listened to the book on audible.com after I finished playing "The Last Of Us" I got into a Cordyceps searching hole. The trailer for the movie looks alright hopefully they wont mess it up too much. ruclips.net/video/XuKjBIBBAL8/видео.html
For any die hard book worms who knows what's good and what's not in books, this is just a literary drivel made to earn the author some money. There were so many literary conveniences that the author used that it made this book a frustrating read. There were instances when a character was out of their character it was obvious that the author just manipulated their actions just to make the story go from point A to point B. These manipulations were so obvious that it snaps you right back to logical reality and think that this or that character shouldn't be acting that way given the circumstances that transpired beforehand. And when a book jolts you out of the fantasy due to convenient inconsistencies drummed up by the author, it will just be a frustrating read. This was one of those books in which I couldn't wait until I was done with it.
Yeah um.... I disagree, personally I believe the story is wonderful, expecting only reality in a story will limit it, which doesn't pull you in, but actually forced you out. Stories are ment to be creative and interesting, crafting a world with in depth characters is one of the greatest things a writer can do. Grounding everything makes it boring, and in turn less enjoyable.
This has nothing to with the book itself but as soon as I read the title I thought of Pandora. Since it was said that Pandora was given gifts(personality traits) from the gods including the infamous too curious for her(our) own good. The meaning of the name Pandora is after all is "all gifts"
Good to see another book review! 😀 I love your movie reviews but your thoughts and critiques on the written word are what attracted me to your channel in the first place. More 📚 please!
Yesss I've been looking for my next book recommendation and I love post-apocalyptic/zombie type themes! I really don't read enough so thanks for reviewing this one :)
Definitely give this book a try :) Thanks for watching!
Wow, this sounds like an interesting read!
Thank you for the review, Ms Marianna.
Thanks for watching :)
Wow I need to pick this up! New reading material for my train rides to work and heading home lol. This sounds like my cup of tea.
I watched the film trailer recently. It was very intriguing. Great review!
Thanks! I feel like this is an excellent choice for train rides, and I heard the audiobook is really good as well if you just want to relax and listen to something.
+Impression Blend I picked this book up after stumbling upon promising reviews on Goodreads and I was not disappointed! From the manner in which it is written, not giving much away from the get go, this was a tale that latched onto me pretty quickly and refused to let go. I wholeheartedly agree with you when you say you hope the movie adaptation doesn't diminish the rich personal insights Carey gives us to his characters thoughts and personality. Quietly confident that it'll be done right!
There is some voiceover in the trailer, so maybe they'll just do that throughout the movie and bring in the personalities that way? Not sure, I just hope the movie does the book justice.
I was lucky to see the film in Dublin and I loved it. I'll check out for the book in stores. Thanks for the review
Thanks for watching! I can't wait to see the movie, whenever it gets released in the US
First off, I'd just like to say that I really enjoyed this review. :) I had never heard of The Girl with All the Gifts before I watched this review, but you made the book sound really interesting, so I might check it out. :) That being said, I'm beyond thrilled to see you finally do another book review. :) I've loved the movie and TV show reviews (Especially your Game of Thrones videos :)) that you've done in the past several months, but I had been hoping to see you do more book reviews at some point. I really am glad to see you finally do another book review. :)
Thank you so much! Let me know what you think of the book, if you end up picking it up :) I'll do my best to film more book reviews, that's definitely a goal for me with this channel.
Oh my god. Oh my GOD. I've been dying to read this book forever and now that there's a trailer for it????? I want this immediately. I need to know the release date too like ASAP.
Definitely check out the book! It's a lot of fun :)
Sounds fascinating!
This is one of the best books i have ever read
Do you like most things?? Do you like fun?
I'm so glad you read and we finally were able to #discuss. THAT ENDING THO!
I can see what you mean about the middle dragging a bit, there was a lot of science'y stuff that some people might find uninteresting. I think I read this in about a day, so it wasn't really an issue, but it definitely wasn't as fast paced as the rest of the book.
I'm a big of fan book reviews coming back to your channel. Can't wait to see more!
YESSS, the ending! I need more books to have the guts to go for this kind of stuff because that was just the perfect and dark way to finish it. I can't believe it took me so long to read this! The movie better get a US release date soon...
This sounds like an amazing read! I'll have to check it out :)
Let me know what you think if you read it!
I didn't know what this was about into it was revealed in the story. I really liked the first part and I like the rest okay. This author is brilliant at times for sure. I don't love love love it but I don't regret it either. About to start the boy on the bridge by the same author.
thank you!
can't wait to hear it on audible. I got so many credits but never know what to pick!
I have the opposite problem, I'm always out of audible credits haha
+Impression Blend I suck at picking. I look for silence of the lamb style and get stuck w Dexter/Nancy Drew.
Loved the book and I love that Glenn Close is playing Dr. Caldwell. I was lucky enough to go in completely blind and was pleasantly surprised. Even the middle, with it’s common zombie tropes wasn’t enough to slow me down and the ending was entirely satisfying!
Glenn Close is just PERFECT for Dr. Caldwell! Can't wait for the movie!
ThePoptimist Did the book had the same ending in the movie?
Oh my! Thank for this great book review Marianna!
I have never ever heard about this book before and you definitely got my attention O_O!
I love book recommendations and specially discovering new awesome titles.
For this, thanks so much lady! =D
Thanks for watching! Let me know if you end up checking out this book, I think it's definitely worth reading :)
Hey, have you read any of George R. R. Martin's Wildcard series? If so, could you do a review? I don't know much about it. Also, have you read anything thats at the level of Game of thrones?
I was planning on buying this book, this is my sign i will buy the book ❤️
(I also watch your Vid before buying the GoT series)
you deserve more subscribers!
Almost finished the book and I love it so far. I really hope as you said about the movie and the the inner dialog, if they miss that in the movie it will lose a lot. The book also made me wanna replay Last of Us for a third time :)
It definitely made me want to finish _The Last of Us_!
You do book reviews? well thank god, because I want to read more, but struggling finding one. I need recommendations! or even better a book pal.
but for now, I will get my recommendations from this channel :D
Thanks for the review M!
I'll be checking this one out soon.
Thanks for watching! :) I used to do book reviews pretty often, hopefully I can start doing them more regularly again.
when you said the plot is rooted in science ... you got my attention. Thankyou for your review
Thanks for watching!
I need to get this book
i'm curently re-reading the strain from chuck hogan as i'm going to read the whole trilogy. i forgot how awesome it is. can you review that too?
That's actually on my to-read list! Don't know when I'll actually get to it, but hopefully soon :)
Are you in the film editing business? Your videos have excellent lighting and coloring, a great set up etc.
Aww thank you so much, that's so kind of you to say! The only film editing business I'm in is my RUclips channel, I learn as I go :)
Great review! I just bought it after watching this.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the book!
That twist ending was so messed up! I loved it!! Thanks for the heads up about the book!
I want to ask a question ,please
Is this book *The girl with all the gifts* is really very important for someone who wants to learn English like a begginer ?
nice vid. I'm halfway thru I love it, can't put it down!
Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the book!
***** no problem! im so happy they are making a movie!
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I recommend you to read "Daemon" and "Freedom (TM)" by Daniel Suarez ; also "Influx" by the same author. And "The Map of Time" by Felix J. Palma. You will love them.
I've actually been meaning to read _Daemon_, my friend keeps recommending it to me!
Daemon and Freedom (TM) are just one big book divided in two. You will have to read both. You won't regret it.
JD SANTIBÁÑEZ It's not a problem, I just meant that I need to get started on this :)
Anyone know the Lexile? I need to know quick!
Are you going to do a review for City of Thieves?
I haven't read it yet :) But probably at some point this winter.
Wanna keep the apocalypse theme going? Apocalypse August? The Fireman by Joe Hill is supposed to be good.
I really want to read that! Definitely checking it out soon!
Are you going to be getting and reviewing Harry Potter and the cursed child?
I don't think so, at least not at the moment.
I haven't read the book, but I did just see the movie and it was fascinating. Everything from the characters to the score is great.
It's still not out in the US, but I'm looking forward to seeing it when it's finally out this weekend!
I was going to read this book but then the movie trailer kind of spoiled it and now I'm a bit skeptical....
It didn't really spoil anything, at least nothing major IMO.
i must read that book,sounds like very interesting story,a little more different and special than other stories about zombies
and looks like movie is not so bad also
Hopefully, the movie does the book justice. It definitely has the potential to be really good!
~SPOILERS~ This was the worst case of bait-and-switch ever. I went into this not knowing anything except for the blurb in the back you just read. I was so in with the whole base and the mystery and not knowing what the kids really were. Then all of the sudden they strip all mystery aside and boom! run-of-the-mill zombie novel. UGGHHHH. And even though I read the whole thing, the book lost me entirely at that STUPID Gallhager character getting eaten because of being the worse soldier and dumbest human being. Sorry, that was extremely frustrating, I was curious about how you felt about that since you liked the book.
I think because I knew this book had to do with zombies I didn't feel betrayed by the blurb on the back. I do have to say that Gallhager was one of my least favorite characters, so I understand where you're coming from there. I wouldn't call this a run-of-the-mill zombie novel as a whole because of the beginning and the last third, but the middle section is definitely more of a "traditional" zombie thriller.
It's interesting how much the perspective can change the whole experience. I don't know how much I would have liked the book had I known, but finding out in the middle definitely played a huge part in my distaste for it. But anyways, I'm glad your experience was a pleasant one, and thanks for replying. Keep rocking those videos, and keep up the book reviews!
Thank you :) Expectations, even when they're pretty vague, can definitely change the experience.
Gallhagar is just a kid i think he got the wrong time to be egotisticaly after he ditch his group, and he think hes gonna make it because they make it, and after hes been through he just lost his mind after he heard from melanie they were bunch of junkers, i think it make sense to his character that he run away from them i like gallhagar he reminds me of my self being a unconfident but gonna make it through by accepting what you are
From what I understand it was originally a short story.
To the people that love Melanie Martinez!! this girls name is Melanie.when I have children and have a girl, I want to name her Melanie
very pretty name. good choice, it's not oversaturated/over popular.
The book is the best!
Where are you from? I detect a slight and attractive accent👍🏿
She's Ukranian
Do this book comes with some "inapropriate" scenes or something? I mean, can I give this book to a 13 year old girl? She loves this types of books and I need something for her bday. Sorry for my english
Hey, I just finished this book. It does have swearing and sexual descriptions that is appropriate for the story but may not be suitable for a young teen. Otherwise it's a really fun read that your 13-yr-old would enjoy. :)
Bia Baptista I'm 13 and there was nothing too graphic in this book. I really enjoyed this.
I thought this was going to be talking about your autobiography.
I always wonder to the children left behind on the base region 6 and i always thoght that they are the villain like they rebel and enjoy being free and they go berserk imagine if they are the problem of the group instead of mindless tribe children and i always thought the junkers still be the problem because they perfectly fuck up the secured base like that and they use hungry as a bait but thats their only scene after that they were just gone
books is well good :) read it
Loved this story. If you liked Never Let Me Go, it's likely you'll like this.
I LOVE _Never Let Me Go_, one of my favorite books!
I like you becuose you help us what that means 😁😀😍😄😊
Awww thanks :D
I loved the book except for two issues. One small and one big one (spoiler warning)....
1. Why wouldn't soldiers carry crossbows or bow and arrows as part of their arsenal. Their quite and the arrows/bolts can be reused.
2. Zombie sex. When you think about it for more than a second it's absurd. Sure everything could be just right that a male and female Hungry could successfully have sex and a baby that could survive. Out of 7 billion former people it reasonable to say it could have happened once or twice. But that's about it.
i watched the movie and some people are upset melenie is black and not the teacher.
Was it good though?
It was really good until the end it seemed extremely rushed
I listened to the book on audible.com after I finished playing "The Last Of Us" I got into a Cordyceps searching hole.
The trailer for the movie looks alright hopefully they wont mess it up too much.
ruclips.net/video/XuKjBIBBAL8/видео.html
For any die hard book worms who knows what's good and what's not in books, this is just a literary drivel made to earn the author some money. There were so many literary conveniences that the author used that it made this book a frustrating read. There were instances when a character was out of their character it was obvious that the author just manipulated their actions just to make the story go from point A to point B. These manipulations were so obvious that it snaps you right back to logical reality and think that this or that character shouldn't be acting that way given the circumstances that transpired beforehand. And when a book jolts you out of the fantasy due to convenient inconsistencies drummed up by the author, it will just be a frustrating read. This was one of those books in which I couldn't wait until I was done with it.
You want logical reality...in a zombie novel. Right, okay.
Yeah um.... I disagree, personally I believe the story is wonderful, expecting only reality in a story will limit it, which doesn't pull you in, but actually forced you out. Stories are ment to be creative and interesting, crafting a world with in depth characters is one of the greatest things a writer can do. Grounding everything makes it boring, and in turn less enjoyable.
Reminds me of The Last of Us.
Review Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!
This has nothing to with the book itself but as soon as I read the title I thought of Pandora. Since it was said that Pandora was given gifts(personality traits) from the gods including the infamous too curious for her(our) own good.
The meaning of the name Pandora is after all is "all gifts"
This is literally brought up in the first chapter! Melanie loves Greek myths, and she loves the name Pandora because of them :)
I luv ya and wanna child from ya marry me!
Basically the Last of Us.
Not really.
"Basically the Last of Us." yes, but way dumber.
Oliver Allen this book came out 2 years before TLOS an there are so many differences
Wherever You Go thank you for saying that.
A book about the post apocalyptic future? Umm, sounds familiar.