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Feedback
by Mira Grant
(This is a companion novel to the trilogy, set during the first book and featuring a different cast, but it does contain spoilers for the later two books.)
I think what I liked most about this book is also what bothered me most about this book: it covers the same time period (and some of the same events) as Feed, but from the perspective of new characters who are less privileged than the Masons in a lot of ways.
Some scenes are similar to ones we've already seen, but play out significantly or slightly differently because the characters are different: they make different choices and/or are treated differently than the Masons were. On an academic/educational level it's interesting, but it did make me a little less invested in the outcome. That said, this effect is partially offset by how much I was delighted by the namedropping of major and minor characters from the trilogy.
And this set of reporters are just as smart and resilient; I particularly liked that their perspective is more intersectional, plus they're less insular than the Masons. They have some really exciting adventures of their own and make some alarming discoveries.
Honestly, this might be my favorite of the Newsflesh books. It stands alone, but also ties in strongly to the trilogy.
content warnings:blood, gore, violence, major character death(s), suicide (by stepping off balcony), survivor's guilt & grief, misgendering (challenged in-text), implied past attempted suicide, sexual harassment, ableist language, fictional mention of human trafficking (story within story), precanon loss of parent
rep:Irish immigrant lesbian MC, Chinese-American bisexual MC with PTSD, Black MC, genderfluid MC [they/them pronouns], F/F major relationship (established), past F/F relationships
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CONVERSION: 12.6 / 15 = 4.5 stars
Prose: 9 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 9 / 10
Emotional Impact: 8 / 10
Development / Flow: 7 / 10
Setting: 9 / 10
Diversity & Social Themes: 5 / 5
Intellectual Engagement: 4 / 5
Originality / Trope Execution: 4 / 5
Rereadability: 5 / 5
Memorability: 3 / 5
I think what I liked most about this book is also what bothered me most about this book: it covers the same time period (and some of the same events) as Feed, but from the perspective of new characters who are less privileged than the Masons in a lot of ways.
Some scenes are similar to ones we've already seen, but play out significantly or slightly differently because the characters are different: they make different choices and/or are treated differently than the Masons were. On an academic/educational level it's interesting, but it did make me a little less invested in the outcome. That said, this effect is partially offset by how much I was delighted by the namedropping of major and minor characters from the trilogy.
And this set of reporters are just as smart and resilient; I particularly liked that their perspective is more intersectional, plus they're less insular than the Masons. They have some really exciting adventures of their own and make some alarming discoveries.
Honestly, this might be my favorite of the Newsflesh books. It stands alone, but also ties in strongly to the trilogy.
content warnings:
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CONVERSION: 12.6 / 15 = 4.5 stars
Prose: 9 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 9 / 10
Emotional Impact: 8 / 10
Development / Flow: 7 / 10
Setting: 9 / 10
Diversity & Social Themes: 5 / 5
Intellectual Engagement: 4 / 5
Originality / Trope Execution: 4 / 5
Rereadability: 5 / 5
Memorability: 3 / 5