Hello guys!
I'm back after my wee tiny bit of a break! I'm starting this week enjoying some days off and tonight is the night where presents are delivered on Twelfth Night, though in my family we exchange gifts after dinner insted of in the morning of the sixth, so I'll let you know how my loot is!
For this week's Mark This Book Monday I have a book that I've loved, but took me a while to read. I started it as a buddy read with Faye from The Social Potato and Jeann for Happy Indulgence, even if both me and Faye got stuck for a while and Jeann finished before we did! I finally finished and loved it, and cannot wait to hear what Faye thinks!
Symbiont by Mira Grant
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read Parasitology last year and loved it, loved the science and the amazing premise of the different "kind" of zombies and the starting of the apocalypse.
After the ending and revelations I was really looking forward to reading Symbiont, the sequel and I'm very happy to report that it didn't disappoint at all!
Symbiont started with Sal dealing with the revelations of Parasitology and even if Sal keeps having her doubts and is somewhat paralized, she does a pretty good job at figuring out what really matters about who or what she is.
Sal is not a heroine in the more traditional sense of the word, she is not strong or a natural leader and she finds herself very much over her head in many occasions, and she even proves unable to present a serious opposition even at times when her life is in danger BUT she is always ready to try and do what is right, asks herself hard questions and isn't scared to sacrifice herself for those she love.
If I had to choose one word to describe the book, the first one that pops into my mind is "creepy" and if you think it is because of the thought of parasites taking over my body by migrating from my gut to my head, nope, that's not it! All the science and the tapeworms and ethical issues were simply fascinating and made me love the book so much! Nope, the reason for my to think of the book as creepy is because of two characters: Sherman and Dr Banks, two guys that appear to be on opposite sides but that have more in common that you'd even expect at first. Both simply are monsters, stopping at anything to achieve their goals, however different they are, the ways they go about it are disturbingly similar.
The apocalypse has started, everything seems to be collapsing and no one knows how to react or how to stop what's happening, and to complicate things, these are NOT your regular zombies, they are not who they were before but could they be considered people with their implants? Are chimera people? What defines a person? are humans better just for the mere fact of being human? The amount of food for thought and ethical questions this book raises is amazing and I cannot help but highly recommend it to everyone that wants some deep substance in their books but also want some action and creepiness and zombies!
Also, as a dog lover having them fight and ensure both pups were safe and cared for was something that I simply loved! And I love how Sal actually said to Dr Banks that to her Beverly was more of a person than he was.
I'm finding it hard to say much more about the book without spoiling something or revealing something, so I'll just say that I highly recommend this book and the entire series and I cannot wait till Chimera is out next year! So excited because that damned ending was quite jarring!
Very much deserved 4.5 stars!
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I'm back after my wee tiny bit of a break! I'm starting this week enjoying some days off and tonight is the night where presents are delivered on Twelfth Night, though in my family we exchange gifts after dinner insted of in the morning of the sixth, so I'll let you know how my loot is!
For this week's Mark This Book Monday I have a book that I've loved, but took me a while to read. I started it as a buddy read with Faye from The Social Potato and Jeann for Happy Indulgence, even if both me and Faye got stuck for a while and Jeann finished before we did! I finally finished and loved it, and cannot wait to hear what Faye thinks!
Symbiont by Mira GrantMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read Parasitology last year and loved it, loved the science and the amazing premise of the different "kind" of zombies and the starting of the apocalypse.
After the ending and revelations I was really looking forward to reading Symbiont, the sequel and I'm very happy to report that it didn't disappoint at all!
Symbiont started with Sal dealing with the revelations of Parasitology and even if Sal keeps having her doubts and is somewhat paralized, she does a pretty good job at figuring out what really matters about who or what she is.
Sal is not a heroine in the more traditional sense of the word, she is not strong or a natural leader and she finds herself very much over her head in many occasions, and she even proves unable to present a serious opposition even at times when her life is in danger BUT she is always ready to try and do what is right, asks herself hard questions and isn't scared to sacrifice herself for those she love.
If I had to choose one word to describe the book, the first one that pops into my mind is "creepy" and if you think it is because of the thought of parasites taking over my body by migrating from my gut to my head, nope, that's not it! All the science and the tapeworms and ethical issues were simply fascinating and made me love the book so much! Nope, the reason for my to think of the book as creepy is because of two characters: Sherman and Dr Banks, two guys that appear to be on opposite sides but that have more in common that you'd even expect at first. Both simply are monsters, stopping at anything to achieve their goals, however different they are, the ways they go about it are disturbingly similar.
The apocalypse has started, everything seems to be collapsing and no one knows how to react or how to stop what's happening, and to complicate things, these are NOT your regular zombies, they are not who they were before but could they be considered people with their implants? Are chimera people? What defines a person? are humans better just for the mere fact of being human? The amount of food for thought and ethical questions this book raises is amazing and I cannot help but highly recommend it to everyone that wants some deep substance in their books but also want some action and creepiness and zombies!
Also, as a dog lover having them fight and ensure both pups were safe and cared for was something that I simply loved! And I love how Sal actually said to Dr Banks that to her Beverly was more of a person than he was.
I'm finding it hard to say much more about the book without spoiling something or revealing something, so I'll just say that I highly recommend this book and the entire series and I cannot wait till Chimera is out next year! So excited because that damned ending was quite jarring!
Very much deserved 4.5 stars!
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