1) Really liking it so far. My only complaint is what the zombies are called. "Hungry" feels like a euphemism that only the children should be using. I was surprised by the additional viewpoints but I am liking it a lot. It is humanizing Parks in particular (I'm not sure I could care less about Caldswell either way).
2) Creeeeeeeeeeeeeepy but interesting. I don't really understand if Melanie actually looks like a little girl or if she looks like a hungry. I mean, she got infected somehow right, so there must be a wound? Or maybe she was infected some other way?
I get frustrated sometimes with how Helen/Miss Justineau treats Melanie. One one hand yes, she is functionally a child in a lot of ways. I don't believe what the other people in the book say, that she is dead and it is all the fungus talking. But the fact remains that Melanie is still dangerous both to Helen and others, and even with her own close call with Melanie, it's hard to see how Helen still doesn't seem to think of the risk. I don't disagree with her being brought along, but Helen also seems to fight every attempt Parks make at securing the safety of the other humans in the group. Sometimes I agree with her (not chaining Melanie's feet so she can't run) but other times I'm not sure what she is thinking. It's interesting also to see that Melanie understands the risks that she poses, probably even more than Helen does.
3) Not really but I hope we do learn the reason why she and the other children are partially immune. I've been wondering if there are any adult hungries that are the same (and was curious whether or not the man that Parks shot was similar to the children, since he was singing and not hostile).
I wish I could expect this book to have a happy ending but I am very much expecting the opposite. I'm not sure if it will end with Melanie dying for some purpose or if Melanie will be alone or what... but I'm just not expecting things to end well :P
4) I am wondering if eventually they will try using Melanie to scout out safe areas? I actually thought they would try to have her do it earlier. She could scout out an area to check for hungries and communicate back how many, where they are, etc. It seems much easier than going into a place blind. But I'm not sure when (if ever) Parks would trust her enough to do it, or if Miss Justineau would allow her to do it.
wondering if there are any adult hungries that are the same
Caldwell said that the woman with the carriage was not a typical hungry, since they normally didn't interact with objects. Also, the walking around without being stimulated to do so thing.
I think it was Parks that said that the children he grabbed were basically feral, so Melanie has certainly been helped by her classroom time. The man in the hospital does seem fairly unique at this point, b/c presumably no one was interacting with him on a regular basis after he was infected. Also he didn't seem to be triggered by Caldwell's smell unlike the children and the woman. But maybe she had topped up on her blocker after they escaped (or wasn't close enough).
And as far as the "hungry" name goes, I think some authors just don't want to use the term "zombie" for whatever reason. I don't think there really aren't many other words you can use, though, without getting into silly territory.
2) Creeeeeeeeeeeeeepy but interesting. I don't really understand if Melanie actually looks like a little girl or if she looks like a hungry. I mean, she got infected somehow right, so there must be a wound? Or maybe she was infected some other way?
I get frustrated sometimes with how Helen/Miss Justineau treats Melanie. One one hand yes, she is functionally a child in a lot of ways. I don't believe what the other people in the book say, that she is dead and it is all the fungus talking. But the fact remains that Melanie is still dangerous both to Helen and others, and even with her own close call with Melanie, it's hard to see how Helen still doesn't seem to think of the risk. I don't disagree with her being brought along, but Helen also seems to fight every attempt Parks make at securing the safety of the other humans in the group. Sometimes I agree with her (not chaining Melanie's feet so she can't run) but other times I'm not sure what she is thinking. It's interesting also to see that Melanie understands the risks that she poses, probably even more than Helen does.
3) Not really but I hope we do learn the reason why she and the other children are partially immune. I've been wondering if there are any adult hungries that are the same (and was curious whether or not the man that Parks shot was similar to the children, since he was singing and not hostile).
I wish I could expect this book to have a happy ending but I am very much expecting the opposite. I'm not sure if it will end with Melanie dying for some purpose or if Melanie will be alone or what... but I'm just not expecting things to end well :P
4) I am wondering if eventually they will try using Melanie to scout out safe areas? I actually thought they would try to have her do it earlier. She could scout out an area to check for hungries and communicate back how many, where they are, etc. It seems much easier than going into a place blind. But I'm not sure when (if ever) Parks would trust her enough to do it, or if Miss Justineau would allow her to do it.
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Caldwell said that the woman with the carriage was not a typical hungry, since they normally didn't interact with objects. Also, the walking around without being stimulated to do so thing.
I think it was Parks that said that the children he grabbed were basically feral, so Melanie has certainly been helped by her classroom time. The man in the hospital does seem fairly unique at this point, b/c presumably no one was interacting with him on a regular basis after he was infected. Also he didn't seem to be triggered by Caldwell's smell unlike the children and the woman. But maybe she had topped up on her blocker after they escaped (or wasn't close enough).
And as far as the "hungry" name goes, I think some authors just don't want to use the term "zombie" for whatever reason. I don't think there really aren't many other words you can use, though, without getting into silly territory.
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