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Newsflesh #3.2
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell
Outside the classroom walls the Rising was spreading, but inside was a carefully protected sanctuary against the growing threat.
Or so the teachers and students thought.
On what will be the last day in the teaching career of Elaine Oldenburg, who fans of the series know as Foxy, she must fight to survive and protect her students when the zombie outbreak shatters the safety of her school.
Or so the teachers and students thought.
On what will be the last day in the teaching career of Elaine Oldenburg, who fans of the series know as Foxy, she must fight to survive and protect her students when the zombie outbreak shatters the safety of her school.
84 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 14, 2014
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Mira Grant
47 books6,098 followersMira also writes as Seanan McGuire.
Born and raised in Northern California, Mira Grant has made a lifelong study of horror movies, horrible viruses, and the inevitable threat of the living dead. In college, she was voted Most Likely to Summon Something Horrible in the Cornfield, and was a founding member of the Horror Movie Sleep-Away Survival Camp, where her record for time survived in the Swamp Cannibals scenario remains unchallenged.
Mira lives in a crumbling farmhouse with an assortment of cats, horror movies, comics, and books about horrible diseases. When not writing, she splits her time between travel, auditing college virology courses, and watching more horror movies than is strictly good for you. Favorite vacation spots include Seattle, London, and a large haunted corn maze just outside of Huntsville, Alabama.
Mira sleeps with a machete under her bed, and highly suggests that you do the same.
Born and raised in Northern California, Mira Grant has made a lifelong study of horror movies, horrible viruses, and the inevitable threat of the living dead. In college, she was voted Most Likely to Summon Something Horrible in the Cornfield, and was a founding member of the Horror Movie Sleep-Away Survival Camp, where her record for time survived in the Swamp Cannibals scenario remains unchallenged.
Mira lives in a crumbling farmhouse with an assortment of cats, horror movies, comics, and books about horrible diseases. When not writing, she splits her time between travel, auditing college virology courses, and watching more horror movies than is strictly good for you. Favorite vacation spots include Seattle, London, and a large haunted corn maze just outside of Huntsville, Alabama.
Mira sleeps with a machete under her bed, and highly suggests that you do the same.
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October 6, 2014
mira grant is the gift that keeps on giving, and the presents are MOAR NEWSFLESH STORIES!!! why don't more authors do this for their readers?? probably because it's hard to keep revisiting the same world and finding one more unexplored corner of the situation to exploit. but grant keeps on doing it, and i never get tired of these shorts, far from it. her writing is always so sharp, and she has balls of steel, particularly in this one. everything she writes is smart and funny and heartbreaking, all at once. this one features foxy from blackout, although in my head, foxy was much younger than she is in this story, and way more unstable. but i might be misremembering. at any rate, this is a killer story, and the best thing this one does is to kind of spotlight just how aggressive kellis-amberlee is. i mean, i knew it was wildly opportunistic, but the way it… spreads in this one had me incredibly paranoid and freaked out. i was rubbing my lip for hours after reading the story, positive i could feel something there, festering. oh my god, she did it to me again. and now there is going to be a fourth full-length novel?? i am over the moon about it. may her creative juices never run dry. she is god's gift to the largely-exhausted zombie-genre.
May 14, 2015
‘We forget sometimes how easy it is for the survivors to look back on history and judge those who came before. It’s simpler when there is a villain, when there is a reason for things to have gone so terribly, terribly wrong. [...] Sometimes there is no reason for things to go wrong. They just do.’
The year is 2036, twenty-two years since the Rising and life is no less dangerous. Despite those dangers though, some parents still choose to place their young children in public school systems (elementary and middle school) in order for them to fully develop their social skills before changing over to a fully virtual school system as most people have already done. Security has been increased and precautions have been made, however, the dangers were still lurking. The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is the story of Seattle’s Evergreen Elementary School tragedy; a tragedy that painted a clear picture that those dangers were lurking closer than anyone thought.
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is a riveting and suspenseful novella set in the same world as Grant’s popular Newsflesh trilogy. The story follows Alaric Kwong and Mahir Gowda in current day 2044 who are conducting research on the tragedy trying to find the cause of it all. Flashbacks to 2036 are told from the point of view of teacher Elaine Oldenburg and shows the flaws of the ‘secure school system’ she thought she worked in. Her desperation to survive and to keep as many of the children safe as possible is palpable and even knowing that all sorts of wrongs are likely to follow, the reader can’t help but hope for a miracle. Incredibly thrilling for a mere 112 pages, (although there is also an excerpt from Parasite at the end)Mira Grant continues to impress with her boldness. The ending was fairly inconclusive and I certainly wanted more but for all my fellow Newsflesh fans out there? This is a must read.
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
The year is 2036, twenty-two years since the Rising and life is no less dangerous. Despite those dangers though, some parents still choose to place their young children in public school systems (elementary and middle school) in order for them to fully develop their social skills before changing over to a fully virtual school system as most people have already done. Security has been increased and precautions have been made, however, the dangers were still lurking. The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is the story of Seattle’s Evergreen Elementary School tragedy; a tragedy that painted a clear picture that those dangers were lurking closer than anyone thought.
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is a riveting and suspenseful novella set in the same world as Grant’s popular Newsflesh trilogy. The story follows Alaric Kwong and Mahir Gowda in current day 2044 who are conducting research on the tragedy trying to find the cause of it all. Flashbacks to 2036 are told from the point of view of teacher Elaine Oldenburg and shows the flaws of the ‘secure school system’ she thought she worked in. Her desperation to survive and to keep as many of the children safe as possible is palpable and even knowing that all sorts of wrongs are likely to follow, the reader can’t help but hope for a miracle. Incredibly thrilling for a mere 112 pages, (although there is also an excerpt from Parasite at the end)Mira Grant continues to impress with her boldness. The ending was fairly inconclusive and I certainly wanted more but for all my fellow Newsflesh fans out there? This is a must read.
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
February 7, 2016
I am really not someone who enjoys Zombie books, but this series is amazing. Mira Grant doesn't focus on the Zombies, but rather on the changes needed in the society to cope with their existence. On top of that I do not normally like novella's, as I need quite a bit of time to get to know the characters and get into the story, but I love the Newsflesh shorts. They are complete stories, and always give you insight into an area of the post-rising. In this, one of my favorites, she looks at what would happen if there was a Zombie outbreak in a primary school. Fast-paced and chilling, I highly recommend this series.
July 27, 2014
When I read Feed, the first novel of Mira Grant’s Newsflesh trilogy, I amazed by her world-building and her storytelling. As I read the final two novels and the accompanying novellas, I fell deeper in love with the world Grant had created. After reading the latest novella, The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell, I think Feed is only the second-best thing she’s written. This, I believe, is Mira Grant’s masterpiece. What sticks out to me more than anything else is the author’s bravery. This story, short as it was, was beautiful and bold and terrifying and sad. It is what the horror genre should be, what the originators of the craft sought.
The protagonist, Elaine Oldenburg, is a character readers of the series already know as Blackout’s Foxy. In that novel, readers neither liked nor trusted her. In The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell, we learn all we need to know about how her history. In the novella, Elaine is a first grade teacher in the post-Rising Pacific Northwest. Just imagine the possibilities of first graders in the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse. And remember that I praised Mira Grant’s bravery. And now I tell you this story features the single most heartbreaking scene I’ve ever read in fiction.
Yeah, this was great.
The protagonist, Elaine Oldenburg, is a character readers of the series already know as Blackout’s Foxy. In that novel, readers neither liked nor trusted her. In The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell, we learn all we need to know about how her history. In the novella, Elaine is a first grade teacher in the post-Rising Pacific Northwest. Just imagine the possibilities of first graders in the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse. And remember that I praised Mira Grant’s bravery. And now I tell you this story features the single most heartbreaking scene I’ve ever read in fiction.
Yeah, this was great.
October 17, 2017
“She looked around the classroom, taking in the terrified faces and tear-filled eyes, and knew that she had a choice to make. She could try to calm them, she could try to keep them under control…or she could run. Her return to the classroom had been automatic, training and habit cutting through the thin veil of panic and forcing her back to the one place she knew she could be safe. The halls had still been empty when she ran along them, and zombies weren’t good with doorknobs; even if her dimly sensed presence led the inhabitants of the office to break down the door, it would take them time. She could still run. She could step back out of the classroom, and she could run.
Emily was hiccupping now, her terror transitioning into misery. Mikey and Jenna were both crying, her silently, he in great whooping gasps that echoed through the otherwise silent classroom like a heart-beat. Half of them were still manacled to their chairs, sitting ducks for whatever might come through that door.
Elaine Oldenburg could have run. But in the end, she was a teacher before she was a survivor, and so all she did was step away from the door, fix a smile on her face, and say, “We’re going to have an adventure. Won’t that be fun?"
I thought this was excellent. One of my favorite stories in this world. The story follows a first grade teacher as she tries to get her students out of a locked down school during a zombie outbreak. As usual with this author the story is not only about fighting zombies but about social and political issues. This touches on the ridiculous school policies, politicians who have made deals with shady security companies based on who makes the most money, etc.
This was so well written. So many emotions in a short time. My heart went out to this woman as she had to make horrible choice after horrible choice.
Even if you haven't read the trilogy that this story is a part of, you can (& should) read this. It is fine as a stand alone and is a great example of this author's story telling ability.
Emily was hiccupping now, her terror transitioning into misery. Mikey and Jenna were both crying, her silently, he in great whooping gasps that echoed through the otherwise silent classroom like a heart-beat. Half of them were still manacled to their chairs, sitting ducks for whatever might come through that door.
Elaine Oldenburg could have run. But in the end, she was a teacher before she was a survivor, and so all she did was step away from the door, fix a smile on her face, and say, “We’re going to have an adventure. Won’t that be fun?"
I thought this was excellent. One of my favorite stories in this world. The story follows a first grade teacher as she tries to get her students out of a locked down school during a zombie outbreak. As usual with this author the story is not only about fighting zombies but about social and political issues. This touches on the ridiculous school policies, politicians who have made deals with shady security companies based on who makes the most money, etc.
This was so well written. So many emotions in a short time. My heart went out to this woman as she had to make horrible choice after horrible choice.
Even if you haven't read the trilogy that this story is a part of, you can (& should) read this. It is fine as a stand alone and is a great example of this author's story telling ability.
April 25, 2015
Have you ever been stunned silent by a book? That is what happened here. This is so heartbreaking and sad that you have no words to explain exactly how your feeling. This is the last book in this series that I have read and you won't forget it anytime soon. If you have read the other books you will come across a character named Foxy in Seattle. This is the story of Foxy before she was Foxy and was just a 1st grade teacher named Elaine Oldenburg.
Schools were supposed to have several safety protocols in place in case an amplification occurred inside the school. However on that fateful day in March everything went wrong. Thus begins the story of how Elaine attempted to bring 2 classrooms of children to safety. I don't want to go to much further into the details because it would give the story away, but just take with you that given the circumstances that were handed to her, I don't think anyone else would have been able to do what she did.
I highly recommend this series. It not just about zombies, it's about the aftermath and how people chose to survive in a world that is so much different than one we are accustomed to.
Schools were supposed to have several safety protocols in place in case an amplification occurred inside the school. However on that fateful day in March everything went wrong. Thus begins the story of how Elaine attempted to bring 2 classrooms of children to safety. I don't want to go to much further into the details because it would give the story away, but just take with you that given the circumstances that were handed to her, I don't think anyone else would have been able to do what she did.
I highly recommend this series. It not just about zombies, it's about the aftermath and how people chose to survive in a world that is so much different than one we are accustomed to.
September 20, 2016
this story was too realistic for comfort, it's scary how mira can paint a scene so lifelike you forget it isn't real.
February 12, 2018
This novella expands on the world post-Rising, as seen in the Feed trilogy. I love how this tragic event (occurring before the first book in the trilogy) shows us the way schools were changed, sometimes ineffectively, after the first zombie Rising. I also love the unexpected glimpse into one of Feed's more stranger supporting characters.
December 28, 2015
3 1/2 stars - another great addition to the Feed world. Review to follow
September 8, 2023
what a scary representation of American school shootings. But what an incredible story. I got chills.
November 8, 2014
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell by Mira Grant offers us another glimpse of life post-rising that occurred in her Newflesh Trilogy. I am not a huge fan of novellas but Grant tells a complete story and this triolgy is one of my all time favorites so I make sure to read each one. I have yet to be disappointed, in fact I only crave more!
Imagine a school with electronic shackles on student's chairs and amplification tests. *shivers* Grant shares with the reader events that occurred post-rising at an elementary school in the northern pacific region of the United States. Elaine Oldenburg is a first grade teacher, and our hero but fans of Blackout will squee because this is a character we know as Foxy! We first made her acquaintance in Blackout.
Grant shares the tale from a report that was taken after the events occurred and by taking us into the actual event. The tale is macabre and dark; the type of horror novel that makes me shiver and grin devilishly. We know the outcome, and yet Grant made my heart race, become connected and I found I was completely lost in the tale.
When you think about it, The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell should be horrible..I mean kids, zombies, and death are straight-out of a slasher movie that makes the viewer give up popcorn. I never like it when children and animals are harmed. I am a softy, and as much as I love horror my motto is, “kill the adults, eat their flesh but leave the children alone” Grant wove this tale taking great care while delivering a terrific zombie horror story with all the nonstop heart-racing thrill we crave in zombie novels. It makes you think about a world where zombies, mutations, viruses are real.
I honestly think I held my breathe while reading it, and appreciated Grant offering another brilliant tale for fans of the Newsflesh trilogy. While The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is short Grant gave us a tale to remember and it was well worth the cost of admission.This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer
Imagine a school with electronic shackles on student's chairs and amplification tests. *shivers* Grant shares with the reader events that occurred post-rising at an elementary school in the northern pacific region of the United States. Elaine Oldenburg is a first grade teacher, and our hero but fans of Blackout will squee because this is a character we know as Foxy! We first made her acquaintance in Blackout.
Grant shares the tale from a report that was taken after the events occurred and by taking us into the actual event. The tale is macabre and dark; the type of horror novel that makes me shiver and grin devilishly. We know the outcome, and yet Grant made my heart race, become connected and I found I was completely lost in the tale.
When you think about it, The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell should be horrible..I mean kids, zombies, and death are straight-out of a slasher movie that makes the viewer give up popcorn. I never like it when children and animals are harmed. I am a softy, and as much as I love horror my motto is, “kill the adults, eat their flesh but leave the children alone” Grant wove this tale taking great care while delivering a terrific zombie horror story with all the nonstop heart-racing thrill we crave in zombie novels. It makes you think about a world where zombies, mutations, viruses are real.
I honestly think I held my breathe while reading it, and appreciated Grant offering another brilliant tale for fans of the Newsflesh trilogy. While The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is short Grant gave us a tale to remember and it was well worth the cost of admission.This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer
July 20, 2014
I have to marvel at Grant's ability to write stories where you know the outcome, going in, and yet she still holds you enthralled through the journey. It feels macabre to say this was a great story, since it is a story about children dying, but it was a GREAT STORY! Hard to read, yes, especially since I'm of an age that my friends and family have children the same ages at the children in the book, and it's all too easy to put a face--and emotional reaction--to the story's events, but I do think that, even given the subject matter, Grant danced on the right side of the line, giving us what happened without glorifying or reveling in it. It was horrible and it felt horrible. Just in a really good way.
My only nitpick is that the ending felt a little rushed. I would've liked either some transition between the last two scenes or for the last epilogue scene to have been left off entirely. But, the journey too that part is so precipitous, it also feels like the first moment you can breathe.
My only nitpick is that the ending felt a little rushed. I would've liked either some transition between the last two scenes or for the last epilogue scene to have been left off entirely. But, the journey too that part is so precipitous, it also feels like the first moment you can breathe.
July 27, 2014
This was a tough book to read, you know things are going to end bad, very bad. As we watch Elaine go through her day you think she is going to beat things, that she will get the kids out, but with each decision it's almost like someone is working against her, she's just minutes or seconds too late. I feel for the position that Elaine was in, she really tried, but it was an uphill battle. I thought the story of looking back interspersed with the real time was good. It shows how when you have time and distance it is easy to play the shoulda/coulda game and done much better, however when you are in the middle of a shitstorm you do the best you can.
October 16, 2014
These shorts are amazing. She has the ability to keep the story line new and fresh and this one in particular was really engaging and disturbing. Loved it!
July 21, 2025
Excellent zombie short story. Super intriguing and I haven’t even read the other books in the series. Chilling for sure!
August 12, 2025
It was alright, nothing to write home about.
July 2, 2018
Mira Grant created a fascinating world in her NEWSFLESH, is a masterful piece of hard science fiction, combining medical detail with political intrigue with intricate worldbuilding. Her characters were so real that the end of the first book in the trilogy, Feed, reduced me to tears.
Since completing the trilogy, Grant continues to write about the world she created. With the novella The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell, she may finally have returned to the well once too often. It’s a solid story, detailing the day-to-day issues presented to schools when blood becomes a deadly substance. Grant skillfully builds suspense for those less familiar with her world as she tells of the consequences of one 6-year-old child’s tiny lie about skinning his hand at recess. But ultimately, she has so completely explored the implications of her thesis in her previous tales that anyone who has read the trilogy will find this story predictable.
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is about a first grade school teacher in Seattle, Elaine Oldenburg. Children continue to attend public school despite the zombie threat because of their need for socialization. Most drop out by the fourth grade to study with private tutors or entirely by means of the internet, but younger children still need to learn about how to deal with others. In addition, kindergarteners and most first graders are too small to amplify into zombies, even should the antibodies in their blood be triggered in some way. While the dangers of schooling are not minimal, they are outweighed by the children’s need for other children.
Steps have been taken to make schools safer, but as has ever been the case with schools (and other government projects), safety equipment has been purchased from the lowest bidder. And, as has ever been the case, the lowest bidder doesn’t always produce the best product. One would think that when it comes to protecting a community’s children, only the best would do; but that’s not the case in Grant’s world, and it never has been the case in ours. Grant expertly manipulates real world habits, politics and economics to create a completely believable scenario.
Yet despite Grant’s skill, this tale feels like it’s already been told. Her skills are sufficiently great that genuine admirers of her work will feel impatient with this novella, wishing that she would move on to tell new stories of different biological threats. Thus, while Grant has written a thoroughly competent story with much to recommend it to those not already steeped in the world of NEWSFLESH, those who have read her previous works are likely to become impatient for the next book in Grant’s new PARASITOLOGY trilogy, Symbiont, which is due in November.
Originally published at http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi....
Since completing the trilogy, Grant continues to write about the world she created. With the novella The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell, she may finally have returned to the well once too often. It’s a solid story, detailing the day-to-day issues presented to schools when blood becomes a deadly substance. Grant skillfully builds suspense for those less familiar with her world as she tells of the consequences of one 6-year-old child’s tiny lie about skinning his hand at recess. But ultimately, she has so completely explored the implications of her thesis in her previous tales that anyone who has read the trilogy will find this story predictable.
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is about a first grade school teacher in Seattle, Elaine Oldenburg. Children continue to attend public school despite the zombie threat because of their need for socialization. Most drop out by the fourth grade to study with private tutors or entirely by means of the internet, but younger children still need to learn about how to deal with others. In addition, kindergarteners and most first graders are too small to amplify into zombies, even should the antibodies in their blood be triggered in some way. While the dangers of schooling are not minimal, they are outweighed by the children’s need for other children.
Steps have been taken to make schools safer, but as has ever been the case with schools (and other government projects), safety equipment has been purchased from the lowest bidder. And, as has ever been the case, the lowest bidder doesn’t always produce the best product. One would think that when it comes to protecting a community’s children, only the best would do; but that’s not the case in Grant’s world, and it never has been the case in ours. Grant expertly manipulates real world habits, politics and economics to create a completely believable scenario.
Yet despite Grant’s skill, this tale feels like it’s already been told. Her skills are sufficiently great that genuine admirers of her work will feel impatient with this novella, wishing that she would move on to tell new stories of different biological threats. Thus, while Grant has written a thoroughly competent story with much to recommend it to those not already steeped in the world of NEWSFLESH, those who have read her previous works are likely to become impatient for the next book in Grant’s new PARASITOLOGY trilogy, Symbiont, which is due in November.
Originally published at http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi....
February 8, 2015
Mira Grant is a horror genius.
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is horrifying in so many ways. Some may say that it is zombies and we've all seen and read that over and over but Mira Grant has a way of hitting that button that we all have for the HOLY SHIT that tells our bodies to fight or flee.
In this novella she is able to once again hit that button but more than she ever has before. This is about children, and not only children but kindergarteners and first graders. What can be more horrifying than those innocent children getting eaten by zombies. What's worse? It was all because of one of these first graders that an outbreak happened in the school. It wasn't his fault but technically it was.
The teacher in this situation is remarkable and I wish Mira Grant had pushed to tell us a little more about her at the end. I wanted more. But that is the only downside to this. Well, other than the obviousness of children being eaten by zombies. That's as bad as pets being eaten or turning into zombies. Both of which Mira Grant has done!!! And still I love reading her. It's because she talks about these horrifying things that makes me love her writing so much!
In this very short story we have a teacher that has to deal with not only trying to survive, but trying to save her innocent and trusting students. I have to admit, I understand the few times when she thought about running and saving herself, but I'm so glad she didn't. What she did have to do was agonizing and absolutely horrible but also very brave.
This is just another of her fabulous stories that adds a bit to the Newsflesh trilogy. If she adds any more of these I will be one of the first people to scoop them up. Even though they are horrifying I just cannot get enough!
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell is horrifying in so many ways. Some may say that it is zombies and we've all seen and read that over and over but Mira Grant has a way of hitting that button that we all have for the HOLY SHIT that tells our bodies to fight or flee.
In this novella she is able to once again hit that button but more than she ever has before. This is about children, and not only children but kindergarteners and first graders. What can be more horrifying than those innocent children getting eaten by zombies. What's worse? It was all because of one of these first graders that an outbreak happened in the school. It wasn't his fault but technically it was.
The teacher in this situation is remarkable and I wish Mira Grant had pushed to tell us a little more about her at the end. I wanted more. But that is the only downside to this. Well, other than the obviousness of children being eaten by zombies. That's as bad as pets being eaten or turning into zombies. Both of which Mira Grant has done!!! And still I love reading her. It's because she talks about these horrifying things that makes me love her writing so much!
In this very short story we have a teacher that has to deal with not only trying to survive, but trying to save her innocent and trusting students. I have to admit, I understand the few times when she thought about running and saving herself, but I'm so glad she didn't. What she did have to do was agonizing and absolutely horrible but also very brave.
This is just another of her fabulous stories that adds a bit to the Newsflesh trilogy. If she adds any more of these I will be one of the first people to scoop them up. Even though they are horrifying I just cannot get enough!
August 26, 2014
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell chronicles a zombie outbreak at an elementary school, focusing on one heroic schoolteacher who must lead her first graders to safety. She does not lead them all to safety. I couldn't help but be reminded of the superior
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats
, a much richer work that hits many of the same beats. As in that novella, Grant continually drops ominous hints about the outcome throughout to build suspense and increase tension, though it sometimes rings hollow, the dire pronouncements stating the obvious: people died, it was horrible, etc. It's a strong zombie outbreak story—that is not afraid to kill off little kids—but the real treat is getting more worldbuilding of post-Rising society. How do elementary schools work when some children aren't even large enough to amplify, thus posing no threat? How do you keep everyone safe when you have dozens and dozens of warm bodies in a small space? Grant keeps the fascinating details coming as the schoolteacher does her best to survive: not action-movie style, but calmly and quietly because the kids don't know what's going on. It's rather heartbreaking.
June 28, 2016
סיימתי בשלושה הימים האחרונים לקרוא שני ספרים, או יותר נכון ספר ונובלה.
מאוד קרובים ברעיון ומאוד שונים בביצוע. הראשון הוא "The Girl with All the Gifts" שמדברים עליו הרבה לאחרונה ושגם תורגם לעברית.
השני הוא נובלה של 100 עמודים, The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell של מירה גרנט.
שניהם מדברים על ילדים. שניהם מדברים על זומבים והתנהגות של אנשים בעולם מטורף. רק שבזמן שהנערה עם כל המתנות מתאמצת נורא ומחפשת איך לזעזע ולדכא, הנובלה של מירה גרנט פשוט עושה את זה בצורה מהודקת ומעולה בשליש מהאורך. הנערה עם המתנות הוא ספר נחמד, שכדאי לקרוא אבל הרגשתי שבערך מהאמצע (שעד שם הוא היה ממש טוב) הוא הולך לשוטט ובמקום לספר סיפור ועולם הוא מחפש איך לזעזע ולהביא עומק קודר ואפל לדמויות (שלא הן ולא הרקע לא באמת הצליח לעניין או לרגש). הרגיש לי בנקודה מסויימת שהסופרת קראה את העמדה של סטיבן קינג ואמרה לעצמה "הא! אני רוצה משהו כזה". היא רק שכחה שיש גם סיפור שכבר רץ חצי ספר, והסיפור הוא על משהו אחר.
הנובלה של גרנט, מצד שני, מהודקת, מתקתקת, כתובה היטב. מצמררת, עם בניית עולם מעולה (מעולה מעולה!). אז כן, כדאי לקרוא את "הנערה עם כל המתנות" אבל ממליצה לקרוא את הנובלה של גרנט ישר אחרי.
because it's that good
מאוד קרובים ברעיון ומאוד שונים בביצוע. הראשון הוא "The Girl with All the Gifts" שמדברים עליו הרבה לאחרונה ושגם תורגם לעברית.
השני הוא נובלה של 100 עמודים, The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell של מירה גרנט.
שניהם מדברים על ילדים. שניהם מדברים על זומבים והתנהגות של אנשים בעולם מטורף. רק שבזמן שהנערה עם כל המתנות מתאמצת נורא ומחפשת איך לזעזע ולדכא, הנובלה של מירה גרנט פשוט עושה את זה בצורה מהודקת ומעולה בשליש מהאורך. הנערה עם המתנות הוא ספר נחמד, שכדאי לקרוא אבל הרגשתי שבערך מהאמצע (שעד שם הוא היה ממש טוב) הוא הולך לשוטט ובמקום לספר סיפור ועולם הוא מחפש איך לזעזע ולהביא עומק קודר ואפל לדמויות (שלא הן ולא הרקע לא באמת הצליח לעניין או לרגש). הרגיש לי בנקודה מסויימת שהסופרת קראה את העמדה של סטיבן קינג ואמרה לעצמה "הא! אני רוצה משהו כזה". היא רק שכחה שיש גם סיפור שכבר רץ חצי ספר, והסיפור הוא על משהו אחר.
הנובלה של גרנט, מצד שני, מהודקת, מתקתקת, כתובה היטב. מצמררת, עם בניית עולם מעולה (מעולה מעולה!). אז כן, כדאי לקרוא את "הנערה עם כל המתנות" אבל ממליצה לקרוא את הנובלה של גרנט ישר אחרי.
because it's that good
January 10, 2018
This was absolutely haunting.
I love Mira's work. I'm also a big fan of the horror genre. I'm not easily phased or disturbed. This book didn't especially go into graphic detail regarding the deaths of the children caught in the schoolwide zombie outbreak, but the details we did get- both first and fourth graders with distinct voices and characterization- behaving like kids would in such a situation, coupled with Elaine's frantic attempts to keep the situation together... the kids' absolute trust of their teacher to get them out alive, the way small government regulations all continuously failed these specific children... it was HAUNTING. Beautifully written, but I need to go hug a puppy and sit in the sunshine for a while.
I picked up this and Do Not Taunt the Octopus simply because Monkey/Kitty/Foxy (Elaine) were my favorite characters of the original trilogy, and this did not disappoint. What a story! What an author.
July 18, 2014
this was terrifying and great. if you liked the zombie containment lockdown security terror of the novels this is the novella closest to that in tone. it's detailed and intense and once it was over i was ready to go drinking with alaric because shit gets dark. i can't wait for more novel-length newsflesh.
November 18, 2016
This is a tough story to read, because it's about a zombie outbreak in an elementary school. In Grant's zombie world, young children can't be zombies (there's a weight threshold for the virus to awaken) but they can certainly get eaten by them. It's a gut punch and not as fun as zombie kangaroo hijinks, as in the previous novella in the series.
March 13, 2015
A bit of a cliffhanger ending and the title is slightly misleading. I hadn't really thought about how the zombie uprising would have affected schools so it was interesting to see how it was handled but I was still left with a lot of questions at the end of the story.
August 27, 2015
This was too gruesome and scary for me. I love Grant's Newsflesh trilogy, but she only gives details when zombies attack adults. The description of zombies rampaging through an elementary school, as in this short story, made me feel sick.
July 28, 2015
Excellent story in the world of Feed. It actually gave me nightmares (a reminder of why I don't normally read anything scary enough to give me nightmares).
September 17, 2014
Mira Grant is a consummate writer and I'm always onboard for another Newsflesh. I was a bit taken aback at the ending of this one however.
June 22, 2016
Oh wow.
I mentioned how San DIego caused eye leakage? This one did too, tho more in painful sympathy.
Poor poor woman. Just... WOW.
I mentioned how San DIego caused eye leakage? This one did too, tho more in painful sympathy.
Poor poor woman. Just... WOW.
July 14, 2016
As a teacher, I really related to this one. Hoo boy. Ninety minutes of creepy excitement.
August 23, 2016
Tense short story from Mira Grant/Seanan McGuire, exploring the consequences of a zombie outbreak in an elementary school, and the consequences of heroism.
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