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I am a fan of Mira Grant's, and there were things to like in this book. However, for me, the flaws outweighed the strengths. While the characters were interesting, too many major plot elements hinge on massive coincidences of the protagonist just happening to know or be related to people in specific positions. One of these I might have been able to swallow, but there are two major ones and at least a third minor one. It surpassed my ability to suspend disbelief.

Also, the big reveal of the book was pretty obvious about forty pages in, and the fact that the character doesn't get it until the very end made her seem incredibly stupid. More importantly to me, despite some hand-waving to justify the character not wanting to face this revelation, the whole thing felt contrived and more like the writer needed to stretch out the story than character consistent.

Which actually ties into my biggest issue with the book. All of the pacing felt stretched out, as if the author was reaching to make a half a book of content into an entire novel so that the material could be spread over a greater number of books. Unfortunately, I won't get to the rest of the series to find out if that continues.

However, the characters are mostly strong, the personal dynamics interesting, and the premise fascinating. So, I'm sure for other readers this could be a genuinely enjoyable book.


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Parasite Mira Grant 9780316218955 Books Reviews

First let me say I will buy and read everything Ms. Grant writes! I feel she is a very gifted writer! The Newsflesh trilogy was superb!
This book however is not her best work. I know it is probably the start of a new trilogy, but it was not "Feed" by any means. That book jumped off the page and grabbed the reader by the throat. This book, on the other hand, was so slowly paced that I kept wondering what I had missed. I kept waiting for it to take off but it never did. I have not seen so much foreshadowing since viewing a Dali painting! Each new section I was sure would be the start, but no, not a chance! The book had more exposition than a Shaw play! I certainly hope the sequel has more to it, now that we are invested in these characters!
I love MG's Other series. I had high hopes for this book. I love books of this genera, and I am good with suspended disbelief. But I couldn't get past how wrong the science was. Microbial genetics doesn't work the way described, the treatment options made no sense, and you need a lot more personal protective equipment (and an FBI background check) before you can get access to a BSL4 lab. How hard is it to get a consult from a microbiologist? I bet a grad student would help for cheap. I you are going to go for the hard science route, get it right!
I bought this because I like her zombie books, however, this one is awful. The premise is ridiculous, the characters are forgettable and the so called heroine of the book has you rooting for the tapeworm. Quite an imagination, but in all the wrong areas. I wouldn't read part II if the book was given to me. Don't waste your $$$.
When I was young, I devoured medical thrillers by Robin Cook. I grew tired of his formula quickly enough, but medical stuff will still draw me in.

After reading Feed, I was ready to read anything that Mira Grant chose to write. When I started this book, I remembered thinking that it didn't quite...er...infect me the same way that the Newsflesh series had. Which clearly isn't true, because I should have been able to stop turning pages, but I could not. And now here I am, ready to dive rig into book two of the series.

There are twists, turns, close calls, friendly dogs, and if that's not enough, there's also really solid-sounding science (I am not s!art enough to know how plausible it truly is) and there's Tansy. You should meet her. She's fascinating in an Elaine Oldenburg/Foxy sort of way.
The Setup (Overview)

In the near future health care has become almost universally standardized. A company by the name of SymboGen has found away to take one of nature's more pesky parasites and turn it into a revolutionary way of delivering medicine. There is almost no down sides and millions have been saved that might have other wised perished. In the case of one one woman the SymboGen treatment may even have brought her back from the the dead. Of course this is an unexpected side effect, one that SymboGen doesn't quite understand so they are very eager, or very worried, and want to find an explanation as soon as possible. This is the story of Sally Mitchell, the girl who came back.

The Story(Some Story Details)

Sally Mitchell was not the nicest person in the world before her accident. While her SymboGen implant saved her body from the effects of getting T-Boned by a semi-truck, it didn't quite stop her brain from getting banged around a bit. In fact she doesn't remember anything at all from her past. Which is why she prefers to be called Sal now since she's apparently a completely opposite person now. It has taken Sal almost two years to make up all the progress she lost due to the accident.

She is ready to move on with her life but SymboGen still hasn't gotten the answers they wanted. There is also some lingering side effects that no one can quite explain. While some might normal, like nightmare's, there are others such as severe allergy reactions that could be deadly. So Sal puts up with the continuing tests whether she likes it or not.

Everything changes though when a strange new sickness starts to spread across the country. It causes normal people to act as if they are suddenly sleep walking. The victims start out docile but eventually they become aggressive, almost as if they are hunting something. As the sickness accelerates it seems that SymboGen might not have been quite as beneficial as they seemed.

The answers lie locked in the head of Sal Mitchell. Now she and her ragtag group of friends and unlikely allies must delve into the shrouded history of SymboGen to find the truth behind what was thought to be the miracle of the century.

Conclusion(My Overall Opinion on the Story)

This was a pretty good read. The story moves a pretty good clip, it does get a little fast toward the end as this is the first book in the trilogy so the next book needs to get it's story arc's setup. It's not really that distracting, just after a certain point in the book there are a few “and then!” moments. The story may remind some of “The Host”, while there are a few similarities the idea has more to do with the “humans mess nature's plan and that's a bad idea” concept than anything else. The characters are also interesting for the most part. Just about everyone has more than meets the eye to them or most likely will in the sequel. If your interested in thrillers that have a side of “mysterious virus may destroy the world” or you liked the “news flesh trilogy” give this one a read. m.a.c
I am a fan of Mira Grant's, and there were things to like in this book. However, for me, the flaws outweighed the strengths. While the characters were interesting, too many major plot elements hinge on massive coincidences of the protagonist just happening to know or be related to people in specific positions. One of these I might have been able to swallow, but there are two major ones and at least a third minor one. It surpassed my ability to suspend disbelief.

Also, the big reveal of the book was pretty obvious about forty pages in, and the fact that the character doesn't get it until the very end made her seem incredibly stupid. More importantly to me, despite some hand-waving to justify the character not wanting to face this revelation, the whole thing felt contrived and more like the writer needed to stretch out the story than character consistent.

Which actually ties into my biggest issue with the book. All of the pacing felt stretched out, as if the author was reaching to make a half a book of content into an entire novel so that the material could be spread over a greater number of books. Unfortunately, I won't get to the rest of the series to find out if that continues.

However, the characters are mostly strong, the personal dynamics interesting, and the premise fascinating. So, I'm sure for other readers this could be a genuinely enjoyable book.