The Boy on the Bridge

Books | Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

3.9

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M. R. Carey

One exceptional boy journeys into the ashes of society to find the cure for a devastating plague in this riveting post-apocalyptic standalone set in the same world as the USA Today-bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts.Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived."Strange and surprising and humane" (Lauren Beukes), The Boy on the Bridge is a gripping, powerful story that will make you question what it means to be human.

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Author

M. R. Carey

Pages

400

Publisher

Orbit

Published Date

2017-05-02

ISBN

0316300314 9780316300315

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"The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ So my biggest qualm with this was that you didn't know where this fit into the story, this being book #2. Don't worry, you'll eventually get there! I found the POV back and forth engaging and I loved Grieves's perspective. Having a perspective of someone on the spectrum (in this case autistic) was not only super interesting but also a masterful choice for this series and very innovative. M.R. Carey seems to have a knack for last minute fantastic reveals!"

Sarah

"I liked this book but the FLC got on my last nerve, she was a bully to the MLC if you ask me, she played the girlfriend role and was more than happy to enjoy all the perks of being the girlfriend of a rich boyfriend but reminded him she wasn’t when it benefited her.. she was a user"

Anita Minter

"This book is AMAZING!!!!!! Started a bit slow, but then I fell in love! I'm reading" The Girl with all the gifts". And it is AMAZING as well! I'm almost finished with it! Flew right through it! "

Nicole Blackburn

"Dnf: I don’t appreciate the depiction of autistic people in this book. The male savant stereotype I can over look but not when described as not having real human emotions. I loved the first book but I really don’t feel like sitting through the ableism to get to the story in this one."

Isa

"Interesting but too long. This story might have moved a little more quickly. I haven't read or seen The Girl With All The Gifts so I had no comparison. The story takes a new twist on an old horror concept making it at least fresh. Initially, I thought, " Oh no. Not another of these stories.". I was pleasantly surprised. I would have liked to see a little more development of the characters. All in all, it wasn't a terrible read and having no knowledge of any other stories in the same world, I wasn't able to predict how it would all turn out in the end."

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Paul Garcia

"He's the hero of the spaceways, the galactic engineer... The Boy on the Bridge is an excellent prequel to The Girl with All the Gifts that answers questions that I didn't know I had about the universe the books take place in. Left me yearning for at least another two or three instalments, maybe one about the tribe of feral children, or a follow-up on Melanie and Miss Justineau (both from the end of TGWATG and the prologue of this book). Highly recommend listening to the audiobook as well!"