lunabee34 | The Meh and the Yay

1. Apparently BPAL stuff takes forever to ship. *cries* LOL

2. I bought some stevia to try. It tastes exactly like a Sweet-n-Low packet. Bleck. My little foray down the sugar substitute aisle also reminded me that I don't like agave as a sweetener. Boo and also hiss.

3. I finished the final book in the Newsflesh trilogy.

I think the second book is my favorite, but I really liked this concluding book.

I loved how resourceful clone!Georgia is. I love that she is able to accept that she isn't quite Georgia and think about how to move on from that. And holy Flowers in the Attic, Batman, was that kiss with Shaun exactly what I've been waiting for. I wondered if the writer would have the balls to make Georgia/Shaun unmistakable and explicitly stated, and she did! Yay!!!!!!

The moment where Shaun reflects that clone!Georgia isn't really Georgia but she's good enough is very bittersweet.

I also really appreciated the treatment of the Mason parents. The interactions we got with them in this book is what I have wanted all along. Clearly the people are flawed. Clearly they were not good parents. But that moment when Shaun wonders if his parents see the ghost of their dead son or hear his voice or look around at their house like it's a grave--that kicked me in the gut. Because it's something he never could have come close to understanding without losing Georgia first. It doesn't excuse anything the Masons have done, but it was nice to see Shaun develop some empathy there.

I cannot believe that Becks died. *sniffle*

I am so glad that Rick and President Ryman were ultimately not bad guys, and I liked the explanation the book gave for the global game.

Of course, I also am a fan of Shaun and Georgia riding off into the sunset where they can be left alone, just the two of them--no parents, no public, no cameras. Just the most gloriously co-dependent ending this book could have had. LOL

I wholeheartedly recommend reading this series to everyone!

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When I was first theorizing at people, a surprising number of them were either skeptical of the idea that Stacy and Michael knew, or had never thought about it one way or the other, so I found it very reassuring the first time or two that someone else was like "well, obviously!" There are so many nods to it scattered here and there. (One that particularly interests me is Georgia writing in Feed that she and Shaun would have still been sharing a bedroom "if they'd let us".)

Everything about the reunion makes my heart overflow. Everything. All the places where it's awkward and uncertain, and the places where it's like nothing's changed. My favorite may be the ride back to the hotel from the CDC, when she just climbs into his arms and snuggles down and falls into instant, perfect sleep, and then when he threatens her awake. *^^*

*nods* I imagine that at the very least, constantly hiding a major aspect of their relationship would have contributed to how reserved she is. Shaun does mention when head!George cuddles up with him that she hid physical affection from their parents even when they were kids, but having it become a need for secrecy as well as a desire for privacy can't have helped with her keeping her distance. (Although on the flip side, Shaun's still very tactile with her in front of people and cameras.)

And because this reminded me of a thing that delights me, I'm gratuitously pasting in a bit of an email that

wildpear wrote to me when she started rereading Feed a while ago. *g* She said, "Okay, and I actually noticed this the first time, but "Shaun grudgingly slid his other arm around my waist and linked his hands at the pit of my stomach" is just unsettlingly physical if you're thinking 'siblings'. I remember reading that and going "huh, wait? . . . ." and then just deciding it was awkward writing, because obviously he had to put his hands there and what was my problem. But he didn't have to do it like THAT, and she didn't have to notice so graphically, did she? Yes, yes she did. I also like, immediately afterwards, "as he settled." Because that is so very much what Shaun does. He haz a George, and he's not busy poking things? He just settles in and makes himself cozy."

Oh yeah. Now that I've read the entire series, I can definitely look back and see hints throughout. I think this is 100% one of those reads that just gets better and better with re-reading.

It really, really is. It's such comfort reading for me now, even with all the heartrending parts.

I think the quote in this icon will always be my favorite answer to people who think that Feed flat-out contained no indication that Georgia and Shaun were sleeping together. *g*

Ha! I love it. :)

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