The Girl with All the Gifts

#12 in Dystopian

The Girl with All the Gifts

Mike Carey

First published 2014Original language EN

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 10867 ratingsConfidence 83%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#12 of 52 in Dystopian ahead of 78% of the category
483
Pages
about 9 h
Reading time

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About the book

The Girl with All the Gifts is a science fiction book by M. R. Carey, published in June 2014 by Orbit Books. It is based on his 2013 Edgar Award–nominated short story "Iphigenia in Aulis" and was written concurrently with the screenplay for the 2016 film. It deals with a post-apocalyptic future in which most of humanity is wiped out by a zombie-like fungal infection.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.1 across 867 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 82% of the weight and the score stays at 8.0 — the Dystopian average of 7.8 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.249 6%
Hardcover8.1818 94%

Frequently asked

What is The Girl with All the Gifts rated?

8.0 out of 10, from 867 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.

Is The Girl with All the Gifts worth reading?

Readers give it 8.0/10 from 867 ratings, which puts it ahead of 78 % of the Dystopian shelf.

How long does it take to read The Girl with All the Gifts?

About 9 hours at an average reading pace — 483 pages.

Where does The Girl with All the Gifts rank?

#12 in Dystopian on the current snapshot.

How long is The Girl with All the Gifts?

It has 483 pages — longer than 74% of the ranked books in Dystopian.

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