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I don't know about the necessity of her death, but in killing her, Grant made a very good point about how standing up for your beliefs can mean sacrificing everything.

George knew the danger she was in daring to look for the truth. The enemies she made aren't to be taken lightly, and I liked that Grant didn't lie to her audience, making it seem like even someone as strong and savvy as George could stand up to deep corruption and come out whole. It brought realism to a fantastic story, and made things much tenser in books two and three, because if George could die, anyone was vulnerable.

-Elizabeth Reuter
Author, The Demon of Renaissance Drive

I don't want to give away any spoilers, but her death is a major factor on the later two books in the series.

The author wrote an alternative ending titled FED in which Georgia doesn't get infected. In my opinion, it just wasn't as good. Check it out and let us know what you think. The Goodreads page provides a link to a free copy.

I think it made the book much more powerful. It was a bold move. It showed that George was strong and opinionated.

I think Grant did Georgia justice. I'm not a published author or anything but I do write a lot, and one thing that I have come to love about my favorite authors is that they aren't afraid to kill a character off. Sometimes there comes a point that character's life has come to an end and it would be a cop-out to allow that character to live.

In this particular case I find it interesting that the perspective is going to shift to Shaun, and if the end of FEED is any indication Georgia is still going to be in the next book.

I think this didn't add much to the book, instead it added much to the series as a whole! George dying shows that even our main characters aren't safe. It also shows the irony. George and Shaun kept talking about how they expected Shaun to be the one to die first. He was, after all, a Irwin and Georgia being just a Newsie.
When she ended up being the one who died, however, was a real plot twist. I for one felt like I had grown close to George and felt like I could actually relate to her. And knowing that she ended up being the one who died was a real spin for me. And the second and third book kept me on my toes. I won't tell you about them, but I will tell you this. George's last post, WILL be responded.

I just can't...I haven't read the last two books yet. I literally finished Feed and am still contemplating her death. I will admit that there were times in the book where it felt slow to me, but I kept reading because my friend recommended it and said things got crazy at the end. I NEVER expected George to die. I reasoned ways she would get out of it - I thought her eyes would give her an immunity or something! But, alas, no. Did George have to die? Probably not. Was killing her off the best possible decision Grant could have made? I think so.

I think killing her was brilliant move, it was definitely a surprise but really brought home the danger and her steadfast belief in telling the truth no matter what


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I thought bringing her back really ruined the impact. I was really disappointed by that. It's supposed to be a zombie book; if you kill someone they should stay dead or come back as a zombie (hide spoiler)]

I would agree that George was definitely the most developed character with the strongest voice, and you could get a much clearer image of her in your mind because she had distinguishing things about her...

All through her death I was thinking there would be some, slightly hokey, salvation that would come and at least give the hope that we would see her again. But getting her brain emulsified is pretty final.

I think it added a lot of emotion and is really one of the best reasons to love the novel.

I thought it worked well and her death moved me to tears. But before she died, I wasn't that connected to her, in an emotional way. She just seemed so… well, disconnected already. So for me it worked because it killed off a main character I liked, and made me love her in those last few pages.

wow

In my opinion, George's death changed the rest of the book and made it less likable. She was by far the most interesting character in it.

have you read the last book (blackout) of the trilogy.....because then , you`ll question whether she really died or not.