Ryman for America: The Best of 2010.: seanan

Ryman for America: The Best of 2010.

So people are stating to post their "best of..." lists for 2010. Heck, I'm even doing it, and I'm frequently the last person to notice that the bandwagon is rolling through the center of my town. Much to my surprise and delight, Feed is showing up on a few of those lists, which is sort of like, whoa, really? I mean...whoa, really? I love this book like I love sunshine and zombie puppies, but I didn't write it to make lists, I wrote it to get it out of my head. So the fact that it is is just...

It's staggering.

But here it is on Book Yurt's 2010 W00t List, described as "smart, scary, sassy and not at all what you'd expect from a zombie novel." (I'm also described here, as "both hilarious and ferociously smart." I can roll with that, being an overly-intellectual former stand-up comic. See? Every skill applies somewhere.)

And the Devourer of Books listed Feed as one of the books she gushed about in 2010, describing it as, "a smart book with fantastic world building." She was talking about the audio book, too, and gave kudos to the narrators.

But the one that really floored me—I mean floored me, knocked me on my ass and stole my lunch money—is the one that half the world emailed me about while I was sleeping. Because Feed, my little zombies-and-politics Sorkin/Romero love letter, Feed...

Well, it made The Onion AV Club's list of the Best Books They Read in 2010. Feed. My book. Made that list. HOLY CRAP. And they say:

"Feed resembles a Cory Doctorow novel in its intelligent speculation about how technology will reshape familiar aspects of the world, but it's more like The West Wing in its close observation of a presidential campaign from the inside, as seen through the eyes of a handful of bloggers invited along on the campaign trail. It's a breathless, exciting pulp novel with one of 2010's most surprising endings, but it's also a smart futuristic extrapolation about what the future may look like thanks to the Internet and new modes of communication, zombies or no."

I am stunned. Totally stunned. And also, have no lunch money, because this review took it. And somehow, I do not mind.

BEST OF 2010, BABY! WOOOOOOOOO!

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firebirdgrrl

January 13 2011, 16:28:17 UTC 6 years ago

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She's out-and a great toy, really gorgeous. I had toy store fail in finding her but check ebay-there are a bunch of scalpers, but there are some that you can get for a fair price. I got mine before everything went Christmas crazy. I got mine for about $30. Some of the Buy It Nows have a or Best Offer so you could do okay there.

(insert rant about toy scalpers here)

seanan_mcguire

January 13 2011, 16:31:43 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, I went and looked at Amazon, and ARRGH. I need them to restock the stores! I need a Ghoulia! And possibly a Draculaura, to keep her company. Yeah. Company.

I hate toy scalping.

January 13 2011, 16:36:44 UTC 6 years ago

I think there is now a tenth level of hell for toy scalpers.

I checked Mattel and they don't have any MH dolls up, but just some other kipple:( I did, however, snag a couple dolls from there for regular price so that can be a good resource. I'll also check my stores around here to see what I can because, by gum, you should totally have a Ghoulia:)

January 19 2011, 17:52:13 UTC 6 years ago

I have found my Draculaura! Now I just need Ghoulia.

Did you see the announcement for wave three?

January 19 2011, 18:43:10 UTC 6 years ago

Yay! I'll still keep my eyes open for any Ghoulias out here.

Wave 3?! No, I didn't!

*hears a woooshing sound in her wallet*

January 19 2011, 19:14:05 UTC 6 years ago

I found Ghoulia!!!!!

And yeah:

* Abbey Bominable
* Spectra Vondergeist
* Clawd Wolf

Also the "Dead Tired" and "Classroom" doll assortments.

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