In this post, I examine how abortion language functions in M. R. Carey's 2014 zombie novel The Girl with All the Gifts. I devoured (heh, heh) most of the novel last week on an airplane. One of the things that struck me was how a group of children--not quite human, and not quite zombie--were referred to as "frigging little abortions." This post will be as spoiler-free as possible. Some of you may want to read the book, which I enthusiatically recommend. Or, you may want to see the film, which … [Read more...]