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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Interesting ideas… I don’t know if it was the translation or just the story itself, but it was a little clunky.
Still a lot left to be explained.
Still a lot left to be explained.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A solid dystopian story. Scratched that Hunger Games itch for me. The plot twists were pretty well done, but it was a bit difficult to keep track of characters since the narrator kept the same voice for most of them. I will be picking up book two soon because that ending has me curious.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
It was hard for me to keep the character names straight. Looking forward to it being a good movie someday! I didn’t really understand the end.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
First off, the only things this book had in common with The Hunger Games and Squid Game is that this is a dystopian, and that there's a tv show involved. That's it.
This book began promising, and I really wanted to like it, but it became an unfocused mess the closer you got to the end.The portal mirrors, the abuse the directors put the actors through and the life of people outside of Snowglobe and how unfair that is, are all afterthoughts Because suddenly, there are clones, and that's the main focus? Not the way I thought this book was gonna go lol There's no mention of an uprising or wanting to really change all that much about how people are currently living. Reading the synopsis for the second book, it seems unlikely those themes will play a huge roll there. I'm not sure if I want to continue this duology, unfortunately.
This book began promising, and I really wanted to like it, but it became an unfocused mess the closer you got to the end.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
The description for this young-adult book mentions Squid Game and Hunger Games; I would also add that it's reminiscent of The Running Man (I'm thinking of the 1987 movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, not the novel -- which takes place in 2025...).
I never really -- pardon the pun -- warmed up to this one. The power plants where humans generate energy was just too silly. And the temperatures -- they frequently are -50F or -70F. My willingness to suspend disbelief just wasn't, well, quite willing enough.
I never really -- pardon the pun -- warmed up to this one. The power plants where humans generate energy was just too silly. And the temperatures -- they frequently are -50F or -70F. My willingness to suspend disbelief just wasn't, well, quite willing enough.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes