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jordang_'s review
3.0
Overall it was interesting and confusing. I'm not really sure where its going, but I will most likely read the next book I'm just not crazy about this one.
carleighdipasquale's review
4.0
I definitely was not expecting to enjoy Alive as much as I did. Having never read a Scott Sigler novel, the last thing I thought I was investing in was an intriguing, amazingly-crafted novel with beautifully flawed characters that would keep me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book!!!! When I read the Mazerunner a few years ago, I was only a little bit impressed, but I have a feeling this whole trilogy will be, though similar, a thousand times better. I need Alight ASAP!!!!
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't like this one at all. I am not a fan of the books where you have to wait until the very end to get any answers, and then even then you don't get all the answers.
The main character was not even a little bit likable. But for some reason they all elected her as their leader. She wasn't the smartest, the most physically strong, or even the most socially adept. There was just nothing about her that would make other people follow her, except for that she decided she should be the leader.
This is not one I'd recommend at all, I'm sorry to say.
The main character was not even a little bit likable. But for some reason they all elected her as their leader. She wasn't the smartest, the most physically strong, or even the most socially adept. There was just nothing about her that would make other people follow her, except for that she decided she should be the leader.
This is not one I'd recommend at all, I'm sorry to say.
summerb's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, Murder, Confinement, Child death, Blood, and Bullying
Minor: Sexual harassment, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual content, War, Vomit, Medical trauma, Cursing, Excrement, Mental illness, Confinement, and Death
grotto's review
5.0
I went into this book completely blind, not having heard anything about it before, and not bothering to read the synopsis. It had an interesting title, the #sciencefiction, and it was free, so I gave it a try.
Turns out going into this book knowing as little as possible is THE BEST way to read it. Without giving too much away, this book is a mysterious, claustrophobic labyrinth and I adore any book that has you building your own theories, and collecting your own clues that STILL manages to keep the truth a mystery and completely blindside you.
This is book one of the "Generations Trilogy" and I have already started book two. (which thank god its also free because the cliffhanger at the end is unbareable) If you're looking for something different, and science-fictiony as all hell. Give this book a try.
Turns out going into this book knowing as little as possible is THE BEST way to read it. Without giving too much away, this book is a mysterious, claustrophobic labyrinth and I adore any book that has you building your own theories, and collecting your own clues that STILL manages to keep the truth a mystery and completely blindside you.
This is book one of the "Generations Trilogy" and I have already started book two. (which thank god its also free because the cliffhanger at the end is unbareable) If you're looking for something different, and science-fictiony as all hell. Give this book a try.
mellhay's review
3.0
The things that these youngsters go through, 'born' at age 12, age them by years. They no longer feel as the young naive children they started as. And are seeing things in their own ways and growing to their own ways of doing things.
Such an adventure here. Now I'm curious what comes with where they are heading next in life.
****FULL REVIEW****
*I listened to this podcasted book for my own enjoyment.
They wake in clothes that are to small for them. They don't know their names, other than the name on their 'coffins'. They don't remember their parents or much of anything else from their past. Lost inside a building they don't know, full of death and secrets. They need to find food and water and to get out of here. What they learn far surpasses what they could have imagined and they will have to fight for their freedom.
I listened to this story in podcasted story form on the authors site. Scott shared, in episode form, the audiobook with us week by week. Emma Galvin is the voice of Em Savage. The panic in Em's voice at the beginning is vocalized wonderfully, rising and falling in volume and speed with Em's growing anxiety. There is a special voice that Emma does and she has a different sound to it, as it should. She makes different sounds to her voice for a few occasions, important pieces. Emma also has the personality of the characters as they become dominate in them through the book, growing from the time they wake unsure to the time they are who they are. I like this variation, and it fits with when we learn the truth of that voice. Well played by the narrator along with the story.
This story caught my attention for the moment it started with the coffin and how the kids are bound to it inside. The strange all around the place and holes in the kids memories. I looked forward to answers while anxious for the characters waking and breaking free. Something terrible happened here with what the characters find, yet they were lucky to be spared. But what happened?
Imagine, young children around the age of ten in a twenty year old body. Physically stronger with a child's thinking and naive views. This is trouble in the making with the hormones and easy tempers rising. They don't remember much, but believe today is their 12th birthday. Yet they are in bodies of 19-20 year old. They do have their instincts and personalities that peek through with each reaction and circumstance that they cross.
The kids express from the moment they escape their 'coffins' different beliefs in the way things should be done or handled. Yet they don't know much either. They are scared, hungry, thirsty, and lost. All they want are their parents or grown-ups to help them. But they aren't around. I feel bad for these young minds, having to go through all they are and alone to figure it out.
Em Savage. Em is our MC. She's not the strongest physically and doesn't know everything, but the way she is makes her a leader. She is determined from the moment she wakes. I do like her realizations. She knows a leader shouldn't hit people and it's okay to challenge the leader in a way that's talking. Her thinking is right.
Strange thing for me with this book. It's not high action but I'm still drawn to the story. It's about survival. These children work to survive either by finding a way out or finding what they need, food and water. Each holding a different skill set and knowledge. If I read the book, I might have been a bit bored at the beginning of the book, but then things start twisting, turning, and showing up. All the sudden there is a heavy episode, or few chapters, that hits you as you didn't expect all that. More and more mysteries to this place. I'm dying to know where they are, why, and what happened. Suspenseful in that token.
The things these youngsters go through, 'born' at age 12, ages them by years. They no longer feel as the young naive children they started as. And are seeing things in their own ways and growing to their own ways of doing things.
Such an adventure here. Now I'm curious what comes with where they are heading next in life.
Such an adventure here. Now I'm curious what comes with where they are heading next in life.
****FULL REVIEW****
*I listened to this podcasted book for my own enjoyment.
They wake in clothes that are to small for them. They don't know their names, other than the name on their 'coffins'. They don't remember their parents or much of anything else from their past. Lost inside a building they don't know, full of death and secrets. They need to find food and water and to get out of here. What they learn far surpasses what they could have imagined and they will have to fight for their freedom.
I listened to this story in podcasted story form on the authors site. Scott shared, in episode form, the audiobook with us week by week. Emma Galvin is the voice of Em Savage. The panic in Em's voice at the beginning is vocalized wonderfully, rising and falling in volume and speed with Em's growing anxiety. There is a special voice that Emma does and she has a different sound to it, as it should. She makes different sounds to her voice for a few occasions, important pieces. Emma also has the personality of the characters as they become dominate in them through the book, growing from the time they wake unsure to the time they are who they are. I like this variation, and it fits with when we learn the truth of that voice. Well played by the narrator along with the story.
This story caught my attention for the moment it started with the coffin and how the kids are bound to it inside. The strange all around the place and holes in the kids memories. I looked forward to answers while anxious for the characters waking and breaking free. Something terrible happened here with what the characters find, yet they were lucky to be spared. But what happened?
Imagine, young children around the age of ten in a twenty year old body. Physically stronger with a child's thinking and naive views. This is trouble in the making with the hormones and easy tempers rising. They don't remember much, but believe today is their 12th birthday. Yet they are in bodies of 19-20 year old. They do have their instincts and personalities that peek through with each reaction and circumstance that they cross.
The kids express from the moment they escape their 'coffins' different beliefs in the way things should be done or handled. Yet they don't know much either. They are scared, hungry, thirsty, and lost. All they want are their parents or grown-ups to help them. But they aren't around. I feel bad for these young minds, having to go through all they are and alone to figure it out.
Em Savage. Em is our MC. She's not the strongest physically and doesn't know everything, but the way she is makes her a leader. She is determined from the moment she wakes. I do like her realizations. She knows a leader shouldn't hit people and it's okay to challenge the leader in a way that's talking. Her thinking is right.
Strange thing for me with this book. It's not high action but I'm still drawn to the story. It's about survival. These children work to survive either by finding a way out or finding what they need, food and water. Each holding a different skill set and knowledge. If I read the book, I might have been a bit bored at the beginning of the book, but then things start twisting, turning, and showing up. All the sudden there is a heavy episode, or few chapters, that hits you as you didn't expect all that. More and more mysteries to this place. I'm dying to know where they are, why, and what happened. Suspenseful in that token.
The things these youngsters go through, 'born' at age 12, ages them by years. They no longer feel as the young naive children they started as. And are seeing things in their own ways and growing to their own ways of doing things.
Such an adventure here. Now I'm curious what comes with where they are heading next in life.
amybraunauthor's review
5.0
This book is AWESOME. I won't give much away, except that the story is great, the mystery is compelling and surprising, and the characters are amazing. Em is a fantastic female lead, tough, realistic, dark, and easily likeable. Oh man, it is going to be so hard to review this without giving away the great details, but if you NEED to read this! It's the Maze Runner concept mixed with Lord of the Flies, and it ROCKS!!