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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
I’ve never read Veronica Roth‘s books before. The short stories were a good introduction to her world. I would assume that the last two stories were part of her novel world. Each story was different, a story about self discovery, free will. stories about choice, and deciding which choice is the best for you
It’s rare to like every story in a short story collection, but I actually did like every single one of these stories.
Fast-paced, which is usually my favorite type of reading style, although it sometimes left too much room for wanting in this book. Usually the short story format is perfect for my short attention span, but some of these shorts had so little “going on” that they felt like they lasted an eternity. The first story especially was, frankly, a bore. The “surprise” at the end was predictable from the start, and lacked in a proper execution. I was hoping for more of a Black Mirror, society-turning-on-itself vibe, especially with Roth’s name being credited for #1 bestsellers like the Divergent series, but was sadly disappointed. Extra points awarded for the open representation of queer characters, especially main characters.
This was a good collection of stories. It reminded me how much I enjoy Veronica Roth’s writing. Each one is it’s own story but some seem to overlap in the same worlds and some definitely do not. She makes you cate about each character in a very short span of time, which takes skills I think. Would recommend to anyone who liked Divergent etc but even to those who did not. None of these are like Divergent or it’s world and her skill with creating worlds is truly fun.
This was hard to rate. It’s a series of short stories. Some I didn’t even finish, others I wish she’d made into a stand alone novel.
I’ve never read Veronica Roth‘s books before. The short stories were a good introduction to her world. I would assume that the last two stories were part of her novel world. Each story was different, a story about self discovery, free will. stories about choice, and deciding which choice is the best for you
The book has 6 short stories averaging about 45-50 pages each. This makes for quick reading. I can't say that I liked all of the stories - but overall a good book.
slow-paced
I thought Veronica Roth did a marvelous job crafting these short stories. They sucked you in and made you quickly care about the worlds she built and the characters in those worlds. I hope one day she does a full novel on some of these stories because I can tell they are going to stick with me for a while.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really enjoyed this anthology! Some really interesting stories and themes.