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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
I'm surprised so many people disliked this book, it was actually better than the first, at least it was more than fluttering eyelashes and the young rebellion of Cassia. it gave me hope that they weren't going to prove the society was actually right.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This was just eh. Slow paced and going over the same things. The author tries to write tension between the characters and appear to have distrust but there’s no real point. And about halfway through, Cassia makes decisions that make her not as smart as she appeared to be in the first book. I lost faith in her as a main protagonist.
I just finished Crossed by Ally Condie and I couldn't put this book down. I liked this book even more than the first book. Each chapter alternated between Ky's voice and Cassia's voice. The first third of the book Cassia is trying to find a way to get to Ky in the Outer Provinces and then they both end up in the Carving. Once they are reunited, they have to decide between going to the Rising which is an organized rebellion against the society and going to live with the farmers, a group of people who choose to live as peacefully as possible outside of the society. They also learn a secret about Cassia's match, Xander. I think Ky is one of the more complex male characters among the YA novels I read, and I was very drawn to him in this book and really appreciated the chapters from his perspective. After the two found each other, sometimes I did have a hard time remembering who's voice I was reading from chapter to chapter. I can't wait for the final novel.
Ally Condie’s Crossed is written in two voices. The chapters flip back and forth between Ky and Cassia doing the talking. Ky has been banished to the Outer Provinces to act as a decoy. His main purpose is to act as a target for the faceless enemy. Cassia is also outside of Central doing a series of trainings before she beings her final post. In a moment where the Society kidnaps Abberations from Cassia’s work camp, she makes her escape, pretending to be one of the Abberations. Her only thought is of finding Ky. They hide from the society in a series of canyons known as The Carving. Ky knows them well because his father used to trade with the farmers who lived in the canyons. We learn much more about Ky’s past, his family and the community where he lived. We also learn that Xander has a secret that could change the way Cassia feels about him. There are many more questions that arise in this book. Who are the farmers and what happened to them? Why does The Society have a hidden chamber in the canyon? Who is this enemy that keeps firing on the Outer Provinces? But mostly, who is the real bad guy? I found this book a little harder to follow. The back and forth of the characters could be a little confusing and you have to pay close attention to the details while you are reading. The love triangle is still going strong. Cassia still loves them both and is no closer to choosing between them. I am looking forward to seeing this story wrapped up in the third book and hope it will be a satisfying ending.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jeg havde sådan glædet mig til at læse videre i denne trilogi, da jeg virkelig forguder Ally Condies skrivestil. Jeg synes hun skriver så fantastisk, og jeg kommer i en meget poetisk stemning, når jeg har vendt sidste side i hendes bøger. Endnu en gang formår hun, at tage mig med ud på en sproglig rejse af tolkninger og lyrik. Jeg vil have flere af hendes ord.
På trods af skrivestilen, så var jeg ikke så oppe at køre over selve handlingen. Den er god, spændende og man er nysgerrig igennem bogen, men den er fanget i spillet som "den anden bog i en trilogi". Man får ikke så meget afsluttet og det er egentlig bare en mellemrejse, hvilket egentlig er fint nok. Jeg savnede bare lidt mere. Mere hvad, kan jeg ikke helt uddybe, men der manglede bare en lidt anderledes handling måske?
"Alt det her - en afsides provins, arbejdslejr, beskidte hænder, træt krop, plagede tanker - skyldes, at Ky er væk, og at jeg vil finde ham. Og det er mærkeligt, at fravær kan føles som nærvær. Et savn så altomfattende, at hvis det forsvandt, ville jeg vende mig om og til min forbløffelse opdage, at værelset alligevel er tomt, selv om jeg lige før i det mindste havde et eller andet, om end ikke ham." - citat side 14.
Jeg synes dog stadig, at bogen er god. Serien går i en rigtig retning - i mine øjne - og jeg er SÅ spændt på at læse, hvad der sker i den sidste bog. Det er sjældent, at jeg ikke tager parti og beslutter, hvilken 'fyr' hovedpersonen skal vælge, men jeg er så splittet mellem Ky og Xander. Jeg vil jo have dem begge. Hvem vælger hun mon til sidst?
På trods af skrivestilen, så var jeg ikke så oppe at køre over selve handlingen. Den er god, spændende og man er nysgerrig igennem bogen, men den er fanget i spillet som "den anden bog i en trilogi". Man får ikke så meget afsluttet og det er egentlig bare en mellemrejse, hvilket egentlig er fint nok. Jeg savnede bare lidt mere. Mere hvad, kan jeg ikke helt uddybe, men der manglede bare en lidt anderledes handling måske?
"Alt det her - en afsides provins, arbejdslejr, beskidte hænder, træt krop, plagede tanker - skyldes, at Ky er væk, og at jeg vil finde ham. Og det er mærkeligt, at fravær kan føles som nærvær. Et savn så altomfattende, at hvis det forsvandt, ville jeg vende mig om og til min forbløffelse opdage, at værelset alligevel er tomt, selv om jeg lige før i det mindste havde et eller andet, om end ikke ham." - citat side 14.
Jeg synes dog stadig, at bogen er god. Serien går i en rigtig retning - i mine øjne - og jeg er SÅ spændt på at læse, hvad der sker i den sidste bog. Det er sjældent, at jeg ikke tager parti og beslutter, hvilken 'fyr' hovedpersonen skal vælge, men jeg er så splittet mellem Ky og Xander. Jeg vil jo have dem begge. Hvem vælger hun mon til sidst?
I think this one is a little better than Matched, mainly because it is more action packed, which is what I've been craving since I got done reading Insurgent! I still don't like it as much though. One thing that really confused me for a while was that every chapter switched perspectives, and when I read I tend to not realize that it's a new chapter, so I'd be like why is Cassie talking about herself in third person? Oh, this is the chapter from Ky's perspective... It bugged me. But overall it was good.