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raerei's review against another edition
3.0
Continues Lia's story but others are drawn in as well, her sister, Auden, her father. And we start to see how the Lia's actions have affected those around her. The world may still "revolve" around Lia, but she's starting to realize that people can and will change.
Looking forward to [b:Wired|7192384|Wired (Cold Awakening, #3)|Robin Wasserman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1276103309s/7192384.jpg|7776961].
I would recommend this books to anyone who like the Uglies series since this is a very similar future world. Although very different as well.
Looking forward to [b:Wired|7192384|Wired (Cold Awakening, #3)|Robin Wasserman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1276103309s/7192384.jpg|7776961].
I would recommend this books to anyone who like the Uglies series since this is a very similar future world. Although very different as well.
sipreadlove's review against another edition
4.0
I definitely like this book better than the first although just like the first it took me awhile to get into it. It took me a while to connect with the characters and get the full picture.
What seems to be the cause of all the connection problems with me and this book is the heroine. Lia isn't a likable person to me and I'm wondering if Wasserman meant to make it that way. Though I do understand Lia as a character I do not feel for her like I have other characters.
However, I do love the plot of this book. And yes some of the plot twists are predictable but I'm ok with it. I am along for the ride.
What seems to be the cause of all the connection problems with me and this book is the heroine. Lia isn't a likable person to me and I'm wondering if Wasserman meant to make it that way. Though I do understand Lia as a character I do not feel for her like I have other characters.
However, I do love the plot of this book. And yes some of the plot twists are predictable but I'm ok with it. I am along for the ride.
celiaedf12's review
4.0
This was a great follow up to Skinned, but it's also a very different book. Where Skinned was all about Lia adjusting to her new life in her mechanical body, and how the people in her life reacted to that, Crashed is more of a political thriller. Lia is living with Jude and the rest of the mechs, taking risks and "dreamers" to try and get back the intense feeling of living that is missing from mechanical life.
The anti mechs movement is growing in power, the mechs are having their rights taken away, and Jude's group are making plans to stop it. Lia has to decide how far she's willing to go and whether she's willing to risk killing "orgs" to protect themselves. It's a very intense, gripping story, and I really liked Lia's progression as a character - read in one night.
The anti mechs movement is growing in power, the mechs are having their rights taken away, and Jude's group are making plans to stop it. Lia has to decide how far she's willing to go and whether she's willing to risk killing "orgs" to protect themselves. It's a very intense, gripping story, and I really liked Lia's progression as a character - read in one night.
adubrow's review
4.0
I couldn't put this one down either, but there were times when I wanted to. So four stars over all because this book gave me a lot to think about even if most of it was depressing.
I felt keenly more frustrated with Lia's privileged view point than I felt with the first book. I think Wasserman intended this though so I'm hoping the third book really changes Lia for the better.
the larger issues and the world Wasserman has made were compelling as were the continued dilemmas facing mechs vs orgs, organized religion vs a world too advanced to need it, and many others, but Lia's inability to understand what it would be like to be handicapped, unfairly dealt with, treated badly due to race or class issues, etc. rankled.
What saved the book was the fact that none of the other characters magically agreed with Lia or let her off the hook when she messed up. And ultimately the point of Lia's inability to adapt, grow, or learn from past mistakes is that this makes her no different than the rest of the people in her world.
A bleak observation that makes me worry about what the next book will bring, but I still believe that Wasserman does herself credit by not taking the easy way out and brushing aside all these issues and making her main character a flawless, lovable heroine who can simply save her world from itself.
Needless to say, I will read the next book and soon. I just need to read something more uplifting and less dystopian first.
I felt keenly more frustrated with Lia's privileged view point than I felt with the first book. I think Wasserman intended this though so I'm hoping the third book really changes Lia for the better.
the larger issues and the world Wasserman has made were compelling as were the continued dilemmas facing mechs vs orgs, organized religion vs a world too advanced to need it, and many others, but Lia's inability to understand what it would be like to be handicapped, unfairly dealt with, treated badly due to race or class issues, etc. rankled.
What saved the book was the fact that none of the other characters magically agreed with Lia or let her off the hook when she messed up. And ultimately the point of Lia's inability to adapt, grow, or learn from past mistakes is that this makes her no different than the rest of the people in her world.
A bleak observation that makes me worry about what the next book will bring, but I still believe that Wasserman does herself credit by not taking the easy way out and brushing aside all these issues and making her main character a flawless, lovable heroine who can simply save her world from itself.
Needless to say, I will read the next book and soon. I just need to read something more uplifting and less dystopian first.
vaguelymaybe's review
5.0
better than the first one - broaches the same what-does-it-mean-to-be-human questions but goes deeper (although i have read the books before so it might just be that i had heard it all before with book 1)
shutupnread's review
3.0
All I can really say for Crashed was that it took me forever to read because I was so easily distracted with other things that made this book seem not so important. I'm not sure if it was because of the dramas I was watching during the time I read this book or what but Crashed, for me, wasn't as exciting nor as intense as the first book, Skinned.
I felt the characters were lacking as well as the plot. The only good thing about the plot was some of the mysterious aspects that came up throughout the novel that somewhat stimulated my need to read this book. However, even that wasn't good enough. I remember forcing myself to read a few chapters every night just so I can get over it and go on reading more interesting books.
And the characters weren't as exciting. I found Lia, Jude and the rest of the mech gang to be disappointing in nature. I had expected a more thrilling plot with charismatic characters since the first book, Jude was introduced as someone who was charismatic enough to charm all those mechs into obeying him. I just found myself somewhat disappointed.
One aspect I found interesting was The Brotherhood that made its appearance in this novel. They really represent the society's fear of the mechs and how far they are willing to go in ridding the world of them. I found that they played a far better antagonist group than Lia's old high school friends. This was probably the one thing that saved this book even if it was just a little part.
Oh, I just remembered another interesting tidbit - the fact that Lia and some of the other mechs have many duplicates. Because the body Lia now has isn't custom made, she finds many people who look just like her. And it is because of this that she finds herself as a suspect to something she didn't do. One of those mysterious aspects I talked about.
Overall, Crashed was a semi-disappointing sequel to Skinned. Hopefully the last book, Wired, will successfully conclude this trilogy.
I felt the characters were lacking as well as the plot. The only good thing about the plot was some of the mysterious aspects that came up throughout the novel that somewhat stimulated my need to read this book. However, even that wasn't good enough. I remember forcing myself to read a few chapters every night just so I can get over it and go on reading more interesting books.
And the characters weren't as exciting. I found Lia, Jude and the rest of the mech gang to be disappointing in nature. I had expected a more thrilling plot with charismatic characters since the first book, Jude was introduced as someone who was charismatic enough to charm all those mechs into obeying him. I just found myself somewhat disappointed.
One aspect I found interesting was The Brotherhood that made its appearance in this novel. They really represent the society's fear of the mechs and how far they are willing to go in ridding the world of them. I found that they played a far better antagonist group than Lia's old high school friends. This was probably the one thing that saved this book even if it was just a little part.
Oh, I just remembered another interesting tidbit - the fact that Lia and some of the other mechs have many duplicates. Because the body Lia now has isn't custom made, she finds many people who look just like her. And it is because of this that she finds herself as a suspect to something she didn't do. One of those mysterious aspects I talked about.
Overall, Crashed was a semi-disappointing sequel to Skinned. Hopefully the last book, Wired, will successfully conclude this trilogy.
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