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magda_161's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
madeye93's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
3.25
daphx00's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
Really liked reading this one! I think this is a great start to a fabulous middlegrade series. Looking forward to reading the other books!
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After finishing Collins' phenomenal series The Hunger Games, I was hungry for more. I hadn't heard anything about her debut or the following books in the series, but it sounded good so I decided to give it a try. And I'm ever so glad I did, because Gregor proves to be just as exciting as The Hunger Games.
In this first book of the series, we meet Gregor, an 11-year old guy with a two-year-old sister called Boots. When Boots goes through a grate in their laundry room, Gregor follows her and soon they find themselves in the Underland, a world without a sun where enormous animals live besides the humans. The animals have distinct personalities, from the giant cockroaches to the loyal bats who carry 'their' humans.
While this is a middlegrade series, it reads very quickly and it's just as exciting as Collins' young adult series. The writing is to the point and makes it easy to imagine everything that's happening, even the talking insects, rats and bats. I loved how fast paced it was, how much adventure there was and how likeable the characters are. Gregor is a great main character and you cannot possibly read the story without liking Boots. She's small and still a toddler, but she's a feisty one at that!
If you're looking for a fast paced, adventerous and exciting middle grade fantasy, this is the book for you!
My overall rating: 4.5/5
Four and a half stars for Gregor and Boots - until next time!
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This review was published on Loving Books.
Really liked reading this one! I think this is a great start to a fabulous middlegrade series. Looking forward to reading the other books!
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After finishing Collins' phenomenal series The Hunger Games, I was hungry for more. I hadn't heard anything about her debut or the following books in the series, but it sounded good so I decided to give it a try. And I'm ever so glad I did, because Gregor proves to be just as exciting as The Hunger Games.
In this first book of the series, we meet Gregor, an 11-year old guy with a two-year-old sister called Boots. When Boots goes through a grate in their laundry room, Gregor follows her and soon they find themselves in the Underland, a world without a sun where enormous animals live besides the humans. The animals have distinct personalities, from the giant cockroaches to the loyal bats who carry 'their' humans.
While this is a middlegrade series, it reads very quickly and it's just as exciting as Collins' young adult series. The writing is to the point and makes it easy to imagine everything that's happening, even the talking insects, rats and bats. I loved how fast paced it was, how much adventure there was and how likeable the characters are. Gregor is a great main character and you cannot possibly read the story without liking Boots. She's small and still a toddler, but she's a feisty one at that!
If you're looking for a fast paced, adventerous and exciting middle grade fantasy, this is the book for you!
My overall rating: 4.5/5
Four and a half stars for Gregor and Boots - until next time!
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This review was published on Loving Books.
hyggepeach's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-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
4.0
bserene's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.0
the_berries_books's review against another edition
5.0
My fourth grade teacher was only going to read the first book to us but we BEGGED her to continue the series because we loved it so much and I still think about this series regularly 8 year old me was so obsessed. I remember drawing the characters in my notebook and hanging them on my wall
chelsfoust's review against another edition
5.0
This is an epic adventure book that I loved. I recommend to all who enjoyed Harry Potter and the Septimus Heap books! I so wished there was one more book in the series, and that Suzanne Collins would have written just a bit more to the ending, but of course Collins is famous for the logical realistic almost depressing ending. Still I could listen to these books over and over again.
lauraborkpower's review against another edition
4.0
This was the perfect book to listen to while commuting. The story is terrific, the action is exciting, and the characters are interesting, specific, and likeable. It's pretty violent for a children's book, but it's never gratuitous and, because of the fantastic nature of the Underland world, it goes down pretty easily (who wouldn't want to see an evil 10-foot rat get schooled by an 11-year old kid from New York?)
I was worried at first about Boots's dialogue getting overly adorable. It's got to be nearly impossible to do a two-year old voice without being too repetitive or too saccharine cute. But Collins hit the mark with her tone and the narrator, Paul Boehmer, nailed it home.
I was worried at first about Boots's dialogue getting overly adorable. It's got to be nearly impossible to do a two-year old voice without being too repetitive or too saccharine cute. But Collins hit the mark with her tone and the narrator, Paul Boehmer, nailed it home.
alitaparedes's review against another edition
5.0
"El poderoso guerrero se disculpó y le cambió el pañal a su hermana"
Amé este libro! tiene un ritmo perfecto, una narración exquisita, el punto exacto de descripciones y un nivel de historia y trama que me hizo sentir emocionalmente relacionada con cucarachas! Me encantó, me sacó de a reading slump y me hizo muy feliz en los dos días que estuve leyéndolo (quería hacerlo durar pero me comí las últimas 100 páginas)
Funny story: mis papás fueron de viaje a Argentina hace un par de años y yo les pedí los dos últimos libros de los juegos del hambre (en ese tiempo los libros eran mucho más baratos en Argentina que en Chile) Resulta que cuando fueron a comprarlos, el vendedor les recomendó este también y lo trajeron, Gracias señor vendedor! pero podría haberlos convencido de traer toda la saga :P!
Excelente lectura! la recomiendo entre libros más bien pesados, cuando quieres sólo disfrutar algo de buena calidad y ser feliz al terminar :3
Amé este libro! tiene un ritmo perfecto, una narración exquisita, el punto exacto de descripciones y un nivel de historia y trama que me hizo sentir emocionalmente relacionada con cucarachas! Me encantó, me sacó de a reading slump y me hizo muy feliz en los dos días que estuve leyéndolo (quería hacerlo durar pero me comí las últimas 100 páginas)
Funny story: mis papás fueron de viaje a Argentina hace un par de años y yo les pedí los dos últimos libros de los juegos del hambre (en ese tiempo los libros eran mucho más baratos en Argentina que en Chile) Resulta que cuando fueron a comprarlos, el vendedor les recomendó este también y lo trajeron, Gracias señor vendedor! pero podría haberlos convencido de traer toda la saga :P!
Excelente lectura! la recomiendo entre libros más bien pesados, cuando quieres sólo disfrutar algo de buena calidad y ser feliz al terminar :3