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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
There were many things about this book I didn't like: awkward spellings, too much info in "dreamworld", unsatisfactory ending, gross-factor of a teenage boy narrator.
But I'm still giving it 4 stars because I think this is an important book. It made me examine my own privilege. It made me realize how blessed I am. It inspired me to never make excuses and to keep trying. It asks hard political questions that we're facing today about poverty and wealth disparity. It's a great book to make you think. Highly recommend, artistic preferences aside.
But I'm still giving it 4 stars because I think this is an important book. It made me examine my own privilege. It made me realize how blessed I am. It inspired me to never make excuses and to keep trying. It asks hard political questions that we're facing today about poverty and wealth disparity. It's a great book to make you think. Highly recommend, artistic preferences aside.
The concept of this book was incredible! It brings Mr chills to think that this could really be the future of economic inequalities. The writing style took a while to get used to but helps contribute towards the picture of the dystopian world.
Took me a month to finish cuz it was depressing, but I did it, ma. You proud?
LOVED. I actually hate when there’s a strange almost English language (think Knife of Never Letting Go, Maze Runner), but I got over it and the naming cracked me up.
I received an eARC of this book on NetGalley
I only managed to get to page 30 before giving up on this book.
I knew it was going to be a little weird and I thought the premise sounded interesting but the first 30 pages were so immensely unenjoyable. I have absolutely no idea who this book is targeted at. It is far too juvenile for the average YA reader but definitely too adult for the MG audience.
It may have just been the ARC formatting but the smashing up of several words into a single word without spaces was infuriating, appeared far too often and was actually pretty distracting. I had to read several of them at least twice in order to pronounce the words properly (i.e. read vs read sounds different depending on the tense used. On top of that, the writing was choppy and very off putting. I had to continuously reread sentences...pause and squint...think...reread the sentence and confirm that I was reading it right. I found the use of baby-sounding words (like "munmun") so uncomfortable based on the supposed age of the characters. The next sentence would include a swear word or phrase which totally messed with me and my ability to imagine these character.
I only managed to get to page 30 before giving up on this book.
I knew it was going to be a little weird and I thought the premise sounded interesting but the first 30 pages were so immensely unenjoyable. I have absolutely no idea who this book is targeted at. It is far too juvenile for the average YA reader but definitely too adult for the MG audience.
It may have just been the ARC formatting but the smashing up of several words into a single word without spaces was infuriating, appeared far too often and was actually pretty distracting. I had to read several of them at least twice in order to pronounce the words properly (i.e. read vs read sounds different depending on the tense used. On top of that, the writing was choppy and very off putting. I had to continuously reread sentences...pause and squint...think...reread the sentence and confirm that I was reading it right. I found the use of baby-sounding words (like "munmun") so uncomfortable based on the supposed age of the characters. The next sentence would include a swear word or phrase which totally messed with me and my ability to imagine these character.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is definitely a must-read. Yes, the world is weird(the main character is the size of a rat and everyone's skin is rainbow colors) and the grammar is even weirder(notsogood), but it all contributes to the book and if you can get into it, it makes the world and main character feel much more realistic. I've reread this three times, and each time I'm disturbed and cannot get this book off my mind for at least a month. The characters are so real and get so much development, and it's amazing to see how the entire world changes with the main character's, Warner's, experiences. Despite its many dark themes and events, it's also very funny, and several lines made me laugh out loud. I love the ending too. It's doesn't wrap everything up neatly and doesn't brush away character trauma in favor of something which would leave readers feeling better. Everything is so so detailed, and yet it all fits together in a world that is a disturbingly perfect mirror of our own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent
Minor: Police brutality
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a very unusual book, and one of the strangest I have read in a good while.
The book is based in a society stratified by Mun Mun; either the possession or lack of it. Those who have none or very little are very small, and find themselves rats prey as they are smaller than rats. Whilst those that do have money can turn into giants.
Please can up and down scale, and the story follows a brother (and sister) through their rags to riches.
The language and speller are unique to Warner the narrator, and it takes a bit of getting used to. This for me lagged in the middle, the beginning was good and then it steamrolled to an ending I didn’t predict, but there was a lot of things, and really nothing going on the middle.
An engaging idea but a lot of characters are dropped. Unnecessarily, and for me the book was just to long.
The book is based in a society stratified by Mun Mun; either the possession or lack of it. Those who have none or very little are very small, and find themselves rats prey as they are smaller than rats. Whilst those that do have money can turn into giants.
Please can up and down scale, and the story follows a brother (and sister) through their rags to riches.
The language and speller are unique to Warner the narrator, and it takes a bit of getting used to. This for me lagged in the middle, the beginning was good and then it steamrolled to an ending I didn’t predict, but there was a lot of things, and really nothing going on the middle.
An engaging idea but a lot of characters are dropped. Unnecessarily, and for me the book was just to long.
Loved this book. Really original, great voice, characters that drew me in, and really enjoyed the world the author created. Didn't give it 5 stars because I wasn't a hundred percent convinced by the ending but overall this is a fantastic novel. Highly recommended for lovers of YA of all ages.