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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
Die Tatsache wie lange ich teilweise das Buch nicht gelesen habe (und es waren einige Wochen), sagt viel darüber aus wie ich das Buch finde. Wenn ich ein Buch mag, es spannend finde, dann lese ich es in einem Zug. Ansonsten liegt es rum.
Leider ist die Reihe von Ally Condie immer schlechter geworden. Und der Abschluss der Trilogie ist am schlimmsten. Langatmig, langweilig, man erahnt viel zu viel und die Liebesgeschichte(n) wird(werden) immer unglaubwürdiger.
Das Ende ist vorhersehbar.
Leider ist die Reihe von Ally Condie immer schlechter geworden. Und der Abschluss der Trilogie ist am schlimmsten. Langatmig, langweilig, man erahnt viel zu viel und die Liebesgeschichte(n) wird(werden) immer unglaubwürdiger.
Das Ende ist vorhersehbar.
A serious let down compared to the first two, but still enjoyable once I got out of my reading funk.
I thought this was going to be all about the Rising taking down the Society, but that was more like a side point. A footnote in the entire book. We spent two books building up to the overthrowing of the Society, and it happened in one little paragraph. If you weren't paying attention, you might miss it. Instead, we get to focus on the Plague and the Pilot and the love triangle that should have ended in a happy polyamorous relationship instead of the way it did.
I don't know I was just very unimpressed with how this played out. I wasn't even interested in reading until maybe 250-300 pages in, which shouldn't happen. It might have been due to my reading slump, but honestly I don't think it is. There was something off about this book and I'm not sure what it was. It did bug me that the takeover of the Society wasn't as big as I thought it was going to be, but once everything came together, it made sense why. The love triangle was boring, mostly because I knew who Cassia would choose and we still had to play the "but what if she chooses the other one!!1!1!" game.
I'm just glad this series is over. The first one was great, the second one was enjoyable, but this one was just a let down. On to better things, I hope.
I thought this was going to be all about the Rising taking down the Society, but that was more like a side point. A footnote in the entire book. We spent two books building up to the overthrowing of the Society, and it happened in one little paragraph. If you weren't paying attention, you might miss it. Instead, we get to focus on the Plague and the Pilot and the love triangle that should have ended in a happy polyamorous relationship instead of the way it did.
I don't know I was just very unimpressed with how this played out. I wasn't even interested in reading until maybe 250-300 pages in, which shouldn't happen. It might have been due to my reading slump, but honestly I don't think it is. There was something off about this book and I'm not sure what it was. It did bug me that the takeover of the Society wasn't as big as I thought it was going to be, but once everything came together, it made sense why. The love triangle was boring, mostly because I knew who Cassia would choose and we still had to play the "but what if she chooses the other one!!1!1!" game.
I'm just glad this series is over. The first one was great, the second one was enjoyable, but this one was just a let down. On to better things, I hope.
No. It just got out of hand. To me it was a mix of improbable and convenient. Not good imo
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don't know what it is about trilogies, lately, and the Third Book Syndrome. Condie's trio has potential. And this is why I have a love-hate relationship with it. The idea is good, and it works, but it didn't work for me. I don't know. Condie writes beautifully at times. There were a few gems of wisdom in each of the books, commentaries on life and human nature that I thought were priceless, but there seemed to be a disconnect.
Ok, compared to other YA fiction out there right now, Condie's novels have more depth and the love stories are a little more believable, but I couldn't help feeling like it was missing something. Cassia is likable, but she isn't relatable. I don't feel like her character, as the heroine, leaps out of the pages for any special reason. At least she isn't a moody character and she is determined all the way through to the very last page, but I think because she didn't have fluctuations in her mood is why she was so unrealistic to me. She'd cry or she'd have these flashbacks but she never got angry. Of all the people in this series to get angry, Cassia is the one who should have been screaming mad. I wanted emotion and all I got was a pretty monotone character. Her insights are beautiful, and she becomes a way for Condie to show that it is the arts and the ability of humans to create that is going to save us someday.
Ky was the best character throughout all of it because he was the most in-depth. He had more emotion behind him. However, I hated that he was so okay with Xander being in love with the girl he loved. So when the characters have emotions in this series it doesn't feel like something a normal person would feel.
Xander is okay. He seems to shine the most in this book and he doesn't get very much mention in the other two books. He's kind of a side figure. The poor fella who got Matched to Cassia who doesn't love him. And then we are introduced to Lei in a sad way to match him off with someone else so the Cassia and Ky can live happily ever after. It felt like the whole Renesmee/Jacob fiasco in the last book of the Twilight series. Hey, let's introduce a new character for my third member in the love triangle so he can also be happy and my main duo can have their love. I'm sorry, but real life doesn't work that way. It's messy. And I wanted there to be mess in this book. I wanted there to be raw emotion. I mean...hello, The Society is being overthrown and nobody seemed to care. I won't spoil it, but I just feel like that should have been handled differently.
Now to the Pilot thing. My other big gripe about this. Two whole books of the buildup of "Who is The Pilot?" Then it's just some random guy we never heard of. Nor do we ever get a freaking name or a description of this guy. I'm not sure I understand the point of that. And then we suddenly had Pilots popping up everywhere. Indie was a Pilot? We are all Pilots? Meaning we all determine our own destiny? I was so confused. I wanted the Pilot to be Cassia or Ky or even Xander. That would have made literary sense.
Ok. Enough of the gripes. I have to give Condie props for some really beautiful writing. Especially in the first two books. Her descriptions were very handy and well-crafted. Where story line and emotion seemed to fail, her writing picked up the slack. When I finished the second book, I wasn't sure I wanted to finish the last book because the whole business in The Carving felt plotless and too wander-y for my taste. But it was Condie's writing that brought me back. I will continue to watch for her career in the future because I definitely think she's a gifted writer. I just think she needs some help in the conveying emotion department.
Addendum: Now that I think of it, this book actually reads a lot like Ayn Rand's Anthem which is an amazing and very short book. The plotline seems about the same. But, Rand was still able to convey some very real emotion in characters that didn't even have names. So it can be done.
Well, I finally finished this book. It was long and less than I hoped it would be. I kept hoping it would get better but I was disappointed. Out of the series, I thought the first book was the best.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced