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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s hard for me to rate this book because I have mixed feelings. The beginning of the book was fascinating: The set up of the world, the systems in place, the clones and how they were raised. I was immediately interested. However, as soon as I got to the middle of the book, I became completely uninterested. I no longer cared and was bored reading it. At one point I considered DNFing it, but I loved the beginning and it’s a classic, so I wanted to keep going. Luckily I did because I actually really enjoyed the ending. I loved the final debate among some of the characters, challenging the main messages that have been throughout. I loved the themes and ideas that this book focused on. With that, I was fairly pleased with the ending. It came fast, but it felt perfect for the book. Overall, the middle of the book just brought my rating down; the purpose that portion just wasn’t that shocking or needed to me. I feel that the character, Bernard, could have been explored or shown in a different, shorter, less boring way. Still recommend for the themes and messages throughout, very important.
kesinlikle 1984'ten daha ürkütücü bir distopya çünkü içinde yaşadığımız teknoloji ve ilerleme çağına daha yakın. 1984'te baskı, zulüm ve totaliter bir devletin yok ediciliği ve denetleyiciliği olsa da insanlar hâlâ anılarına, zihinsel özgürlüklerine ve arzularına yani insanı insan yapan şeylere sahipler. burada ise bir refah tiranlığı mevcut. acı yok, yaşlılık yok, çirkinlik yok, hastalık yok. sadece mutluluk ve zevk var. fakat ne pahasına? daha bir embriyo iken tüm iradenin söküp alınması ve çekirdekten çalışkan, kusursuz, itaatkar küçük askerlere dönüşmen pahasına. karşı koyup direnmen de mümkün değil çünkü genetik olarak karşı koyabilecek bütün niteliklerden noksan yetiştirilmişsin. ve bir de madalyonun diğer tarafı var. aykırı bölgede yaşayanlar. yani hâlâ acı, sefillik, mutsuzluk, yaşlılık yaşayan ama yine de özgür olan insanlar. bu iki topluluk birbirine ateş ve su kadar zıt. karakterimiz john her iki tarafta da dışlanmanın, asla ait olamamanın acısını çekiyor çünkü iki tarafta da insanlar ektrem şekilde yaşıyor. bence kitap bize şunu anlatıyor: insana hazda da mutlulukta da acıda da mutsuzlukta da lazım olan şey denge. tüketmenin, hazzın, harcamanın teşvik edildiği, bütün etkileşimlerimizin bir ekranın arkasında, ufak bir beğeni butonuyla gerçekleştiği, 30 saniyelik videolarla sürekli olarak dikkatimizin dağıtıldığı ve ilgi ve etkileşim almak için insanların her şeyi yapabileceği bir çağda yaşayan bizler belki de henüz farkında olmadığımız bir distopyanın içindeyiz. düşünecek çok şey var kesinlikle.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing could have been better, but very good and interesting concept would like to it again.
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
It's intense and dark and thought-provoking and tragic and sometimes closer to reality than I would have liked. And also quite good.
One of those books that is not the most fun to read but still valuable to have read. It certainly makes you think about what life is actually about. And in a weird way it makes you see value in the struggles of real life. Because without struggle all the good is worthless.
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."
One of those books that is not the most fun to read but still valuable to have read. It certainly makes you think about what life is actually about. And in a weird way it makes you see value in the struggles of real life. Because without struggle all the good is worthless.
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."