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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Through the first 150 pages of this book I was pretty confused. So many characters with unique names, different storylines, it was just so hard to keep up. But once I figured all that out this book was awesome. A lot of people say it was like THG but this book stands on its own. Plus, there's an actual competition where if you solve all the puzzles you win $500,000??? Thats crazy.
"Enemies are a given. Friends are not.”
"Enemies are a given. Friends are not.”
Konusu Açlık Oyunları ya da Ölüm Oyunu ile benzer olsa da yine de kitabın muhteşem olduğunu düşünüyorum.Kesinlikle okumaya değer.
I've picked this book up and put it down several times. It's very much a mix between 39 Clues and the Hunger Games, but for a slightly more mature audience. The violence is slightly more graphic (a description of a cut off finger was what put me off the first time when I was a much more squeamish child) but overall it read nicely. There were definitely stakes and consequences for actions and overall it was an entertaining read
Es un libro que al principio es confuso y lento, pero mientras más lo lees, no quieres dejarlo ir.
Reseña completa aquí en mi blog: Librooks - Endgame
Reseña completa aquí en mi blog: Librooks - Endgame
"Endgame - Die Auserwählten" ist nicht einfach nur ein Buch - es beinhaltet ein Krypto-Rätsel, bei dem man echtes Gold gewinnen kann! Derjenige, der das Rätsel als Erstes löst, gewinnt. Ich finde das zwar toll, habe mich aber nur auf die Geschichte konzentriert und das Rätsel vorerst komplett ausgeblendet. Diesem widme ich mich vielleicht später noch. Es soll auch noch ein Kinofilm und ein Computerspiel erscheinen. Darauf bin ich schon sehr gespannt.
Sofort fiel mir auf, dass mich diese Geschichte sehr stark an "Die Tribute von Panem" erinnert. 12 jugendliche Spieler kämpfen im Endgame um das Schicksal der Menschen und um ihr eigenes Leben. Es gibt aber auch einige andere Parallelen, auf die ich allerdings nicht näher eingehen kann, ohne Euch etwas vom Inhalt zu verraten. Ich muss aber sagen, dass "Endgame" schon eine komplett eigene Richtung einschlägt, was sich bereits nach wenigen Kapiteln herauskristallisiert. Das Buch hat mich regelrecht in seinen Bann gezogen. Ich konnte es nur schwer weglegen und hatte es ziemlich schnell ausgelesen.
Mir fällt es bei dieser Geschichte leider sehr schwer, Sympathien zu den Charakteren aufzubauen. Die meisten sind sehr brutal und skrupellos, zeigen kaum Gefühle. Dennoch sind einige dabei, die wenigstens noch etwas Ehrgefühl, Güte und Anstand besitzen. Mit denen habe ich natürlich mitgefiebert, konnte mich aber auch nicht wirklich in sie hineinversetzen. Das liegt allerdings vermutlich daran, dass der bisherige Lebensweg der meisten Protagonisten sehr hart und steinig war. Sie wurden praktisch schon als Kind zur Kampfmaschine erzogen. Erstaunlicherweise hat mir dieses Buch trotzdem sehr gut gefallen. Das Autorenteam versteht es gekonnt, Spannung aufzubauen und den Leser an die Geschichte zu fesseln. Außerdem wurden meiner Einschätzung nach sehr viele mythologische Hintergründe in dieses Buch gepackt. Es hat mich sehr stark an die mesopotamischen Legenden rund um die Annunaki erinnert.
Ich kann "Endgame - Die Auserwählten" allen Leuten empfehlen, die einen rätselhaften und spannenden Roman lesen möchten. Allzu zartbesaitet sollte man aber nicht sein. Diese Geschichte weist teilweise sehr grausige Szenen auf, die ziemlich ins Detail gehen. Ich freue mich auf jeden Fall schon auf den zweiten Band, hoffentlich muss ich darauf nicht allzu lange warten.
Sofort fiel mir auf, dass mich diese Geschichte sehr stark an "Die Tribute von Panem" erinnert. 12 jugendliche Spieler kämpfen im Endgame um das Schicksal der Menschen und um ihr eigenes Leben. Es gibt aber auch einige andere Parallelen, auf die ich allerdings nicht näher eingehen kann, ohne Euch etwas vom Inhalt zu verraten. Ich muss aber sagen, dass "Endgame" schon eine komplett eigene Richtung einschlägt, was sich bereits nach wenigen Kapiteln herauskristallisiert. Das Buch hat mich regelrecht in seinen Bann gezogen. Ich konnte es nur schwer weglegen und hatte es ziemlich schnell ausgelesen.
Mir fällt es bei dieser Geschichte leider sehr schwer, Sympathien zu den Charakteren aufzubauen. Die meisten sind sehr brutal und skrupellos, zeigen kaum Gefühle. Dennoch sind einige dabei, die wenigstens noch etwas Ehrgefühl, Güte und Anstand besitzen. Mit denen habe ich natürlich mitgefiebert, konnte mich aber auch nicht wirklich in sie hineinversetzen. Das liegt allerdings vermutlich daran, dass der bisherige Lebensweg der meisten Protagonisten sehr hart und steinig war. Sie wurden praktisch schon als Kind zur Kampfmaschine erzogen. Erstaunlicherweise hat mir dieses Buch trotzdem sehr gut gefallen. Das Autorenteam versteht es gekonnt, Spannung aufzubauen und den Leser an die Geschichte zu fesseln. Außerdem wurden meiner Einschätzung nach sehr viele mythologische Hintergründe in dieses Buch gepackt. Es hat mich sehr stark an die mesopotamischen Legenden rund um die Annunaki erinnert.
Ich kann "Endgame - Die Auserwählten" allen Leuten empfehlen, die einen rätselhaften und spannenden Roman lesen möchten. Allzu zartbesaitet sollte man aber nicht sein. Diese Geschichte weist teilweise sehr grausige Szenen auf, die ziemlich ins Detail gehen. Ich freue mich auf jeden Fall schon auf den zweiten Band, hoffentlich muss ich darauf nicht allzu lange warten.
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Тъкмо ще си избера любима книга и ще се появи нова. Това не е нормално. Не, напълно нормално е.
Наистина не съм сигурна какво трябва да кажа за книгата, утре ще напиша ревю в блога. Това, което прочетох беше невероятно! Стилът на писане е различен, нестандартен и лесно се чете. За всяка друга книга би ми отнело повече време, но за тази то мина толкова бързо, че дори не го усетих.
Едно от нещата, които най-много ми харесват в книгата е фактът, че малко по малко, постепенно, сме запознати с всичките герои и върху всеки има концентрирано действие, без значение дали е малко или много, но все пак си личи върху кого са се концентрирали авторите. Със сигурност Яго и Сара продължават да са ми фаворити, макар и много да харесвах Ан и Чиоко.
Спирам дотук преди да съм си написала ревюто, което е за блога :D
I don't know how many times I said it but I think that this is my new favourite book. Maybe it should be called favourite book of the month ...for now.
I think that this pretty much sums it up but I'd say that the writing is unusual and I like it, it's fast-pacing- just the way I like and there is a lot of action in it and even a little bit of love and friendly feelings and many, many other things. I just finished the book and I can't really get on with my feelings right now.
I just know that I need the second one now.
Наистина не съм сигурна какво трябва да кажа за книгата, утре ще напиша ревю в блога. Това, което прочетох беше невероятно! Стилът на писане е различен, нестандартен и лесно се чете. За всяка друга книга би ми отнело повече време, но за тази то мина толкова бързо, че дори не го усетих.
Едно от нещата, които най-много ми харесват в книгата е фактът, че малко по малко, постепенно, сме запознати с всичките герои и върху всеки има концентрирано действие, без значение дали е малко или много, но все пак си личи върху кого са се концентрирали авторите. Със сигурност Яго и Сара продължават да са ми фаворити, макар и много да харесвах Ан и Чиоко.
Спирам дотук преди да съм си написала ревюто, което е за блога :D
I don't know how many times I said it but I think that this is my new favourite book. Maybe it should be called favourite book of the month ...for now.
I think that this pretty much sums it up but I'd say that the writing is unusual and I like it, it's fast-pacing- just the way I like and there is a lot of action in it and even a little bit of love and friendly feelings and many, many other things. I just finished the book and I can't really get on with my feelings right now.
I just know that I need the second one now.
*4.5*
Disclaimer: I got this e-book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
This was really messed up.
Endgame. This is what it's all about. Where 12 people of the original lines of humanity face off in a dangerous game to seek 3 keys. They must play, survive and solve to succeed.
The book starts off with chaos and destruction - immediately getting your attention. It took about 50 pages or so for me to really get into this, but once I did, this was a really gripping book!
Each character in this book has trained their whole lives to prepare for the Endgame. It was interesting to see where they came from, each having different lives before the meteorites struck. I loved having the different POVs, it made the experience a whole lot better and you could really connect with what was happening and how everyone was experiencing the Endgame.
Throughout the book, alliances were formed, unexpected things came to happen and people go to extreme measures to get to their goal.
Also, the book was quite fast-paced. There was a lot of action and intense moments and it really made me want to keep on reading. My only minor problem was that I would of preferred if it was written in the 1st person POV - but it was still great!
Overall, this was pretty damn awesome!
Disclaimer: I got this e-book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
This was really messed up.
Endgame. This is what it's all about. Where 12 people of the original lines of humanity face off in a dangerous game to seek 3 keys. They must play, survive and solve to succeed.
The book starts off with chaos and destruction - immediately getting your attention. It took about 50 pages or so for me to really get into this, but once I did, this was a really gripping book!
Each character in this book has trained their whole lives to prepare for the Endgame. It was interesting to see where they came from, each having different lives before the meteorites struck. I loved having the different POVs, it made the experience a whole lot better and you could really connect with what was happening and how everyone was experiencing the Endgame.
Throughout the book, alliances were formed, unexpected things came to happen and people go to extreme measures to get to their goal.
Also, the book was quite fast-paced. There was a lot of action and intense moments and it really made me want to keep on reading. My only minor problem was that I would of preferred if it was written in the 1st person POV - but it was still great!
Overall, this was pretty damn awesome!