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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
reading this book was slow and slightly painful. it wasn’t the worst book i’ve ever read, but it most certainly wasn’t the best.
i hate to compare novels with other novels, but i couldn’t help but think of it like the hunger games. the plot is something along the lines of: twelve teenage representatives fight to the death in an epic end-of-the-world type of games. the circumstances are different, but the main gist of things are the similar.
the story is told from an omniscient (kinda) third-person pov. at the start of every chapter, it’ll tell you who’s pov you’ll be viewing from. it would be weird because there would be some chapters where you would feel omniscient, but others it would feel like third-person. it was awfully confusing to me because it would seem like the story was more focused on the plot, and not a certain character. however, in the end it still seemed focused on a character.. sorta. um… what?
i liked how the characters were diverse and distinct. each player was from a “line” in history, so they were all from different races and places. (rhyming~) it made me curious about history and how our civilizations were built. we travel the globe, stopping at places that aren’t popular in books, which i enjoyed.
however, i couldn’t connect with any of the characters. the players of the game were heartless, sadistic, irrational, and sometimes annoying. it wasn’t until the last two pages that there was some emotion shown through. before that, i was convinced the feelings were fleeting, or they were trying to use each other one way or another. there was also a love triangle going on.. *groan* as i mentioned earlier, it would feel like the story was focused on the plot, but randomly throughout the novel, there would an implying love triangle thrown in. the relationships were artificial and forced; i couldn’t sense any chemistry between any of the characters. i think it would've been better if the romance was gone altogether. it was there, but not there.
my favorite part of the novel was the concept. although it was similar to the hunger games, the differences were clear and made it unique. there would be clues and other hints dropped throughout the novel: certain capital letters, spaces between words, symbols and photos here and there. it was interesting because it would feel like you were solving a mystery. i was hoping it would all be explained at the end, but it turns out you were supposed to figure it out yourself.
overall, i did not enjoy this book. i thought it was quite interesting at first, but it eventually got really slow and it wasn’t enough to keep me going for it. the characters were unstable; the relationships were dry. i was confused on what was going on, and i didn’t particularly like the writing style. i’m curious to know what happens next, but i don’t think i’ll actually pick up the next book.
FULL REVIEW HERE!
– alexandra
i hate to compare novels with other novels, but i couldn’t help but think of it like the hunger games. the plot is something along the lines of: twelve teenage representatives fight to the death in an epic end-of-the-world type of games. the circumstances are different, but the main gist of things are the similar.
the story is told from an omniscient (kinda) third-person pov. at the start of every chapter, it’ll tell you who’s pov you’ll be viewing from. it would be weird because there would be some chapters where you would feel omniscient, but others it would feel like third-person. it was awfully confusing to me because it would seem like the story was more focused on the plot, and not a certain character. however, in the end it still seemed focused on a character.. sorta. um… what?
i liked how the characters were diverse and distinct. each player was from a “line” in history, so they were all from different races and places. (rhyming~) it made me curious about history and how our civilizations were built. we travel the globe, stopping at places that aren’t popular in books, which i enjoyed.
however, i couldn’t connect with any of the characters. the players of the game were heartless, sadistic, irrational, and sometimes annoying. it wasn’t until the last two pages that there was some emotion shown through. before that, i was convinced the feelings were fleeting, or they were trying to use each other one way or another. there was also a love triangle going on.. *groan* as i mentioned earlier, it would feel like the story was focused on the plot, but randomly throughout the novel, there would an implying love triangle thrown in. the relationships were artificial and forced; i couldn’t sense any chemistry between any of the characters. i think it would've been better if the romance was gone altogether. it was there, but not there.
my favorite part of the novel was the concept. although it was similar to the hunger games, the differences were clear and made it unique. there would be clues and other hints dropped throughout the novel: certain capital letters, spaces between words, symbols and photos here and there. it was interesting because it would feel like you were solving a mystery. i was hoping it would all be explained at the end, but it turns out you were supposed to figure it out yourself.
overall, i did not enjoy this book. i thought it was quite interesting at first, but it eventually got really slow and it wasn’t enough to keep me going for it. the characters were unstable; the relationships were dry. i was confused on what was going on, and i didn’t particularly like the writing style. i’m curious to know what happens next, but i don’t think i’ll actually pick up the next book.
FULL REVIEW HERE!
– alexandra
Vi følger 12 unge mennesker i alderen 12 – 18 år. Hvert kapilet starter med et eller flere navne på de karakterer, der optræder i kapitlet. Vi får derudover en lokation, samt længde og breddegrad – hvilket gør det nemmere at holde trådende fra hinanden. Det unikke ved Endgame er at det forgår i virkeligheden. Det er ikke spærret inde i en arena, som det er tilfældet i “Hungergames” og “The Maze Runner”. Vi hører dem være ved Stonehenge i England, nede i et kinesisk gravkammer, mm.
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adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
https://bookfnatico.blogspot.com/2018/08/zavrsnica-okupljanje.html
Marking as read for future reference.
I made it about 30% into this and looked through the rest and the simple truth is: This book is not for me. It thinks it's so brilliant and clever, but in reality it's incredibly boring with mostly unlikeable and unremarkable characters that I just do not care about one bit. For some reason Frey seems to think the more adjectives you use in one sentence, the more relatable or brilliant or whatever it is, but it's just ridiculous. Like what kind of writing is that? Three lines of nothing but adjectives describing the human condition or whatever.. Please. There is also one character with obvious mental issues who also has a stutter and is literally described as pathetic because of it. No thank you.
I'm very sad that the pretty covers and myriad of hype this series got back in the day made me purchase both the first and second book of the trilogy (used, thank god), which I will now be getting rid of, unread. It's just so bad, sorry.
I made it about 30% into this and looked through the rest and the simple truth is: This book is not for me. It thinks it's so brilliant and clever, but in reality it's incredibly boring with mostly unlikeable and unremarkable characters that I just do not care about one bit. For some reason Frey seems to think the more adjectives you use in one sentence, the more relatable or brilliant or whatever it is, but it's just ridiculous. Like what kind of writing is that? Three lines of nothing but adjectives describing the human condition or whatever.. Please. There is also one character with obvious mental issues who also has a stutter and is literally described as pathetic because of it. No thank you.
I'm very sad that the pretty covers and myriad of hype this series got back in the day made me purchase both the first and second book of the trilogy (used, thank god), which I will now be getting rid of, unread. It's just so bad, sorry.
I rarely review books, but since so many of the reviews seem to be on the synopsis and/or opinions of the author versus the content of the book, I felt compelled.....
I really enjoyed this book. It had an interesting premise regarding the end of the world. I liked that it drew you into the story and the characters at a decent pace; not too fast, not too slow. There was enough mystery around the plot line and characters that I kept turning the pages well past my bedtime. I love dystopian fiction, loved the Hunger Games, Divergent, Blood Red Road just to name a few, and while I can see how the description may seem familiar or a re-run, it was very different.
I really can't wait for the next book to be released! For those on the fence, I would highly recommend reading this!
I really enjoyed this book. It had an interesting premise regarding the end of the world. I liked that it drew you into the story and the characters at a decent pace; not too fast, not too slow. There was enough mystery around the plot line and characters that I kept turning the pages well past my bedtime. I love dystopian fiction, loved the Hunger Games, Divergent, Blood Red Road just to name a few, and while I can see how the description may seem familiar or a re-run, it was very different.
I really can't wait for the next book to be released! For those on the fence, I would highly recommend reading this!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
sooo depressing, too many pov for me so couldn't connect with any characters
