Reviews

The Beginning by K.A. Applegate

carmiendo's review against another edition

5.0

ungh

brunettejnas's review against another edition

5.0

All I can say is I was mad when I read this when it came out. Now I can appreciate it for the anti-war masterpiece that it is.

harpiaharpyja's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

crosenfrisk's review against another edition

4.0

This book was harder for me to read (mainly because the series ended in a way I did not expect). The author has explained in a letter to the fans at the end why things ended the way they do, and it makes sense, but I had spent so long thinking about the title in advance. The beginning... of life after the war? I had hoped for some Ellimist/time travel shenanigans prompting a start over of "the game" but it did not turn out that way.

nguyen_vy's review against another edition

5.0

Cuối cùng cũng kết thúc series,công nhận mình cày hơi kinh. Đoạn giữa series có hơi nhàm vì chỉ lặp đi lặp lại nhưng dù sao đây cũng là một series thành công rồi, mỗi tội tiếc cái chết của Rachel quá

mugsandpugs's review against another edition

5.0

Perfection.

I hear complaints over the ambiguous ending sometimes, but honestly I love it and couldn't have written it better myself. What a wild, nostalgic series from my childhood.

magickshop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hstapp's review against another edition

3.0

The end of the series. I can see now why people are upset about the ending. The author basically set up a 2nd set of adventures and then stopped.
I don't mind though. This book is interesting because after the first few chapters I was like why haven't we stopped, and now I know. Have I mentioned that I don't like Marco?

lycheecha's review against another edition

2.0

The first half was quite good, but I think Applegate was eager to just wrap things up after churning out 62 books in this franchise, and it shows. The second half is sparse. Quite a disappointing ending considering how much I'd enjoyed the last few books.

andrewjstillman's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0