4.04 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

fantastic fantastic fantastic :)

rsisk's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

DNF @ 17%
challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

Loved this book when I finally finished it...slow going in the first part. Creatively written, fascinating story.
Wish I had completed this in time to talk about it with my BC, lots to discuss.

This book was riveting and disturbing and had me asking myself a lot of questions about what it means to write a work of fiction about a place that is so isolated.

This is the saddest book I've ever read.

leescott88's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

Too war time
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Outstanding! I couldn't put this book down. For some reason I had delayed reading it - I'm not sure exactly what I expected but I was almost immediately caught up. It's a terrifying view into a totalitarian world, but it's also funny and captivating. I still can't fathom how the author did it, but he's created an Orwellian masterpiece.