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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
I enjoyed the story, but it was not as fast paced as I expected.
The story is reasonably entertaining but doesn’t feel grounded and gets far fetched very quickly.
The author writes about disability with a complete lack of respect, the disabled characters are treated as tragedies and tokenised for the sake of creating fear in the plot. The book is written from the perspective of the able bodied characters and their view on disability is really upsetting. Incredibly insensitive.
The author writes about disability with a complete lack of respect, the disabled characters are treated as tragedies and tokenised for the sake of creating fear in the plot. The book is written from the perspective of the able bodied characters and their view on disability is really upsetting. Incredibly insensitive.
I picked up this book because it won some award and I'm into young adult fiction lately. It was okay - definitely kept my attention. However, I'm not sure I would recommend it.
I honestly really loved this book until the end where everything was smushed together; but it was still super awesome!
Lauren Oliver's novel Panic didn't give me the same goosebumps and late night pondering that her Delirium series did, but it was an enjoyable read. The game Panic that the book is named after is reckless, scary, and I hope entirely fictional. I find the premise of of Panic to be a bit unrealistic, and don't think it gives young adults enough credit.
On the other hand, I enjoyed the variety and depth of characters in the story. I found myself wishing that the novel was in first person so I could get an even deeper look into them. Shifting perspective by chapter as she did (between Heather and Dodge) seemed odd when it was a 3rd person narrative.
Many issues are touched on in the novel, making it a good discussion starter...
-Poverty
-Alcoholism
-Relationship drama
-Revenge
-Identity
It was exciting and suspenseful but I don't think it's as fantastic as Oliver's previous writing.
On the other hand, I enjoyed the variety and depth of characters in the story. I found myself wishing that the novel was in first person so I could get an even deeper look into them. Shifting perspective by chapter as she did (between Heather and Dodge) seemed odd when it was a 3rd person narrative.
Many issues are touched on in the novel, making it a good discussion starter...
-Poverty
-Alcoholism
-Relationship drama
-Revenge
-Identity
It was exciting and suspenseful but I don't think it's as fantastic as Oliver's previous writing.
Three and a half - I love Lauren Oliver's style and this story is compelling and addictive but there are a lot of things in this book that have an unsatisfying ending.
Slightly disappointed with the direction of this book...
This was a good, long story that really drew me in, but I didn't exactly see that it had a point. I prefer my stories with a theme that I can pull out or intuit. This one didn't do it for me.
Rating: 3.5/5
I liked this book. I thought it was interesting, suspenseful and cute at times. It was written very well and the characters had depth and were easy to relate to.
The book is about a girl, Heather, who lives in a small town and every year a game called Panic occurs. Basically, a bunch of teens do dangerous challenges to win a pot of about $60,000. Everyone has their own reasons to play, whether it be for the money or something else. Panic shows how people are fueled and affected by desperation, revenge and betrayal.
Overall I would say this was a good read. There were times when it got a little bit boring. Also there were quite a few "surprises" that were actually very predictable--one of the bigger things in the story I knew from the first few chapters. But other than that I enjoyed it.
I liked this book. I thought it was interesting, suspenseful and cute at times. It was written very well and the characters had depth and were easy to relate to.
The book is about a girl, Heather, who lives in a small town and every year a game called Panic occurs. Basically, a bunch of teens do dangerous challenges to win a pot of about $60,000. Everyone has their own reasons to play, whether it be for the money or something else. Panic shows how people are fueled and affected by desperation, revenge and betrayal.
Overall I would say this was a good read. There were times when it got a little bit boring. Also there were quite a few "surprises" that were actually very predictable--one of the bigger things in the story I knew from the first few chapters. But other than that I enjoyed it.