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littlered1110's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Blood, Cursing, Vomit, and War
Minor: Suicide
fethiye's review against another edition
5.0
what an epic read ! I was so excited to read this book and see what the hype was all about . To be honest at first I thought it was OK I was kinda disappointed but then I continued reading and OMG it's fantastic , I kept making theories the whole time I was reading it , sometimes I got it right but most of the time I was surprised . When I was reading the last pages I was so tempted to go back and read it from the start it was that good I wanted more . My favorite part is the last 100 pages they're exciting thrilling and action packed . Not that the rest of it is not exciting or anything it's just the last parts were outstanding .
kellenpenn's review against another edition
3.0
The premise is super interesting. I like the overall plot and the lore. I’m having trouble with the depth of some of the characters, but I’m intrigued enough to keep going and see what this leads.
terryma90's review against another edition
This was the second time reading the 5th wave, but this time it was on audio which surprisingly went very fast from the first time I read it. It was okay not my favorite of all time but still good content that if u like contemporary and some science fiction.
nicswanson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? No
5.0
elysehdez19's review against another edition
5.0
No sé que decir de este libro, ME GUSTO de principio a fin! soy de las pocas personas realmente apasionadas por el tema de los aliens, he leído mucho acerca del tema y no cualquier cosa me impresiona, pero Rick Yancey sabe combinar todos los aspectos y teorías que se tienen de estos seres y los supo mezclar muy bien en esta novela!
Creo que la mejor frase que puede describir a un tema de aliens es: NO CONFÍES EN NADIE
Ya estoy en espera de la segunda parte :D
100% recomendada, aaah y oficialmente se convirtio en el mejor libro leído del 2014
Creo que la mejor frase que puede describir a un tema de aliens es: NO CONFÍES EN NADIE
Ya estoy en espera de la segunda parte :D
100% recomendada, aaah y oficialmente se convirtio en el mejor libro leído del 2014
faithtrustpixiedust's review against another edition
3.0
So, I binged this series while on a sleep-deprived road trip to attend the funeral of my great-uncle, so to be entirely honest with you, I don’t remember a whole lot about this series, at least not what happens in each book specifically. Hopefully this is cohesive and not a complete disaster. If I mention something that isn’t actually in this book but another, then lol who cares?
The Writing and Worldbuilding
I actually liked the writing on the whole! It sometimes tended to run on and ramble, but in a stream-of-consciousness way that I could follow and not in a way that made it evident that an editor never saw the manuscript. The prose had personality, and while that personality was sometimes a bit on the melodramatic side, it was better than no personality at all. The philosophical waxing gave the story some meaning, which I appreciated. I would definitely read something written by Rick Yancey again.
The story was fairly easy to follow if you ignore some plot holes or inconsistencies. Despite those, I found myself enjoying the bulk of the story. I still find myself scratching my head at some of the info about the aliens, though.
The Characters
Cassie: Our main protagonist, spends the bulk of the story laying on a bed eating nice food and realistically healing a devastating wound in a world with no access to professional healthcare. She doesn’t really show the anxiety to get her brother back that I would have expected, and in that regard, I feel the movie did a better job building her character to someone likeable and proactive. She also has a tendency to just simply ignore obviously horrible red flags, only to recall them when being mad suits her. It was pretty immature, but she is a teenager, and apocalypse or not, brains aren’t just gonna mature faster because life is hard. So, while a bit annoying, it wasn’t unrealistic.
Evan Walker: For some reason, he wasn’t often referred just as Evan, but full-on Evan Walker, so for the purposes of these reviews, we will call him Evan Walker exclusively.
Evan Walker spends the book being mysterious and kind of creepy. The full extent of his creepiness isn’t revealed until later books. The big spoiler reveal is pretty obvious and the fact that it takes Cassie so long to figure it out was a little annoying. Some changes to the structure of the story could have easily fixed that, since we the audience learn some info way before she does.
As it stands, their romance was a little weird.
Zombie aka Ben Parish: Ok, I just gotta say it! I hate military jargon stuff!! It drives me CRAZY! I literally COULD NOT CARE LESS ABOUT THE MILITARY JARGON! Just speak like NORMAL PEOPLE for ONCE my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I liked Ben for the most part! He’s fun and definitely has more personality than his movie counterpart. He has a weird love interest thing going on with Ringer that I didn’t really care for, but as friends, I liked them.
Sammy: I forgot sometimes that he was like, 5. I liked him on the whole, though.
The Dad: I really liked what we got of him!
Commander Vosch: He really shouldn’t have been as personally involved, especially with Ben, but I understand why, narratively speaking, Yancey choose to do that. It didn’t make any logical sense in a real-world setting, but it helped us see what was going on. As a villain, the big reveal was too obvious and didn’t hold any tension.
Conclusion
I liked it on the whole, and I don’t think it deserves a lot of the hate it’s gotten. It definitely isn’t the best book in the world, but I liked it for what it was.
The Writing and Worldbuilding
I actually liked the writing on the whole! It sometimes tended to run on and ramble, but in a stream-of-consciousness way that I could follow and not in a way that made it evident that an editor never saw the manuscript. The prose had personality, and while that personality was sometimes a bit on the melodramatic side, it was better than no personality at all. The philosophical waxing gave the story some meaning, which I appreciated. I would definitely read something written by Rick Yancey again.
The story was fairly easy to follow if you ignore some plot holes or inconsistencies. Despite those, I found myself enjoying the bulk of the story. I still find myself scratching my head at some of the info about the aliens, though.
He looked at me and smiled reassuringly and said, “Everything’s going to be okay,” because that’s what I wanted him to say and it’s what he wanted to say and that’s what you do when the curtain is falling—you give the line that the audience wants to hear.
The Characters
Cassie: Our main protagonist, spends the bulk of the story laying on a bed eating nice food and realistically healing a devastating wound in a world with no access to professional healthcare. She doesn’t really show the anxiety to get her brother back that I would have expected, and in that regard, I feel the movie did a better job building her character to someone likeable and proactive. She also has a tendency to just simply ignore obviously horrible red flags, only to recall them when being mad suits her. It was pretty immature, but she is a teenager, and apocalypse or not, brains aren’t just gonna mature faster because life is hard. So, while a bit annoying, it wasn’t unrealistic.
Evan Walker: For some reason, he wasn’t often referred just as Evan, but full-on Evan Walker, so for the purposes of these reviews, we will call him Evan Walker exclusively.
Evan Walker spends the book being mysterious and kind of creepy. The full extent of his creepiness isn’t revealed until later books. The big spoiler reveal is pretty obvious and the fact that it takes Cassie so long to figure it out was a little annoying. Some changes to the structure of the story could have easily fixed that, since we the audience learn some info way before she does.
As it stands, their romance was a little weird.
Zombie aka Ben Parish: Ok, I just gotta say it! I hate military jargon stuff!! It drives me CRAZY! I literally COULD NOT CARE LESS ABOUT THE MILITARY JARGON! Just speak like NORMAL PEOPLE for ONCE my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I liked Ben for the most part! He’s fun and definitely has more personality than his movie counterpart. He has a weird love interest thing going on with Ringer that I didn’t really care for, but as friends, I liked them.
Sammy: I forgot sometimes that he was like, 5. I liked him on the whole, though.
The Dad: I really liked what we got of him!
Commander Vosch: He really shouldn’t have been as personally involved, especially with Ben, but I understand why, narratively speaking, Yancey choose to do that. It didn’t make any logical sense in a real-world setting, but it helped us see what was going on. As a villain, the big reveal was too obvious and didn’t hold any tension.
Conclusion
I liked it on the whole, and I don’t think it deserves a lot of the hate it’s gotten. It definitely isn’t the best book in the world, but I liked it for what it was.
redingtonjm's review against another edition
4.0
Second time reading this book and gworl, it was just as juicy as the first time.
keipotato's review against another edition
2.0
My teenage self would have loved this so bad!
(I've the copy of 2013 yet now I'm reading it
(I've the copy of 2013 yet now I'm reading it