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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
I'm still not entirely sure what I thought of this.
I found it quite a slog - normally I read one book at a time, straight through, and then pick up the next one.
I read two other books from start to finish while reading this one, because I just couldn't get into it. I do feel like I might have read it before, although I can't remember when, and I can't remember much about it, other than the basic world.
The story itself was interesting, and I think Fisher did a good job overall of dealing with the world, but it wasn't enough to really suck me in. And I just don't care about continuing to read the series.
I found it quite a slog - normally I read one book at a time, straight through, and then pick up the next one.
I read two other books from start to finish while reading this one, because I just couldn't get into it. I do feel like I might have read it before, although I can't remember when, and I can't remember much about it, other than the basic world.
The story itself was interesting, and I think Fisher did a good job overall of dealing with the world, but it wasn't enough to really suck me in. And I just don't care about continuing to read the series.
I really enjoyed this book and will probably read the next one to see where the story goes. Claudia lives in a world constrained by time. Her world is in the not too distant future, but the ruling class has imposed the Victorian era on everyone, so the people live with the fashions, technologies, and rules of that time. She is about to be married to the prince, who is cruel and stupid, but whose mother is cunning. Her father is the warden of Incarceron, a prison no one can escape. It's been hundreds years since Incarceron's creation, and generations have been born and died there. Finn is one of its inhabitants, but he believes he came from outside Incarceron; he just can't remember his previous life. Finn and Claudia each come into possession of a key that allows them to communicate with each other, and they try to puzzle out the mysteries of Incarceron together while Finn tries to escape his prison and Claudia tries to escape hers.
I know this hasn’t been everyone’s cup of tea as evidenced by some of the reviews, but I enjoyed it. It wasn’t an awe-inspiring read, but it has a fantastic premise and I enjoyed how things played out. Incarceron is a prison - harsh and brutal - from which there is no escape, where everyone is born, lives, dies. Outside the prison, old-fashioned traditional protocol is rigorously adhered to, despite the technology available. Finn is on the inside, with memories he can’t explain. Claudia is on the outside, about to marry and become a Queen. The two are brought together as Finn attempts to find his way Outside. This is a fun, intriguing steampunk fantasy and I can’t wait to read the next!
A bit confusing at first since there is no character building. I was almost thinking this was the sequel rather than the first book in the series. Otherwise it was quite and enjoyable book.
Finn knows he doesn't belong in Incarceron. Although he has no memories of anything save the last three years of his life, he has flashes, visions of things that couldn't possibly exist in the gloomy halls of Incarceron. His wing's Wise man says he's a Starseer, a special human that can lead them out through his Visions; but Finn isn't so sure. When he comes into possession of a strange crystal object - which he somehow knows is a Key, although no-one in Incarceron even knows what a key is - he starts to believe he can actually Escape the supposedly inescapable prison.
Claudia Arlex leads a charmed life... at least in appearance. Daughter of the powerful Warden of Incarceron, she feels trapped by her upcoming marriage to the Crown Prince and the unending "Protocol" which dictates that all progress is forbidden and that all subjects must emulate the lifestyle of the 17th century. So instead of high technology and confort, Claudia lives with candle light, carriages and corseted dresses. But one day Claudia breaks into her fathers study and finds a crystal Key; one that she believes, might lead her to Incarceron, the famed prison built 160 years ago to be a paradise.
Quite an abrupt start and quite an abrupt ending... I hope more books follow, because there are a few questions left unanswered!
I must say that I was pretty curious about this book. It's story reminded me a bit of John Carpenter's Escape from New York since an enormous prison and an escape were involved. But it's actually quite different, although the ambiance of Incarceron is very similar to the one we encounter in the prison from "Escape from New York".
We follow the adventures of Finn, an inmate of Incarceron and Claudia the daughter of the Warden while they try to find a way out (or in) of the prison.
While this book had changing POVs (sometimes Claudia, sometimes Finn), the author managed to make it work, because both stories were connected. I really liked the pacing of the story (despite it's abrupt start, ahah) and how Claudia and Finn discovered more and more about the prison's origins as they progressed in their quest to find a way out. The texts presented at the beginning of each character were a clever way to present the reader with more background information about the purpose of Incarceron and how all went wrong.
The only problem I had was with Finn. He was pretty one-dimensional; while Claudia and all the other characters (Keiro, Attia, etc) seemed to have hidden motivations, flaws and qualities and grew a bit as characters as the story progressed, I thought Finn didn't particularly stand out and wasn't really fleshed out as the protagonist.
Overall this was a pretty interesting read. The author gave us all the relevant information about Incarceron and why it was built (something that isn't very common in YA sci-fi books where lots of things are left unexplained), the characters were likable but not overly perfect and the world-building was pretty good. I am interesting in knowing more about "The Years of Rage" and what happened before that so hope this is just the first book of a series.
Claudia Arlex leads a charmed life... at least in appearance. Daughter of the powerful Warden of Incarceron, she feels trapped by her upcoming marriage to the Crown Prince and the unending "Protocol" which dictates that all progress is forbidden and that all subjects must emulate the lifestyle of the 17th century. So instead of high technology and confort, Claudia lives with candle light, carriages and corseted dresses. But one day Claudia breaks into her fathers study and finds a crystal Key; one that she believes, might lead her to Incarceron, the famed prison built 160 years ago to be a paradise.
Quite an abrupt start and quite an abrupt ending... I hope more books follow, because there are a few questions left unanswered!
I must say that I was pretty curious about this book. It's story reminded me a bit of John Carpenter's Escape from New York since an enormous prison and an escape were involved. But it's actually quite different, although the ambiance of Incarceron is very similar to the one we encounter in the prison from "Escape from New York".
We follow the adventures of Finn, an inmate of Incarceron and Claudia the daughter of the Warden while they try to find a way out (or in) of the prison.
While this book had changing POVs (sometimes Claudia, sometimes Finn), the author managed to make it work, because both stories were connected. I really liked the pacing of the story (despite it's abrupt start, ahah) and how Claudia and Finn discovered more and more about the prison's origins as they progressed in their quest to find a way out. The texts presented at the beginning of each character were a clever way to present the reader with more background information about the purpose of Incarceron and how all went wrong.
The only problem I had was with Finn. He was pretty one-dimensional; while Claudia and all the other characters (Keiro, Attia, etc) seemed to have hidden motivations, flaws and qualities and grew a bit as characters as the story progressed, I thought Finn didn't particularly stand out and wasn't really fleshed out as the protagonist.
Overall this was a pretty interesting read. The author gave us all the relevant information about Incarceron and why it was built (something that isn't very common in YA sci-fi books where lots of things are left unexplained), the characters were likable but not overly perfect and the world-building was pretty good. I am interesting in knowing more about "The Years of Rage" and what happened before that so hope this is just the first book of a series.
Si algo le tengo que reconocer a este libro es que el planteamiento es muy original. Las atmósferas que crea, tanto a un lado como a otro de la historia, me enamoraron en su momento. La ambientación me parecen una apuesta tan arriesgada como acertada.
Sin embargo, el toque tan juvenil que tiene no termina de convencerme para leerme la segunda parte, se me hace demasiado predecible.
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cárcel-castillo y la inclusión de avances tecnológicos (que no magia) en una época y un entorno victorianoSin embargo, el toque tan juvenil que tiene no termina de convencerme para leerme la segunda parte, se me hace demasiado predecible.
Incarceron is one of the most unique stories I have read. It left no room for boredom, giving me two stories and main characters to follow, while weaving the stories of smaller characters as well. I was impressed with the world within a world, not having experienced such a dynamic since the Harry Potter novels. This book has a sequel, but it seems extranneous. The story still works with the small number of unanswered questions at the end. A good book leaves you guessing and wanting more right?
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced