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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
I HATE IT!!!!!!! this book should not be read by any one any where! it is not heath for any one to read this book! no one should buy this book!!! I HATE MORE THEN ANY THING IN THE WORLD!!!
Too much description, not enough action. I felt like the author spent way too much time describing unnecessary details such as the scenery and Claudia's clothing. Okay, they might be pretty, but let's get on with the story, please. At the beginning, although the chapters about Finn were intriguing, I found the chapters about Claudia dull and tedious. The first several chapters were also really confusing and the frequent narration changes didn't help much; you practically had no idea what was going on.
But the book did improve as the story moved on, and the ending was good. I mean, I can sort of see why Incarceron has been receiving such praise--after all, it's a well-crafted dystopian book with a completely new world and idea as well as strong characters--but it didn't really meet my expectations.
But the book did improve as the story moved on, and the ending was good. I mean, I can sort of see why Incarceron has been receiving such praise--after all, it's a well-crafted dystopian book with a completely new world and idea as well as strong characters--but it didn't really meet my expectations.
I think I want to like this book more than I actually do. When I got to the end I felt very accomplished--not because I was thinking "wow, great book"--but more because I was thinking, "whew, I got to the end." Parts of the book were very long, drawn out, and, I hate to say it, boring.
It started with, well, the beginning. One of my biggest pet peeves with fantasy novels is when authors just throw you into the middle of their new world with not even a life raft to keep you afloat. I had NO IDEA what was going on, and there were no clues. So I got frustrated. And then I got a little bored.
I have to say, what kept me going was the fact that I've heard such good things about the book. I kept trying to find it. One of those good things, I believe, is Claudia. She's definitely the strongest character in the book, one I felt like I could relate to and get behind. Some of the other characters were a bit too weak: Jared, who was too afraid of the Warden to be that helpful; Finn, who couldn't get go of Kerio long enough to do much of anything. Claudia went back and forth a little bit, but in the end she did what she wanted to do, and I thought she was pretty awesome for that. How many teenage girls would jump into a forbidden prison to rescue someone they don't even know? Probably just Claudia. She kept the book going for me, and she's a big reason why I finished it--and why I gave the book 3 stars instead of 2.
My other problem was I still have unanswered questions at the end. So... who created Incarceron? And why? How did Sapphique get out, if he didn't have a key? Did he get out? Does he even exist?! Is Finn really Giles? Maybe that doesn't matter to everyone else, but it does matter to me; I spent the entire book trying to figure it out, and I feel unfulfilled not knowing.
It started with, well, the beginning. One of my biggest pet peeves with fantasy novels is when authors just throw you into the middle of their new world with not even a life raft to keep you afloat. I had NO IDEA what was going on, and there were no clues. So I got frustrated. And then I got a little bored.
I have to say, what kept me going was the fact that I've heard such good things about the book. I kept trying to find it. One of those good things, I believe, is Claudia. She's definitely the strongest character in the book, one I felt like I could relate to and get behind. Some of the other characters were a bit too weak: Jared, who was too afraid of the Warden to be that helpful; Finn, who couldn't get go of Kerio long enough to do much of anything. Claudia went back and forth a little bit, but in the end she did what she wanted to do, and I thought she was pretty awesome for that. How many teenage girls would jump into a forbidden prison to rescue someone they don't even know? Probably just Claudia. She kept the book going for me, and she's a big reason why I finished it--and why I gave the book 3 stars instead of 2.
My other problem was I still have unanswered questions at the end. So... who created Incarceron? And why? How did Sapphique get out, if he didn't have a key? Did he get out? Does he even exist?! Is Finn really Giles? Maybe that doesn't matter to everyone else, but it does matter to me; I spent the entire book trying to figure it out, and I feel unfulfilled not knowing.
While the premise was interesting, this book did not live up to its potential. It took a long time for the story to get started, and when it did, it was less plausible than it could have been. The idea that someone would think that turning things back to the dark ages would bring peace is beyond me. And the twist that Claudia was born of Incarceron was, again, just out of left field and didn't really make any sense. The ending just seemed to come so quickly...it had taken Finn and his merry band days to get to where they were, but Claudia found them in a matter of hours? It just felt as though the author thought it was getting to be too long, and cut it off, rather than finishing it off.
At first I thought I wouldn't like the book but as I read on it turned out to be a daring adventure
The story was intriguing.
The writing was average.
The characters were somewhat annoying. None of them were very likeable.
This book kind of suffered from trying-to-do-too-many-things syndrome.
Three stars is generous, but the story itself was good enough to cancel out a lot of the book's flaws.
The writing was average.
The characters were somewhat annoying. None of them were very likeable.
This book kind of suffered from trying-to-do-too-many-things syndrome.
Three stars is generous, but the story itself was good enough to cancel out a lot of the book's flaws.
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. This is an older dystopian, and one of our picks for my student book club this month. There were parts I liked and some that needed extra development. So basically, it’s a world that has chose to live like the past, and has created a prison that is alive and inescapable for I guess anyone they deem a criminal, but like people are born there and their matter is recycled into new people? It is told from two perspectives - the daughter of the warden of Incarceron, and a prisoner trying to escape. They find a key that allows them to communicate and she tries to help him escape, all while being betrothed to a horrible prince. I liked Claudia’s storyline better, and found it really difficult to picture this prison. I also felt like the use of technology was uneven. But of course, I got to the last page and had to borrow the sequel to see where this goes. So, points for that. Hand to readers in grades 6+.
I rarely give a teen book five stars. This one, however, definitely deserves it. I love the concept and, unlike with so many teen books, the execution is dead on. There's a certain ingenuity to this one that makes it more than just an action-packed, suspenseful story like Hunger Games and Maze Runner. The constant questions of what makes something a paradise versus a prison and whether a paradise can ever really be achieved were enough to make me stop and think and will hopefully do the same for teens. I loved it and can't wait for the second one!