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bookph1le's review
3.0
This book wasn't doing much for me until the very end. I had trouble getting attached to the characters, and I wanted to know more about the world. It was only when the characters developed some nuances and the world building picked up that I was drawn into it.
stephajo's review
5.0
Lifeless is so unique and interesting! A fast and easy read too, it sucked me in.
jen225's review
4.0
This was an enjoyable read. It had an interesting premise: only select individuals have the ability to read because words are so powerful. Along with the new element of actual Words - people who have the ability of the words (Death, Life, Earth, etc.). The unique story along with fun twists along the way make this book worth reading.
bev3203's review
3.0
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me. But what if words had power--not just the power to change minds through reason, but the power to create, to destroy, to manipulate. Tavin lives in Eden City, where the poor are "wordless" (illiterate) and the world is controlled by Words, human embodiments of key elements. When Tavin takes a job collecting garbage in the Atheneum, where the words and other government officials live, his life will be changed forever.
This is a book that is hard to classify. Is it science fiction or fantasy? Dystopian for sure. All in all, it was an interesting concept flawlessly executed. I am interested to see where Strickland takes the story in the next book.
This is a book that is hard to classify. Is it science fiction or fantasy? Dystopian for sure. All in all, it was an interesting concept flawlessly executed. I am interested to see where Strickland takes the story in the next book.
bani's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
kdotsart's review
5.0
Oh. My. God. YA Crack. I could NOT put this book down! The language, actions, love at first sight, everything screams TEENAGE BOY!!! I will 100% buy this book when it comes out. My guys, and girls, will love it!
I don't know how to classify Wordless as a genre, which is important since I'm genre-fied my library. :/ I would probably put it in Paranormal because some of the world is similar to our own. It's not a fantasy, other-world and it's not a dystopian because this isn't a future world. It's today, if The Words existed in real life.
The plot? Love it! The society in Wordless is "ruled" by The Words. These are people who not only are in charge of their Word, but ARE their Word. They are born into it and become it. Enter Tav. We can assume there is something *more* to him because of how he is described and how his "dad" raised him. I did NOT see the thing coming, though. And I could not get enough of it. I was devastated when this first book ended. Not in the ending, but that it ended. I wanted, nay, craved more. And now I have to wait a year before I can get it??!! UGH! YA crack!
Do yourself a favor. Read this book as soon as you can get your hands on it. Wow. Wow. Wow.
I don't know how to classify Wordless as a genre, which is important since I'm genre-fied my library. :/ I would probably put it in Paranormal because some of the world is similar to our own. It's not a fantasy, other-world and it's not a dystopian because this isn't a future world. It's today, if The Words existed in real life.
The plot? Love it! The society in Wordless is "ruled" by The Words. These are people who not only are in charge of their Word, but ARE their Word. They are born into it and become it. Enter Tav. We can assume there is something *more* to him because of how he is described and how his "dad" raised him. I did NOT see the thing coming, though. And I could not get enough of it. I was devastated when this first book ended. Not in the ending, but that it ended. I wanted, nay, craved more. And now I have to wait a year before I can get it??!! UGH! YA crack!
Do yourself a favor. Read this book as soon as you can get your hands on it. Wow. Wow. Wow.
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