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Ark by Veronica Roth

10 reviews

secondhandbookshelves's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

3.5

I don't know own how to feel about this.
The author packed a lot of trauma into 45 pages. I am curious to see how the series connects to each other though, so I will continue with the next installation. 

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mrdan's review

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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sophieamreacher's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This short story made me sad and somehow hopeful at the same time. A love story to earth and it’s plants, all the little details. 

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howlinglibraries's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
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4.75

 
She wished she could have told him that life was already full of dread, no matter who you were. That there was nothing you could have that you couldn’t one day lose. That autumn always gave way to winter, but it was her favorite time of year—those fleeting bursts of beauty before the branches went bare.

This was sad, and lovely, and filled with breathtaking layers of grief: for those we've lost, for the losses we've yet to face, for the pain we've inflicted upon the only Earth we have, and for the pain assuredly yet to come to this brilliant planet. I adored this tiny little seedling of a story, even if it hurt. 

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just_a_bibliophile's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Thoughtful, compelling, and insightful, this very brief short story involved Samantha: a scientist amongst the last on Earth before an asteroid hits.

Samantha is in charge of categorising and recording Earth's plants for the future of the now evacuated humans, making an impactful and beautiful discovery before the scientists are set to evacuate, just weeks before the asteroid hits.

This short story, written by Divergent's Veronica Roth, provides a sort of reflection into what means most to you. Despite the ending being slightly underwhelming, it was surprisingly detailed, well developed, and thought-provokingfor such a short book. I do wish there was a little more to the story's conclusion, but Ark is, in my view, an enjoyable, quick read, worth an hour of a sci-fi reader's attention. 

Rating: 3.5 stars

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fraxisle's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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hoshiharetsu's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Was very short and sweet. If anything too short. Did not leave time to get to know enough and digest the story or characters 

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jetpackdracula's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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adaora_ble's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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kcogman's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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