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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I get that I am no longer a young person so I am not the target audience, and the premise has some kind of kernel of interesting ideas. However the execution of this book is so incredibly disappointing the story was painfully predictable, I could quote lines from it pages before they happened. The characters where one dimensional at best and that one dimension was almost always cartoonish in proportions. The whole plot as it was unfolded was so ridiculous as to just be unbelievable and boiled down to old people are evil. And the reveal at the end ........ ugh
It was an interesting concept. I enjoyed the originality of the piece although, it did remind me of Scott Westerfeld's trilogy (because I don't count Extras) The Uglies.
The storyline was a bit confusing at times but I sum that up to the whole having to create an entirely new world since it takes place in the future, however, for must of the stuff, the reader can catch on fast. I also think that more will become clear as the books continue, particularly with Old Man and Blake since I'm dying to know more.
I wish the romance aspect had been dealt with a bit better since it felt rushed and virtually didn't happen. I hope it plays a bigger and stronger role in the future novels.
All in all, it was a decent read. Kept me interested and I finished it in a day (but that's nothing new if it's remotely interesting). It's not good enough to deserve my extremely and undying love but I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for future novels by this author, particularly in the series.
Oh, also.. I adore the cover. I just wish Price had gone into more detail with the significance or metaphor behind Michael's drawing because I feel like I might be putting untrue facts into what I get out of it.
The storyline was a bit confusing at times but I sum that up to the whole having to create an entirely new world since it takes place in the future, however, for must of the stuff, the reader can catch on fast. I also think that more will become clear as the books continue, particularly with Old Man and Blake since I'm dying to know more.
I wish the romance aspect had been dealt with a bit better since it felt rushed and virtually didn't happen. I hope it plays a bigger and stronger role in the future novels.
All in all, it was a decent read. Kept me interested and I finished it in a day (but that's nothing new if it's remotely interesting). It's not good enough to deserve my extremely and undying love but I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for future novels by this author, particularly in the series.
Oh, also.. I adore the cover. I just wish Price had gone into more detail with the significance or metaphor behind Michael's drawing because I feel like I might be putting untrue facts into what I get out of it.
This book took me the bones of three months to read, which was probably my own fault rather than the book's - fifth year destroyed my will to read :( It was actually a pretty great book, the premise was excellent and the characters were well written, albeit slightly basic. The plot was probably the best thing about Starters, I thought it was constructed very well with pieces of the puzzle being revealed gradually as Callie moved from location to location. I really enjoyed the ending - it provided closure on the main plot of the novel while also creating a sense of intrigue about what happens next. I have my own theories about the mysterious Old Man but I guess I'll just have to wait til next year to see if I'm right...
3.5 stars. I know it was science fiction but this was so far stretched that I had trouble with some of it. It was a good story though. Just had trouble with parts of it.
An ingenious concept and a well-told story. A true dystopian delight!!
The Hunger Games meets Gamer in this thrilling debut. Callie lives in a post-apocalyptic America where she is forced to live on the streets, fighting for scraps, squatting in abandoned buildings and running from the marshals. After the Spore War, all the adults between the age of 20 and 60 were wiped out, there were just the Starters and the Enders. Callie is a 16 year-old Starter desperate to protect her sick brother Tyler from the cruel world they have been thrown into after the devastation. She contracts with a body bank called Prime Destinations. A rich Ender with enough money can "rent" her body to relive their glory days. Callie and her 3rd renter Helena uncover a sinister plot by the Old Man, the man behind the body bank, that will forever change the lives of Callie and the many unclaimed Starters. There are many twists and turns to circumvent in this exhilarating story of bravery, loss, greed, sacrifice and struggle to protect those that have no one. I was pleasantly surprised by this book and the ending will leave you wondering what will happen in Enders, the sequel. If you like dystopian, sci-fi/fantasy, this will be a good one to try.
Starters by Lissa Price is set in a dystopian society where a virus has killed everyone over the age of 20 and under the age of 60. Children who do not have grandparents live like fugitives running from the marshals who want to lock them up in institutions. Callie, in order to make money to care for her little brother sells herself to Prime Destinations, a company that rents the bodies of young people to the elderly, allowing someone else to control her body. While on her last rental Callie wakes up and finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy worse than anything she could have imagined.
I loved this book. The dystopia was well crafted with a fairly logical explanation. Callie's journey is exciting and filled with twists and turns. The characters were all well written and I found myself caring for even very small characters. I was engrossed by the story, finished it quickly and can't wait till the sequel.
Appropriateness: There is no adult content in this book. It is interesting enough that it will appeal to the entire YA audience. I would recommend the book to readers 13+
I loved this book. The dystopia was well crafted with a fairly logical explanation. Callie's journey is exciting and filled with twists and turns. The characters were all well written and I found myself caring for even very small characters. I was engrossed by the story, finished it quickly and can't wait till the sequel.
Appropriateness: There is no adult content in this book. It is interesting enough that it will appeal to the entire YA audience. I would recommend the book to readers 13+
A great book for the "I've read Hunger Games, now what?" crowd. In the future, after a biological war has killed all adults between 20 and 60, teenager Callie signs up for a secret experiment where her body is "rented" by an "Ender" (someone over the age of 60) so that they can experience life again as a young healthy person. Their brain waves take over her body, while she merely sleeps and awakens with no memory of anything having happened. (Just pay me the money and I'm outta here) But something goes wrong: during one rental, Callie wakes up and the Ender's brain is still in her body! She can hear her voice! And she finds out that this oldster wants her body not to go out dancing or skydiving or to do other fun stuff, but to have her commit a murder! Great suspense, intriguing premise, good dystopian failure-of-government stuff.