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waxingquixotic 's review for:
The List
by Patricia Forde
I don't know, man. This just felt like a mashup of a lot of classic dystopian novels rolled up into one, but it never really got close to the level of any of the books it was trying to be. A little bit of The Giver with some Fahrenheit 451 maybe some 1984 and then some elements of any other dystopian novel. This just never took off for me for some reason.
I was definitely drawn to the idea of the book and the world it described. The thought of a world controlled by language and what words must be used was interesting, but it played out more ridiculous on the book. I think the concept is good, just not enough there to make me care. Even at the beginning when the first bit of intrigue occurs and Marlo shows up unexpectedly and you're trying to figure out who he is and all that... I was just bored.
Hey, and it was cool how things sort of mirror our own world. The story of Noah's Ark is there, I mean with the same name and all, and there is this rebuilding and starting a new world after crazy events. That was cool. Like I said, there was some good stuff here that just needed someone to come along and breathe more life into it. I would go through an entire chapter sometimes and find my mind wandering off, and then I would snap back into it and realize I hadn't missed much.
So if dystopian is your thing, gives this a shot later this year. I've found plenty of great reviews out there. I just love the books it draws inspiration from, but felt this one didn't come anywhere close to being what it could have been. Oh, and the fact that you only get 500 words to use is a cool idea, but whew boy is it hard to read. It just got kind of silly. That's all.
Thanks to NetGalley and the author for letting me read this one early!
I was definitely drawn to the idea of the book and the world it described. The thought of a world controlled by language and what words must be used was interesting, but it played out more ridiculous on the book. I think the concept is good, just not enough there to make me care. Even at the beginning when the first bit of intrigue occurs and Marlo shows up unexpectedly and you're trying to figure out who he is and all that... I was just bored.
Hey, and it was cool how things sort of mirror our own world. The story of Noah's Ark is there, I mean with the same name and all, and there is this rebuilding and starting a new world after crazy events. That was cool. Like I said, there was some good stuff here that just needed someone to come along and breathe more life into it. I would go through an entire chapter sometimes and find my mind wandering off, and then I would snap back into it and realize I hadn't missed much.
So if dystopian is your thing, gives this a shot later this year. I've found plenty of great reviews out there. I just love the books it draws inspiration from, but felt this one didn't come anywhere close to being what it could have been. Oh, and the fact that you only get 500 words to use is a cool idea, but whew boy is it hard to read. It just got kind of silly. That's all.
Thanks to NetGalley and the author for letting me read this one early!