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A review by tjlcody
Rated by Melissa Grey
1.0
Another attempt at a dystopian/Orwellian setting that ultimately just doesn't pan out.
This is a problem with a lot of YA books: They hint at the oppressive nature of the societies they live in, they give you a few obvious examples, but at the end of the day they ultimately fail to convey a sense of urgency for why we should care.
This book's not the worse culprit I've ever seen (that would be [b:The Unidentified|7011735|The Unidentified|Rae Mariz|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1272766459l/7011735._SY75_.jpg|7257022]) but Rated is definitely up there- especially considering that another book ([b:Scored|10476572|Scored|Lauren McLaughlin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328208952l/10476572._SY75_.jpg|15381919]) with this same topic (i.e. having a "score" that tells others how we'll you're doing in life) did a much better job at conveying stakes for people who are scored negatively.
This is a problem with a lot of YA books: They hint at the oppressive nature of the societies they live in, they give you a few obvious examples, but at the end of the day they ultimately fail to convey a sense of urgency for why we should care.
This book's not the worse culprit I've ever seen (that would be [b:The Unidentified|7011735|The Unidentified|Rae Mariz|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1272766459l/7011735._SY75_.jpg|7257022]) but Rated is definitely up there- especially considering that another book ([b:Scored|10476572|Scored|Lauren McLaughlin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328208952l/10476572._SY75_.jpg|15381919]) with this same topic (i.e. having a "score" that tells others how we'll you're doing in life) did a much better job at conveying stakes for people who are scored negatively.