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A review by becaboo24
Corridor by Robin Parrish
3.0
After reading all these great reviews about this book, I had such high expectations for it, and I really hate to rain on peoples' parades, but..
I didn't think it was that great. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
I wasn't able to match Parrish's visualizations of his rooms or his world. I was often left confused and held on tightly to the words I read just to gain a sense of what was happening. Parrish was creative, don't get me wrong, but I just didn't think he delivered.
I liked his writing style in the beginning, but I thought that he needed to improve his descriptions.
[[ For a read for younger teens, I was surprised Parrish used such an impressive vocabulary (spiel, twinge, salve, eke, perceptible, akin, indignant, terse, regale, and cuneiform). :)
I also found only 1 teensy editting error. That's it. No overused words. No other problems. ]]
On the bright side:
I liked Parrish's conclusion. It was well executed and it left me satisfied. It definitely wasn't what I expected out of a Hunger Games-ish premise. The amazing ending left me wanting more, since it automatically turned into a dystopian read.
I love dystopians.
Some people might say that Parrish's sudden turn in the plot (at the end) caused the book's downfall because of the lack of consistency, but I disagree. I think the sudden turn was the climax of the story that gave the book a unique sense of character and a promising background. Without this important part of the story, I would've given Corridor a lower rating.
Overall, I'm left conflicted. I thought the majority of this book was okay, but the ending was brilliantly layed out.
I didn't think it was that great. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
I wasn't able to match Parrish's visualizations of his rooms or his world. I was often left confused and held on tightly to the words I read just to gain a sense of what was happening. Parrish was creative, don't get me wrong, but I just didn't think he delivered.
I liked his writing style in the beginning, but I thought that he needed to improve his descriptions.
[[ For a read for younger teens, I was surprised Parrish used such an impressive vocabulary (spiel, twinge, salve, eke, perceptible, akin, indignant, terse, regale, and cuneiform). :)
I also found only 1 teensy editting error. That's it. No overused words. No other problems. ]]
On the bright side:
I liked Parrish's conclusion. It was well executed and it left me satisfied. It definitely wasn't what I expected out of a Hunger Games-ish premise. The amazing ending left me wanting more, since it automatically turned into a dystopian read.
I love dystopians.
Some people might say that Parrish's sudden turn in the plot (at the end) caused the book's downfall because of the lack of consistency, but I disagree. I think the sudden turn was the climax of the story that gave the book a unique sense of character and a promising background. Without this important part of the story, I would've given Corridor a lower rating.
Overall, I'm left conflicted. I thought the majority of this book was okay, but the ending was brilliantly layed out.