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A clever premise for a book- 'heroes' who act like bad guys. David's got revenge on his mind and it's been festering there ever since he was a young boy and witnessed the death of his father at the hands of the Epic, Steelheart. I liked how ambitious and driven David was. But he was also willing to listen to other points of view and try to understand them. In the beginning he came off a bit immature and annoying to me but he grew up quite a bit during his time with the Reckoners.
The Reckoners are a fun group of characters, all with their own unique personalities. Megan's moodiness was starting to wear thin on me and I'm still confused by her characters actions. This is really a fun book that played out like a movie in my head. I'm not sure I would keep up with the series, just because of the borderline middle grade feel to it, but I did enjoy it. The book is narrated by Macleod Andrews and I thought he did an excellent job.
The Reckoners are a fun group of characters, all with their own unique personalities. Megan's moodiness was starting to wear thin on me and I'm still confused by her characters actions. This is really a fun book that played out like a movie in my head. I'm not sure I would keep up with the series, just because of the borderline middle grade feel to it, but I did enjoy it. The book is narrated by Macleod Andrews and I thought he did an excellent job.
The first half of the book had me worried that this story wasn't going to live up to the hype surrounding it. I'm not sure I really liked the parallel to Cinderella. Of course, we all know what happens in Cinderella, so how could any part of this book be a surprise or at all any more interesting than Cinderella? But there are some additional elements that add something new to the book. I'm glad I liked this book enough to want to read the next book in the series, because there are still a lot of unresolved issues.
Written in 1961 and still completely loveable and relevant today. Boys and girls will both like this book. Even as an adult, it challenged my mind with fantastically whimsical word plays and painted Alice in Wonderland like images in my mind. It takes several rereads to catch all the cleverness in it. I love what it's trying to teach as well, which is why I think it's particularly relevant in a world filled with devices that do a lot of thinking for us. Kids today are entertained by TV, Computer, and video games. This book reminds us to think! and use our imagination- that understanding words and numbers without the help of technology is vital and fun.
Woah. I barely know what to say. This book is so completely and utterly crazy!! I hated him, then I hated her. I felt sorry for her, then I felt sorry for him. I never knew what was coming next and I love that. Sections of this book just made me ill, but I couldn't stop listening! I can barely believe how messed up some people can be. (The book alternates between Nick narrating and Amy narrating.) There are so many twists that my stomach was in a knot the entire time. Intensely creepy and crafty. This book was incredible.
I thought this was a fun read, but I'm wondering why people are gushing over it so much. It's not a bad book, but not particularly amazing in my opinion. It just felt like a lot of the concepts or ideas were very Hunger Games-ish. I'm not saying the storyline is copied, but it just wasn't very original- especially since it was published four years post Hunger Games. I also really felt like nothing much at all happened in this book. Romance was minimal. Drama was minimal. Everything just seemed very simply and basically done. In other words, at this point I'm not completely invested in finding out what happens to any of the characters. I don't like to feel that nonchalant about book characters.This book didn't drive me in any way. I just kept thinking, "Well, this is a nice story but that's about it."
A personal annoyance- The main character's name is America. It just came across as one of those instances when an author is trying too hard to be clever with a name. Every time it was mentioned in the book, I found myself rolling my eyes. So maybe that's petty, but it made it hard for me to take this book seriously.
Perhaps my feelings about this book has more to do with my personality. I'm not really into frou frou books. I like a little suspense. This book obviously works well for a lot of people, but I personally wasn't that impressed. I will say that although I didn't think it was the best book I'd ever read, it was a fun enough book. Enjoyable enough that I'll most likely read the next book in the series just to see what happens. But it won't break my heart if I never get to it.
A personal annoyance- The main character's name is America. It just came across as one of those instances when an author is trying too hard to be clever with a name. Every time it was mentioned in the book, I found myself rolling my eyes. So maybe that's petty, but it made it hard for me to take this book seriously.
Perhaps my feelings about this book has more to do with my personality. I'm not really into frou frou books. I like a little suspense. This book obviously works well for a lot of people, but I personally wasn't that impressed. I will say that although I didn't think it was the best book I'd ever read, it was a fun enough book. Enjoyable enough that I'll most likely read the next book in the series just to see what happens. But it won't break my heart if I never get to it.