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zoreadsstuff's Reviews (219)
I've known what happens in the end of this book since I was like ten which was probably why I put off finsihing it for six months... all things aside though, it was still an unbelievable read. Probably the best plot twist in literary history, ngl- I knew whodunit and yet I was still shocked. Agatha Christie was a GENIUS.
The enjambment got on my nerves SO much but overall really beautiful. My favorite poem was probably "I Gave It Freely".
I need the sequel literally right now.
Anyways- def get what others are saying about the books pacing/infodumping; once the first half was over was when I finally started to really get invested. And yes, there is a whole lot of telling, not showing when it comes to worldbuilding, but for me personally I didn’t really care LMFAO— I loved all the insights into the world of Talin and getting to imagine San-Er in my mind.
Keeping that in mind— with this book it just kinda hit me: Chloe Gong is a MASTER at description/setting the scene. I could so clearly visualize every scene almost as if I was watching a movie. (Side note, I really need someone to adapt this ASAP.)
I was lucky enough to attend her book tour (very much humble bragging right now), and one other aspect Gong mentioned was the relationship that Anton and Calla have— two people at complete odds with each other, but still inextricably connected. And as someone who was absolutely obsessed with Cleopatra as a kid, and as big Shakespeare fan, I can honestly say that this might be the best spin on a classic play that Gong has done so far.
Overall— the next book cannot come soon enough!!!
Anyways- def get what others are saying about the books pacing/infodumping; once the first half was over was when I finally started to really get invested. And yes, there is a whole lot of telling, not showing when it comes to worldbuilding, but for me personally I didn’t really care LMFAO— I loved all the insights into the world of Talin and getting to imagine San-Er in my mind.
Keeping that in mind— with this book it just kinda hit me: Chloe Gong is a MASTER at description/setting the scene. I could so clearly visualize every scene almost as if I was watching a movie. (Side note, I really need someone to adapt this ASAP.)
I was lucky enough to attend her book tour (very much humble bragging right now), and one other aspect Gong mentioned was the relationship that Anton and Calla have— two people at complete odds with each other, but still inextricably connected. And as someone who was absolutely obsessed with Cleopatra as a kid, and as big Shakespeare fan, I can honestly say that this might be the best spin on a classic play that Gong has done so far.
Overall— the next book cannot come soon enough!!!
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. this book made me pace across my room and curse out white people for a a full ten minutes
my ap world book club book !! very interesting and it was cool to actually learn about what legends like captain cook actually explored. i appreciated how the author made sure to note the darker side of some of these expeditions as well. sooo many typos though it was quite annoying.
This book made me cry sad and happy tears. And go hug my parents.
I don’t think I need to say anymore.
I don’t think I need to say anymore.
ADORED this book- I'm so excited to go and see the movie! My copy of the novel had an interview with Collins in the end, and she really goes into detail on what she wanted to accomplish by diving into the concept of state of nature. To that end, I think this book works best if you think of it less as a Hunger Games book (the actual games makes up so little of the book), and more of a complex character study of Snow. It also probably helps to have some familiarity of Enlightenment ideas, or at least makes it more fun to read, though I think Collins expalins everything really well.
Every character in TBOSAS was so vividly developed (I am a Lucy Gray stan FOREVER), and I appreciate Collins's willingness to dive into the darker aspects of Panem (reading any scene featuring Dr. Gaul genuinely terrified me!!) Overall, I'm so happy THG is having a renaissance, and TBOSAS is well worth the read :)
Every character in TBOSAS was so vividly developed (I am a Lucy Gray stan FOREVER), and I appreciate Collins's willingness to dive into the darker aspects of Panem (reading any scene featuring Dr. Gaul genuinely terrified me!!) Overall, I'm so happy THG is having a renaissance, and TBOSAS is well worth the read :)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that if you want to bemoan the phlegmy mess the dystopian genre has turned into over the last decade or so... you really should be talking about THIS book, not Divergent. I don't know if this is just me, but at least reading Tris Prior's POV didn't make me want to smack myself in the head every single minute. I genuinely think that Thomas might be one of the worst main characters in a popular book series to ever exist.
What's worse is that the world Dashner's created has actually extreme potential- I was having a lot of fun for the first 30 pages or so. But Thomas is the most Gary Stuiest Gary Stu to ever exist, and his mind numbing narration completely overshadows the vibrant, actually INTERESTING world of the Glade/Maze. It doesn't help that there really aren't any characters in this book who are really developed well at all- the only thing intriguing is the possibilites of what could be happening to have all the Gladers trapped inside the Maze, and then by the time you actually make it to the end, it's increasingly clear that Dashner was writing mostly on vibes and didn't bother coming up with any cool explanations.
I'm not sure if I would have liked this if I had read it while I was younger, but reading this directly after the dystopian masterpiece that was TBOSAS was quite the whiplash. I guess time will tell if my brain annoys me enough to make me want to read the other books and see if it ever gets better...
What's worse is that the world Dashner's created has actually extreme potential- I was having a lot of fun for the first 30 pages or so. But Thomas is the most Gary Stuiest Gary Stu to ever exist, and his mind numbing narration completely overshadows the vibrant, actually INTERESTING world of the Glade/Maze. It doesn't help that there really aren't any characters in this book who are really developed well at all- the only thing intriguing is the possibilites of what could be happening to have all the Gladers trapped inside the Maze, and then by the time you actually make it to the end, it's increasingly clear that Dashner was writing mostly on vibes and didn't bother coming up with any cool explanations.
I'm not sure if I would have liked this if I had read it while I was younger, but reading this directly after the dystopian masterpiece that was TBOSAS was quite the whiplash. I guess time will tell if my brain annoys me enough to make me want to read the other books and see if it ever gets better...