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mkartes11's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
viachu888's review against another edition
2.0
What do I even say about this book that hasn't already been said? It is a failure. It is a failure at dystopia, it is a failure at love, it is a failure in trying to sound pretty, and a failure in writing.
It's great when books are set from multiple POV's. It adds insight and a chance to show character development. Ally Condie has demonstrated very well how NOT to write in multiple views. It was the boy and girl in love, and it should have been great, but, like everything else in this book, failed. Cassia and Ky sound exactly alike, and equally boring. How is a story supposed to evoke emotions if the characters sound so fake and alike they bore you to death? I mean, they're teenagers, I'm a teenager, and I can say that almost no teenager would ever talk like either of them, even in a dystopian society. Total robots who I felt no sympathy for.
The plot was aggravating. It started nowhere near the last book's end, and the whole thing was just a mess of boring nothing. Most of it wasn't relevant, or interesting enough for me to read and not skim through. The first book was a cool concept, I kinda liked it. But these two are so radically different that I could almost say they weren't even part of a series; except for the two occurrences where Cassia points out Ky came up on the card screen thingy.
I feel no need to go on. Maybe if I force myself, I can trudge through the last one, to see if it improves.
It's great when books are set from multiple POV's. It adds insight and a chance to show character development. Ally Condie has demonstrated very well how NOT to write in multiple views. It was the boy and girl in love, and it should have been great, but, like everything else in this book, failed. Cassia and Ky sound exactly alike, and equally boring. How is a story supposed to evoke emotions if the characters sound so fake and alike they bore you to death? I mean, they're teenagers, I'm a teenager, and I can say that almost no teenager would ever talk like either of them, even in a dystopian society. Total robots who I felt no sympathy for.
The plot was aggravating. It started nowhere near the last book's end, and the whole thing was just a mess of boring nothing. Most of it wasn't relevant, or interesting enough for me to read and not skim through. The first book was a cool concept, I kinda liked it. But these two are so radically different that I could almost say they weren't even part of a series; except for the two occurrences where Cassia points out Ky came up on the card screen thingy.
I feel no need to go on. Maybe if I force myself, I can trudge through the last one, to see if it improves.
dezdamona's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn't good as the first one. I was bored at some points to be honest. Nothing was happening. It was so freaking slow. I was a little bit dissapointed. But i bought the last book today, i will read it asap. I hope it is better.
smateer73's review against another edition
2.0
This one was more boring than the first, it definitely dragged at parts, but was still pretty good.
secamimom's review against another edition
3.0
That's it?!? I wasn't happy at all with this book and that makes me very sad.
cobycoyle's review against another edition
3.0
Another enjoyable read. I typically enjoy the first book in a series the most compared to its sequels, and this stands true here. It was a good sequel though, still easy to read. I enjoyed being able to read from both Cassia and Ky's POV's. Despite any small gripes I may have, I'm looking forward to reading Reached.
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I liked Vick's story line and wish we could have seen more of him. Same with Eli, there was little back story for him and then he just disappeared off with Hunter. I also feel like a lot was left unexplained about the farming society, how they relate to the Rising/Resistance, etc., though I can recognize this will probably be written about more in the third book.
I was irritated, again, with how ridiculously fast and shallow falling in love is in the story. When Cassia told Indie "you're in love with Xander" and she didn't deny it, like she was admitting to it, I kind of just sat there for a minute. To me, she can be in love with the IDEA of Xander/being Matched/being with someone like Xander, but she can't possibly be in love with a person she has never even spoken to or interacted with in any way. If this is what the Ally Condie meant to convey rather than her *actually* being in love with him, than it should have been phrased differently.
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I liked Vick's story line and wish we could have seen more of him. Same with Eli, there was little back story for him and then he just disappeared off with Hunter. I also feel like a lot was left unexplained about the farming society, how they relate to the Rising/Resistance, etc., though I can recognize this will probably be written about more in the third book.
I was irritated, again, with how ridiculously fast and shallow falling in love is in the story. When Cassia told Indie "you're in love with Xander" and she didn't deny it, like she was admitting to it, I kind of just sat there for a minute. To me, she can be in love with the IDEA of Xander/being Matched/being with someone like Xander, but she can't possibly be in love with a person she has never even spoken to or interacted with in any way. If this is what the Ally Condie meant to convey rather than her *actually* being in love with him, than it should have been phrased differently.