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esther013's review
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hopestar's review
3.0
2.7/5
An interesting plot and plottwist but nothing really happens untill the last 10 pages, so it was kinda boring to read.
An interesting plot and plottwist but nothing really happens untill the last 10 pages, so it was kinda boring to read.
kaleysmomma's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
adiyahwarner's review
3.0
very compelling premise but fell flat in its execution at times. would love to see more development of these characters & hoping the sequel brings that
books4biana's review
4.0
I had just been talking to someone about this as a future. It was a great (new) premise and I look forward to the next!
katalystv2's review
5.0
Very gripping. Absolutely amazing concept for a story. Worth a read for those that like a dystopic world and intrigue within the plot.
liveyourlifereading's review against another edition
4.0
Ik heb dit boek een aantal jaar geleden ook gelezen en hem 5 sterren gegeven.
Ik besefte me tijdens het lezen dat ik me alles uit de Appwereld nog wel herinner, maar alles van de Echte wereld niet meer. Dus ik voelde maar gedeeltelijk als een Reread.
Ik begon op 6 november en werd daarna ziek. Gisteren heb ik het boek toch weer opgepakt en vandaag was hij uit.
Ik ben er doorheen gevlogen en heb ontzettend genoten van get verhaal, de diepgang,de karakters en alle informatie die je gaandeweg krijgt, die stuk voor stuk een puzzelstukje voorstellen van een puzzle.
Het is echt een Young Adult verhaal, dus ik merkte wel dat ik hem deze keer net iets te simpel geschreven vond voor wat ik inmiddels gewend bent, maar het maakte het verhaal niet minder goed en ik heb bijzonder genoten van die orginele verhaal.
Ik mag wel hopen dat wij nooit naar een virtuele wereld verhuisd worden waarbij onze lichamen achterblijven zonder dat we weten wat ermee gebeurt, zonder dat we zelf nog iets te zeggen hebben over in welke wereld we willen leven.
Kapitalisme is iets waar ik een hekel aan heb en de reden waarom komt in dit boek naar voren. Rijkdom loont, en mensen in armoede hebben niks meer te zeggen. Walgelijk.
Prachtig boek en ik kan niet wachten om deel 2 te lezen. Ik weet het, dat zei ik destijds ook, maar hij staat in de kast dus ik ga hem, na een recensie explaar, lezen!!
4 sterren voor Unplugged
Ik besefte me tijdens het lezen dat ik me alles uit de Appwereld nog wel herinner, maar alles van de Echte wereld niet meer. Dus ik voelde maar gedeeltelijk als een Reread.
Ik begon op 6 november en werd daarna ziek. Gisteren heb ik het boek toch weer opgepakt en vandaag was hij uit.
Ik ben er doorheen gevlogen en heb ontzettend genoten van get verhaal, de diepgang,de karakters en alle informatie die je gaandeweg krijgt, die stuk voor stuk een puzzelstukje voorstellen van een puzzle.
Het is echt een Young Adult verhaal, dus ik merkte wel dat ik hem deze keer net iets te simpel geschreven vond voor wat ik inmiddels gewend bent, maar het maakte het verhaal niet minder goed en ik heb bijzonder genoten van die orginele verhaal.
Ik mag wel hopen dat wij nooit naar een virtuele wereld verhuisd worden waarbij onze lichamen achterblijven zonder dat we weten wat ermee gebeurt, zonder dat we zelf nog iets te zeggen hebben over in welke wereld we willen leven.
Kapitalisme is iets waar ik een hekel aan heb en de reden waarom komt in dit boek naar voren. Rijkdom loont, en mensen in armoede hebben niks meer te zeggen. Walgelijk.
Prachtig boek en ik kan niet wachten om deel 2 te lezen. Ik weet het, dat zei ik destijds ook, maar hij staat in de kast dus ik ga hem, na een recensie explaar, lezen!!
4 sterren voor Unplugged
melissadelongcox's review against another edition
3.0
So, I enjoyed this and was definitely intrigued by it, but it also wasn't the type of book where I was rushing to get done with my evening tasks so I could sit and read it... so 3.5 stars from me.
I love the concept of the App World vs. the Real World and I was interested in the story, but at times it felt super formulated to what you'd see in any other YA story - I could easily guess what was coming. I think there's a lot of potential here, so I'll still read the second one, but I didn't love that this concept which was so unique felt a little wasted when the story wasn't quite as ambitious as I would've liked.
I love the concept of the App World vs. the Real World and I was interested in the story, but at times it felt super formulated to what you'd see in any other YA story - I could easily guess what was coming. I think there's a lot of potential here, so I'll still read the second one, but I didn't love that this concept which was so unique felt a little wasted when the story wasn't quite as ambitious as I would've liked.
paulina1996's review against another edition
3.0
I’m a little bit confused on how I feel about this book. I enjoyed the idea behind it, but didn’t enjoy the execution of this unique idea, the characters seemed okay but rather flat at times and overall, I’m still unsure on exactly how much I liked this book, if at all.
The story follows Skylar living in the App World, waiting for her chance to be unplugged in order to see her mother and sister again. The story focuses too much on the want of the protagonist to unplug rather than setting foundations for the reasons why people were plugged in, what exactly happened to the world, etc. There are obstacles which Skylar needs to overcome in order to see her long-lost family again, after the borders were shut down, although the author failed to deliver a fast paced telling of her struggles. Once Skylar manages to unplug she is faced with even more struggles in the Real World, all of which are confusing and certain points overlooked.
The story dragged on quite a lot, I found myself skipping over certain lines as they seemed pointless to the story. There seemed to be many pages where the scene wasn’t described as much, and the words were just fluff of what Skylar was thinking; which wouldn’t be a bad thing if the character had more dept in what she believed and what she thought. Half the book was just fluff to make it seem longer which I found incredibly boring, practically the months of Skylar being in the Real World and not all together there, it felt like months passed for me too while reading those bits.
As I mentioned before the characters seemed in need of some work, they were very 2D and we didn’t find out too much about them and how they are different from each other. Skylar’s best friend Inara although had a lot of feature time in the book was skimmed over the most in my opinion. I learned nothing about this character and her importance apart from the fact that she was the main character’s best friend. It’s a shame that there was no connection to any of the characters as at least it would have made the “fluff” bearable.
The App World was very confusing, I think the idea is wonderful and there was so much that could have been said about the new world. There were endless possibilities however it seemed as if Donna Freitas was too scared to venture into her own imagination. As exciting as this virtual world was supposed to represent I found it incredibly boring. I couldn’t imagine anything worse, the App World seemed like a prison to me with endless opportunities that were not taken. Although the Real World seemed a little bit better, there was still not enough information about it, not enough dept for me to picture the scenes in front of me. For a dystopian novel this appeared far too much like any other world, the history of the App World and exactly what happened in the Real World whether by a history lesson, or a flashback from the characters would have been enough to put a bridge between what was happening in the book.
There were some twists and turns, which were confusing, the twists which were supposed to add more to the book just made it seem like a massive ball of confusion. The last quarter of the book gave the impression of picking up speed and then breaking rapidly. The shocking discoveries were not that shocking, the heart stopping moments did nothing.
While I was ready to put this book down and forget about it little things brought me back, they were so small that I wasn’t even sure if they were sufficient enough to make me stay enough to finish the story. I wish that this book was more than it was, it’s such as shame as it had so much potential.
The story follows Skylar living in the App World, waiting for her chance to be unplugged in order to see her mother and sister again. The story focuses too much on the want of the protagonist to unplug rather than setting foundations for the reasons why people were plugged in, what exactly happened to the world, etc. There are obstacles which Skylar needs to overcome in order to see her long-lost family again, after the borders were shut down, although the author failed to deliver a fast paced telling of her struggles. Once Skylar manages to unplug she is faced with even more struggles in the Real World, all of which are confusing and certain points overlooked.
The story dragged on quite a lot, I found myself skipping over certain lines as they seemed pointless to the story. There seemed to be many pages where the scene wasn’t described as much, and the words were just fluff of what Skylar was thinking; which wouldn’t be a bad thing if the character had more dept in what she believed and what she thought. Half the book was just fluff to make it seem longer which I found incredibly boring, practically the months of Skylar being in the Real World and not all together there, it felt like months passed for me too while reading those bits.
As I mentioned before the characters seemed in need of some work, they were very 2D and we didn’t find out too much about them and how they are different from each other. Skylar’s best friend Inara although had a lot of feature time in the book was skimmed over the most in my opinion. I learned nothing about this character and her importance apart from the fact that she was the main character’s best friend. It’s a shame that there was no connection to any of the characters as at least it would have made the “fluff” bearable.
The App World was very confusing, I think the idea is wonderful and there was so much that could have been said about the new world. There were endless possibilities however it seemed as if Donna Freitas was too scared to venture into her own imagination. As exciting as this virtual world was supposed to represent I found it incredibly boring. I couldn’t imagine anything worse, the App World seemed like a prison to me with endless opportunities that were not taken. Although the Real World seemed a little bit better, there was still not enough information about it, not enough dept for me to picture the scenes in front of me. For a dystopian novel this appeared far too much like any other world, the history of the App World and exactly what happened in the Real World whether by a history lesson, or a flashback from the characters would have been enough to put a bridge between what was happening in the book.
There were some twists and turns, which were confusing, the twists which were supposed to add more to the book just made it seem like a massive ball of confusion. The last quarter of the book gave the impression of picking up speed and then breaking rapidly. The shocking discoveries were not that shocking, the heart stopping moments did nothing.
While I was ready to put this book down and forget about it little things brought me back, they were so small that I wasn’t even sure if they were sufficient enough to make me stay enough to finish the story. I wish that this book was more than it was, it’s such as shame as it had so much potential.