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A review by bak8382
The Game by Monica Hughes
3.0
In a society where robots have taken over most of the world's jobs students from schools around the world are dumped in government funded unemployment settlements. Lisse and her friends are recent additions who are frustrated by their lack of options and the boredom of having no occupation. Then they are invited to join The Game, and are re-energized by their new goal of winning it. The more they play, though, the less game-like and the more life-like it feels until they're unsure exactly what reality is.
I really liked the concept and world at the beginning of this novel, and I was looking forward to them joining The Game, but that's when the story began to fall apart for me. It didn't seem like they accomplished much each time they played, and even knowing the end of the story it still fairly purposeless although it did make them start to train. I never really connected with any of the female characters besides Lisse, and all the male characters seemed to run together, especially the ones who never wanted to participate. Also the ending seemed rushed and a bit far-fetched for both Lisse's group and the game designers.
I really liked the concept and world at the beginning of this novel, and I was looking forward to them joining The Game, but that's when the story began to fall apart for me. It didn't seem like they accomplished much each time they played, and even knowing the end of the story it still fairly purposeless although it did make them start to train. I never really connected with any of the female characters besides Lisse, and all the male characters seemed to run together, especially the ones who never wanted to participate. Also the ending seemed rushed and a bit far-fetched for both Lisse's group and the game designers.