tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post3820111254117146202..comments2024-03-28T09:57:05.060-04:00Comments on The Book Rat: Matched by Ally CondieMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-3151986875306658602014-07-10T13:04:26.106-04:002014-07-10T13:04:26.106-04:00I thought this book was very monotoned, probably l...I thought this book was very monotoned, probably like a life that has all of your choices made for you. Dull. The last 100 pages picked up and finally hooked me. I liked book 2 MUCH better! But I like that being out in the elements ...not knowing if the Society really knows what you are doing ...if it's just a big test of some sort. It's funny that you mention it reminded you of The Giver, I haven't read that, but I thought Crossed had a The Scorch Trials from The Maze Runner series feel to it. Candy @ So little time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05308027187577034357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-40589612777286939922011-01-18T22:22:23.053-05:002011-01-18T22:22:23.053-05:00I think book 2 has the potential to be better, and...I think book 2 has the potential to be better, and to win me over more, which is why I will definitely read it. It should be interesting and make it all more real and dangerous if she goes to the outlands, not to mention that it will make the dystopian aspect stand out more -- it won't just be about her trying to decide between 2 guys who are both good and likeable -- not much drama or dystopia there...Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-48720691350135415932011-01-18T21:56:15.603-05:002011-01-18T21:56:15.603-05:00I agree, Ky was my favorite part of the story. His...I agree, Ky was my favorite part of the story. His whole association with the outlands and the war? It gives you a taste that there's more going on that what there appears. I really hope that gets developed in book 2.Casey (The Bookish Type)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17124722748517656056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-34556066324813616432010-12-07T11:49:29.858-05:002010-12-07T11:49:29.858-05:00This is still in my -ALA ARCs I want to read- pile...This is still in my -ALA ARCs I want to read- pile. @Ashley, I just read The Giver a few months ago. Hope you like it as much as I did :)Eviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148821360529901367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-91772307283608544172010-12-04T10:05:34.538-05:002010-12-04T10:05:34.538-05:00Great review! I've been thinking about reading...Great review! I've been thinking about reading this one and really appreciate your honest assessment. I'll stick check it out, but I love hearing what others think in a more critical sense before doing so. Thanks!Guineverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058786129073896210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-87111014322958155942010-12-03T05:22:49.254-05:002010-12-03T05:22:49.254-05:00This is a great review! You mentioned a lot of wha...This is a great review! You mentioned a lot of what I thought, and I agree with your assessment that although the book will (and already is) a fast favorite of many, it's not really all that great... Enjoyable, yes. But great? No.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895603279815878376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-39371023924384262052010-12-03T00:53:42.754-05:002010-12-03T00:53:42.754-05:00I think this is a really great review of Matched. ...I think this is a really great review of Matched. I like how you mention that Condie never points out how the world got that way. I'd also never really thought of the possibility of this being a queer story, but that would have been great if it had been the case.<br /><br />You're not the first person I've heard who's said that this is a rip off of The Giver (the other was Brent of The Naughty Book Kitties). I have The Giver on my shelf but have never read it--definitely going to do that now!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661762801358860078noreply@blogger.com