Review: Very Thought Provoking Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2013
This book was a fast, fun read. Not only that though, it made me think a lot about humanity. Any book that is entertaining, well written, and thought provoking deserves five stars.This book was entertaining because I was completely immersed within the world the author created. There were many different view point characters and this allowed me to see the story as a whole instead of just one subjective view point. I read through the book quickly and am sure it will become one of those books that I re-read over and over.The characters were well defined and came alive. Each character had at least one aspect that I could relate to which made them seem real. As a writer myself, this is something I aim for my readers to be able to do and it is no easy feat. It's easy to see why the Citizens do what they do, to understand their reasoning, and almost sympathize with it, which is all necessary to have a good antagonist. The plot was much more than a simple dystopian, there were many twist that I couldn't see coming despite the subtle hints within the book. Again, this is not something that is easy to do and it is done well.The best part of this book was that, even though the world is vastly different from ours, I was left thinking about how the themes relate to humanity and out current way of life. I'm not looking for a big debate or anything so I'm not going to go into detail about it here but the thoughts this book left me with were shocking and won't be leaving me anytime soon. To be left thinking about a book and have my view point on life altered is a rare thing.