The Deadman's dance is not a terrible book. However it also wasn't a very interesting book, at least to me. It probably mainly has to do with my lack The Deadman's dance is not a terrible book. However it also wasn't a very interesting book, at least to me. It probably mainly has to do with my lack of interest in Australian history but even a fictional retelling of the first settlement didn't keep my interest. Sadly, neither did the characters/ They were so unbelievable that it was hard to believe they were actually people. They didn't have much depth or personality. They seemed more like situations rather than actual people.
There is however one good thing about the book, and that is the writing. Scott has a gift for writing. His prose is almost perfect and the way he creates scenery, imagery, feeling and settings is ridiculously amazing. Though the prose was flowery, there was never a moment when the writing made me roll my eyes, unlike with other books that tend to use flowery prose. ...more
Just when you thought it couldn't get much worse when desperately single women who tired of the bondage slave they imprisoned for 20 years began publiJust when you thought it couldn't get much worse when desperately single women who tired of the bondage slave they imprisoned for 20 years began publishing their Fifty shades of Grey fanfiction, this shit is published. It seems as time passes that the quality and integrity of literature, like aging scrotums and breasts, is going doooooooown towards the grouuuund.
-Review after having read part one-
Well first of all the synopsis is ridiculous. It just jumps from one ridiculous plot point to another. Boo-hoo, ugly girl, here comes the Hunger Games referen-FATHERDOINGSOMEKINDOFSCIENYTHINGYTHATFUCKSEVERYTHINGUPPPP-beast mannnnn, he's a hot guy tooooo-ADOPTED AUNT SOMEWHERE IN THERE, BECAUSE REASONS.
Wut.
Something I find interesting about this book and the author, though mind you not in a kind fashion of the word 'interesting', is that she tries ever so hard to pass this book off as 'combating racism', even though the tactics she uses are about as useful to combating racism as Playboy magazines are for dead people. Not very.
One does not simply combat racism by using ridiculous premises which basically end up being racist themselves. I mean seriously, blackface? Coals? Black people being seen as monsters? White being the minority? Give me a break.
Since when is being a white supremacist apologist combating racism? The author, on her blog, pretty much stands up on her white shining pedestal and weeps 'Oh woe is me, I am white, and soon the world will be overrun by darker skinned people. Woe is me, I am white and in the minority'. Right. So all those many, many, MANY years of whites being assholes to people of other skin colours were just mumblings of your history teacher whose lessons you slept through. Racism has a history of progress (at least in some societies thus far). Turning the tables by switching the situations can't be done with coherent sense.
If you want to combat racism correctly, watch the movie AMERICAN HISTORY X. You might have heard of it. It stars Edward Norton, whom I'm sure more than one of you have masturbated to at some point. Yeah, he's awesome, isn't he? He sure is. A brilliant and dedicated actor. One of a fucking kind. Go and watch that movie he was in called American History X, and that's how you combat racism. The movie basically did it in a way that no class is shown as better than the other, but basically points out the flaws of the hatred both sides have for each other and ends up binding them together through this hatred, but not as people of different classes, rather as human beings. This book is just a silly attempt to be bold and anti-racist. But it's... so silly.
I kinda wish the book ends where the first part ends. Eden gets killed. The end. All is well.
Mrs. Foyt, I think you should take a nice long nap. Just... consider that before you write the second book of the series... and consider it again each time. Thanks. ...more
Hey girls! Are you shallow, desperate, immature, have no concept of reality or love, slightly sociopathic, and brain dead? Is it just too damn hard toHey girls! Are you shallow, desperate, immature, have no concept of reality or love, slightly sociopathic, and brain dead? Is it just too damn hard to keep your man at your heel? Are you tired of yanking that chain all day long? Then 'The Rules' is just the book to feed your fantasies.
Honestly, what the shit kind of horrible person would write something like this? This book is sexist towards men AND women, absolutely shallow, ignores the real aspects of what a relationship is supposed to be built upon, and instead tells you that if you are a woman, you are supposed to have men at your feet. Because apparently only then will you have them loyal to you forever. Come on girls, grow up. Men are not as evil as your man-hating senses may perceive them to be.
What does this book teach you? It teaches women how to manipulate men in order to keep 'em following them around like dogs. And obviously this is a piece of cake in bizzaro-world where men have no brain in their head to think with. And if you do that, like play hard to get (cuz that's totes romantic) they will be crazy about you forever and ever and will never cheat on you, because you're making sure that you're the center of their universe. You're making sure that they fucking worship the ground you walk upon, that they wait by the phone all day waiting anxiously for the sound of your sweet, beautiful breath, basically all that master/slave horse-shit.
Dear men, on behalf of all the women with brains, I apologise. I'm sorry that these women who wrote this shit are giving your girlfriends these horrible ideas about you and what they should do with you. I'm sorry that this book pretty much describes men as disgusting monkeys who have not a speck of human emotion, and I'm sorry this shit is published. I know you're not like this, and even if some of you are, it's not because you're a man.
Why do we have dating books like this? Dating books with these ridiculous, shallow ideas with no understanding of the true foundations of a relationship? This is not even dating. This is like a last resort for women who are too damn stupid and paranoid to keep a relationship. And if you're a woman and you have trouble with a relationship, but you are not stupid, and not paranoid and have a pretty good idea of what a relationship requires, THEN YOU DON'T NEED THIS BOOK. You're already too good for this book! Move along, go read something else, don't waste your time feeling bad about yourself by reading this garbage. I might just be 19, but I think I have a pretty good idea of what a relationship is supposed to be. And it's not about making them want you, or being paranoid about how faithful they are, or anything else being glorified in these stupid books. It's about being equal, and loving each other, and growing together. It's like being best friends with romantic connotations. Would you ever manipulate a friend? Would you play this master/slave relationship or this paranoia game with a friend? I didn't think so. So why would you treat someone you claim to love like that?
And finally, isn't it funny how all these dating books are about men for women? Hey girls, here's how to control men! Love, some desperate single dumb ass. And everyone is totally fine with that. But I bet you my right arm and both my ass cheeks that if a man had written such a book about women (eg: Men, here's how to control your woman and make her want you: Play hard to get, chicks totally dig that shit) he would be deemed a sexist monster. I guarantee you.
I didn't finish this book. It made me angry. And it made my male co-workers angry. And I don't blame them a single bit. ...more
One of the major problems among many others with this book is that it feels as though the premise of this book died within the first chapter, and the One of the major problems among many others with this book is that it feels as though the premise of this book died within the first chapter, and the rest of the book was spent dragging around said corpse of premise. Why did the premise end up dead so soon? Because it really wasn't taken care of very well. It takes good plot structure to pull off a premise, and that was unfortunately not being done.
The book didn't seem so sure what to do with itself. It was as though it tried to be in more than one place at the same time. The fact that there was such a big mix of events that took up too much space and stalled far too long for the plot was what made the book such a confusing mess. It might have promised some action and fantasy, but before that, let's have some romance here, some brooding here, some whining there, and OH! LOVE TRIANGLE! and random evil here, now they're dating, now her best friend is jealous, etc. The blurb promised a lot of fantasy, a kidnapping of a close friend and the race to save said close friend, but that plot wasn't even met halfway through the book. Before that we have Donna whining about having magic powers and beautiful markings on her arms and meeting Xan who broods a little and has scars on his back and Donna's best friend is jealous of Xan, and then stuff happens. I can understand wanting to have some events leading up to the promised plot points, however taking up more than half a book and still not meeting the promised plot is wasted space and a waste of time.
Besides wasting space with it's random sequences of unimportant events, the plot structure felt more like a pressed-for-time ramble rather than a story. I mean, in the first 14 pages Donna bitches, randomly shoves rants on magic in there, then bitches some more, goes to a party with her friend, then meets a hit guy whom she feels intrigued by. 14 FUCKING PAGES! “Oh woe is me. I have magic powers by the way. Oh, and I have magic scars on my arms. Woe is me. And everyone hates me. My friend is nice. Woe is me. He dragged me to a party full of people that hate me, by the way. I’m sad. Oh, there’s a guy. He’s hot.”
Also, what was up with the random switches to Donna's diary in first person? The book is told from THIRD person. And it already delves deep enough into Donna's (lack of) mind. Why do we need the diary? You can include diary entries from, let’s say a secondary character with a mystery for example, but when you’re showing us excerpts from the diary of the main character, who the story is centered on and whose diary doesn’t delve into anything deeper than what third person has presented us with in this book, it doesn’t work well.
The writing in this book was messy and borderline ridiculous. The descriptions were silly, unoriginal and repetitive as hell. How many times have I have to read about eyes sliding or looks flashing? I think I counted at least more than ten times for each. Just say 'he looked' or 'she looked' once in a while. You don't need to make a simple look sound fancy-ass. And there was too much description that we didn't need. Why should I care if Navin’s usual position is a slouch? Besides, everyone slouches on a bean bag chair. And why should I care if Navin watches Charmed for the hot chicks? Get ON WITH IT. Also some of the descriptions were down-right hilarious. This particular description made me laugh out loud:
“I’ll call you,” he threw over his shoulder.
HOW CAN YOU THROW A SENTENCE OVER YOUR SHOULDER?? I mean I know the guy has magic powers but HUH??
“Sorry I’m late” His voice was breathless, as though he had been hurrying. Oh I’m sorry, I couldn’t register that he was in a hurry from the fact that he apologized for being late and being breathless at the same time.
Now onto the... characters...
Donna is someone I'd very much like to punch. She has something that every girl who grew up watching Sailor Moon and Charmed wishes they had: magic powers. And what does she do? Bitches. So what if you're different? YOU HAVE MAGIC POWERS. You can do so much! You have so much freedom to do really awesome stuff! And she never really explains why her magic powers are so terrible. Oh right, apparently because it makes her 'different'. So? You have magic powers!!!
And also, why is Donna so desperate to fit in? Everyone treats her like shit except for Navin, and yet she still wants to fit in. Why? Why does she want to fit in with a bunch of people that are shallow enough to pick on someone because they have pretty scars? And also, these people are the lamest bullies on the planet with the worst insults. How can she be sad instead of laughing her ass off at them?
Speaking of scars, her whole issue with her scars is downright offensive. Her scars are beautiful, 'intricate' patters with occasional silver. That's nothing you hide, that's something you show off proudly. In real life you'd have people flocking around you going 'Holy shit, where did you get that done?' and not 'Oh my gawd you freak, you have like, pretty markings. We don't like you anymore.' Let me tell you something Donna: Thanks to my fucked up hormones, I have a skin condition on my back that is only common in teenage males. In other words one patch on my upper back is a much darker shade of skin covered in thick black hair. In further other words, I have partially a man's back. Now THAT'S something I can't show in public. THAT'S something I have the right to be embarrassed about. If instead of my patch of male back I had pretty intricate patterns I'd show it off when I can get the chance. Because it's something that isn't looked upon as disgusting. Your scars are PRETTY TATTOOS, not freaking self inflicted cuts or burns or A MALE'S BACK.
And what in the heck was up with Navin? "Oh hai Donna. I'm your best friend and I know that everyone hates you and I feel your pain girl. Oh by the way, the people who hate you are throwing a party and I'm invited and you're coming with me even though it would be an incredibly awkward and depressing situation but anyway, I'd get my image boosted so it's all good. OH! I see you have a potential boyfriend. OH! I see you have secrets. I'm going to start stalking you now. Kaythanksbye." Let's just say I'm glad he gets kidnapped. I hope the creep stays kidnapped.
I don't have much to say for Xan other than the fact that I'm impressed with his apparent ability to throw sentences at people. Other than that he was very boring and tepid.
I didn't finish this book because I no longer gave a damn about it. The structure was a mess, and the writing made the whole experience even more unbearable. It's also extremely unoriginal, just like it's fellow YA paranormal romance cousins. Nothing we haven't seen before, and nothing that ever seems to be done well anymore. ...more
Sorry, didn't like it. Couldn't finish it. Why? I couldn't be bothered. For a book that supposedly was some sort of criticism on culture and that madeSorry, didn't like it. Couldn't finish it. Why? I couldn't be bothered. For a book that supposedly was some sort of criticism on culture and that made Bret Easton Ellis famous, it was rather dry and empty. It seemed to be a series of these random events happening, most of which involve kids taking drugs. I know this book is meant to be a criticism of that culture, or something, but it wasn't pulled off very well. At all. It was very hollow, the writing voice wasn't very good, and the whole 'plot' bordered on being pointless. That's what I think. ...more
**spoiler alert** There is no way I am going to finish this shit. I don't know what VC Andrews was smoking when she wrote this, but she ended up creat**spoiler alert** There is no way I am going to finish this shit. I don't know what VC Andrews was smoking when she wrote this, but she ended up creating one fucked up piece of fucked up... fuckery!! What the hell happened to the characters? What the hell happened to the fucking plot? I loved Flowers in the attic but this so called sequel is absolutely revolting!
I went on Wikipedia to find out whether or not I should bother to continue after Cathy tries to encourage Paul to rape her, and unfortunately it doesn't stop there. She fucks Paul, they become lovers, she has his kid but it dies. Then soon after she marries Julian, fucks him, has his kid, then she fucks the man who stole away their mother (who is also her stepfather), marries him and has his fucking child. What the hell??? What the goddamn hell is happening here? And she does this while she still loves Chris and Chris is madly in love with her. Although Chris isn't any better, he wants to rape her too. And of course Cathy wouldn't mind that. Fucking hell, Cathy is like a rape magnet. And she manages to ruin perfectly good characters by causing them to become rapists.
I am not continuing the rest of the series. I thought I would, I was excited to, but no. Fuck no. If you loved Flowers in the attic, PLEASE don't read this book. ...more
I know that constant cussing makes a critical review look immature and unintelligent... but you know what? FUCK that. A disgusting, awful, jackass-gloI know that constant cussing makes a critical review look immature and unintelligent... but you know what? FUCK that. A disgusting, awful, jackass-glorifying book like this deserves to be cussed out, especially after I sat through most of it.
And I'm going to cuss this book out, in the style of the 'Fuck you' speech from 25th hour. And I don't care how stupid my review is going to look.
FUCK THIS MOTHERFUCKING BOOK.
Fuck this book, with writing and plot that is so dry that you literally feel dehydrated reading it. And what was the plot? NOTHING was the plot. Nothing happened. Nothing fucking happened. It was just Luce being a masochist and enjoying being treated like crap by Daniel, while she complained that another guy she was fooling around with wasn't good enough for her because he wasn't a jackass like Daniel.
Fuck Luce, that cheap copy of Nora from Hush, hush and Bella Swan. No personality, no interests outside assholes, plus she seems to be completely okay with men who treat her like shit. Because nice guys just don't cut it: they have to flip her off for her to gain interest. They have to try to control her life when they barely know her, they have to stalk her, be an asshole to her, and make-out with her in the aftermath of telling her to shut up. Nope, the angry assholes are the sexiest apparently. She goes through most of the book complaining about how much she loves Daniel when all he does is treat her like shit. But when she starts to actually think about that fact all Daniel has to do is 'kiss her roughly' and all is forgotten.
Fuck Daniel. Daniel was nothing more than a goddamn asshole. That guy is NOT romantic. That guy is a manipulative, stuck-up, selfish, ungrateful asshole who deserves to be fucking castrated. And fuck anyone who thinks he is romantic and that his actions and behaviour are all justifiable. You also deserve to be fucking castrated. Do you honestly think it's romantic for a guy to flip you off? Do you think it's romantic for a guy to decide who you should date, who you should hang out with, what school you should go to, and where you go in general? Do you think it's romantic for a guy to tell you to shut up after you try to prove him wrong for thinking you are stupid? And do you think it's okay for him to just be able to kiss you to make you forget? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you need to see a psychiatrist. No joke, go and get a psychiatrist. Because men like that are not romantic. What's wrong with a normal guy who treats you like an equal, with nothing but respect and kindness? Oh that's right, he's not a douche bag who wants to control your life. I'm sorry, how dare I forget? Also, WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT HOW AWESOME HE IS AT FUCKING JUMP ROPING???
Fuck this book, which has more similarities to Hush, hush than it does Twilight, by the way. Here we have competition between Daniel and Patch for who gets to be the bigger asshole, the stupid girl who enjoys men who treat her like shit and does GOOGLE SEARCHES on them. And random shit happening until the end where random drama and fallen angel shit is thrown in that no one will care for anymore at that point. I couldn't finish this because the slow pace, the dryness and the stupidity in this book drove me insane. When I closed this book I literally shouted 'FUCK YOU' at it.
And fuck the person who made the cover, not even bothering to give credit to the original model, who had to find out her face was being used when she saw the book in the bookstore. Who knows how to use stock properly? -raises hand- When you use stock you HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE ORIGINAL ARTIST AND/OR MODEL OF THAT STOCK. IF YOU DON'T AND DO NOT ASK THE MODEL FOR CONSENT, YOU ARE STEALING.
Fuck this fucking piece of disgusting literature. I'm sick of seeing abusive romance being glorified as the one true romance. And I'm sick of seeing women in real life using these books as inspiration.
ASSHOLES ARE NOT ROMANTIC. IF A GUY FLIPS YOU OFF, TELL HIM TO GO FUCK HIMSELF. AFTER THAT, MOVE ON AND GO FIND A NICE GUY. ...more
This book, despite all the hype, has one of the most infuriating main characters I have ever had the misfortune of reading about. Now before I continuThis book, despite all the hype, has one of the most infuriating main characters I have ever had the misfortune of reading about. Now before I continue, I have suffered from depression for years. I currently still suffer from anxiety and have done since I was a child. I know people who have suffered from depression and anxiety and all sorts of extra fun things that make life a living hell at times. That being said, I had no sympathy for Alaska. Whatever issues she had, she seemed to think that her depression and suicidal behaviour was something that made her better and brighter than the unenlightened peasants that surround her. She's bratty and completely up herself and just plain unpleasant. What the main guy (forgot his name and can't be bothered looking it up) saw in her that was so appealing is beyond me. The specific part of the book that literally made me reenact the scene where Bradley Cooper's character throws Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms out the window
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was the part where Alaska and her guy admirers were sitting around having a smoke, and Alaska for whatever reason decided it was appropriate to say ever so smugly (and I'm paraphrasing at best)'Y'all smoke to feel good, I smoke to die'. What the fuck? Well done, you are so cool and unique because unlike the uninlightened ones, you are cool enough to shorten your lifespan with cigarettes. No, just no. I couldn't stand reading about someone who thought that having an obvious mental illness made her a cut above the rest. You are more than welcome to disagree with me, and I know loads of people loved this book, but it wasn't for me. Sorry. ...more
Now that I know about the rest of the plot, I can write a better review on this.
I only have two words for this book:
Dog shit.
This book may look sweetNow that I know about the rest of the plot, I can write a better review on this.
I only have two words for this book:
Dog shit.
This book may look sweet on the outside. You know, innocent girl is raped and murdered, her family falls apart, she goes to heaven and watches over them. But on the inside, this book is rotten to the core. There is one scene in particular which made this book absolutely disgusting. (May be a spoiler, dunno if it's worthy to be one or not) Basically Suzie comes off as a pretty nice girl, right? She's got her head and heart in the right place, she cares for her family and friends, and she seems pretty innocent. Right? Obviously the author made her this way to gain sympathy from the audience. Because obviously it's easier to care about an innocent girl who died before her time. So why is this innocent girl who died before her time using her best friend's body to have sex with her boyfriend on earth??? Who the fuck does that? And who the fuck is okay with that? I don't care if the friend was okay with it, that's still fucking sick. And that Suzie would even think of and go along with the idea was just fucking... ew. Was it meant to be tragic and romantic? Because that was just disgusting. Also, Suzie, you're dating one hell of a fucked up guy if he's also okay with doing something like that.
The plot didn't seem so bad at first. The first part was certainly promising, but then it just went downhill into complete boredom to the point where I couldn't be bothered to continue. Also the writing wasn't very good. From strange descriptions to a passive voice (which by the way did not sound 14. It sounded about 80.) it didn't manage to hold me in anymore after a hundred or so pages. So I gave it to my mum. Turns out she was just as disgusted by it as I was. Sorry mum, lol. Now we're looking to get rid of it. Too bad I don't go to school anymore, I could have donated the shithole to the library.
Okay, if it weren't for the excellently researched vampire mythology, this book would have gotten a flat out one star. But because this author obviousOkay, if it weren't for the excellently researched vampire mythology, this book would have gotten a flat out one star. But because this author obviously did research I decided to be nice in at least one area. But well researched vampires aside, this book was shallow. Really shallow, and that's sad because the idea would have worked so well if the author didn't use Twilight as a source material.
Lenah was meant to be like... 590 something? Yeah right. Mentally she was at least fourteen. I could see the author tried to make her sound ancient in several bits, but just because she calls something 'curious' it doesn't mean that all of a sudden she's ancient and wise. Nope, the random bits of 'old people speak to make her look old and wise' were completely out of place, especially since it was shoved into a sentence of teenage thought. Lenah remains emotionally and mentally stuck in the sixteen year old teenage mindset for more than five hundred goddamn years. I don't know if the author intended it to be this way, but it makes her less interesting and takes away complications of being a 590 year old woman trapped in a teenagers body, which would have been really interesting to see. Sure the vampire suddenly a human again concept was interesting too, but Lenah got used to being a human too quickly, considering how long she's been a vampire compared to how long she's been a human (also a human in a completely different period) Also you'd think she'd have matured over a period of several centuries, but nope. And it's not like it can't be done, heck anyone who's read Interview with the Vampire would know Claudia, and Claudia was a 30 year old woman stuck in a five year old's body. But the thing is she DID act like an adult woman. So it can be done. She didn't mentally remain a five year old kid.
Lenah was boring, except when she was a vampire. As a vampire she was kickass. But as a human she's just shallow and annoying. One part that really made me facepalm was the whole 100 year burial thing. It was meant to hide her, or something, but then AFTER she was released and turned into a human they had the moment of 'wait a minute, the fledgling is going to come and look for me, the coven is going to know and come after me'. What a waste of fucking time and braincells!! If Rhode was going to do that, why not, say, CLAIM to have buried Lenah for... a thousand years, and the next night turn Lenah into a human, so that by the time the coven finds out she's missing Lenah will be long dead and would have managed to live a peaceful human life without the coven looking for her. Dawkins almighty.
The romance, or lack thereof, was sooooo shallow. I know I tend to repeat the word 'shallow' quite often in this review, but it's for a reason. Anyway, SHALLOW. Another reviewer Kim described their 'relationship' as 'you're hot, I'm hot, let's hook up in the greenhouse' and that's exactly how that was. Justin had little to no personality and no interests outside of sports or whatever and checking out Lenah. Plus he reeked of potential rapist vibes, practically stalking Lenah and appearing randomly. And the day after they get together, she's already meeting his mum, almost getting laid, and he's like 'we're gonna be together forever'. Why? I dunno. And why is he attracted to Lenah? I dunno, cuz she's hot. Why is Lenah attracted to Justin? Cuz he's hot. That's all. -shrugs- Tony would have made a better love interest damn it. He was my favourite thing in the book. He was a good, sweet guy with a damn personality. Then again Twilight was used as a source material, therefore we cannot have the nice, normal guy as the love interest. Nu uh, remember kids, if he's hot and popular, he's the one.
I do not care to go on with this book. I have lost all feeling for it. It's a shame, it really did have potential. And the author did a great job with vampire characteristics. Like, a really good job. The vampire flashback stories in general were really good. But... oh goodness... so... GUH. I'll probably end up donating this to the library or something... maybe someone will pick it up and like it and my precious 15 bucks wouldn't have gone to waste entirely......more
The prologue seemed promising, but for the first half of the book nothing seemed to be happening. Nothing even came close to the intended plot. It wasThe prologue seemed promising, but for the first half of the book nothing seemed to be happening. Nothing even came close to the intended plot. It was just a bunch of random stuff I didn't give a shit about. Slow as hell, I couldn't stand anymore after nothing was happening even halfway through the book. Didn't care anymore what happened afterwards. I felt too cheated. ...more
I'm sorry to all the people that loved or liked this book, but to me, the Hunger games is Battle royale with CHEESE.
I went into this book with mixed I'm sorry to all the people that loved or liked this book, but to me, the Hunger games is Battle royale with CHEESE.
I went into this book with mixed expectations. One, I was expecting this to be a Battle royale rip off. Which in some ways most certainly was. I know people will either agree or disagree with that statement, but to me it was boderlining a copycat Battle royale. However I was surprised to find that a book that deals with such mature subject matter was YA and well received, so I decided to spare it a look.
I didn't like the book. I found it boring, unoriginal, and too much like Battle royale. BUT, this book is not a bad book. It's great Young Adult, and it sort of deserved the hype. I'm glad to see this book has become popular in an age where anything with a hot guy and useless girl sells like hotcakes. Perhaps the media realised what kind of shit it managed to give birth to after years of feeding idiots with idiotic bullcrap.
Now onto my thoughts, which will probably be controversial. But oh well. The plot wasn't very engaging. While I did like the alternate universe and the setting and the characters, the overall plot just didn't meet my interest. Too much time was spent on training and introduction in the beginning. I mean, this is a novel about a girl thrown into a death sentence type of situation. You know, that's what readers are expecting to see basically after the first chapter or the prologue. The fact that it was pretty drawn out took away from the excitement for me. And when that excitement finally arrived, it was nothing. It was still uninteresting. I know stuff was happening and the plot or action was never inert, but it just wasn't interesting and nothing I haven't seen before. It might have been more interesting if it weren't just focused on Katniss, because I wanted to know about the other competitors in the game and what they were doing too. It would have been a lot more interesting and the book would have had more dimensions to it. Oh yeah, and there was romance apparently. Okay. I honestly wasn't paying much attention to it because it felt kind of out of place and unfortunately attracted a lot of gossip. But then again this is YA, so there has to be an element of romance, otherwise the tweens stop paying attention. Katniss was okay. She wasn't engaging, but she was not an anti-feminist character. She did have traits of a Mary-Sue, but she was still a strong, intelligent female character. Thank fucking God that strong female characters haven't yet died out.
I know a lot of people might be wondering if the likeliness to Battle royale is perhaps why I didn't enjoy the Hunger games. Yes, I do admit, a great majority of my disliking of the Hunger games is due to the constant similarities to Battle royale. The thing is, I like originality. I like creativity. I don't know if Susanne Collins has read or watched Battle royale, but she should have checked beforehand if her concept was original. Sadly, her concept was not original. It wasn't exactly like Battle royale, but a lot alike. And I know a lot of people have said the same thing. They look at the summary of the book and they say 'Sounds like Battle royale'. The fact that this book was not original really bothered me. I just felt like I was reading someone's fanfic of an alternate Battle royale. I know a lot of people feel differently about this, and that's fine. That's just my opinion.
I won't finish this book because... honestly I can't be bothered. I'm sorry. I'm glad it exists and that it has a hype, but it's not for me. I'll donate it to the library along with Vampire Academy so that someone else might enjoy it. ...more
I really don't have a lot to say about this book, since I couldn't finish it. I tried to though. I desperately tried to. Even skipping chapters didn'tI really don't have a lot to say about this book, since I couldn't finish it. I tried to though. I desperately tried to. Even skipping chapters didn't help. Now mind you, I read a lot, and I never skip pages or chapters in books, because I don't dare to miss anything. And this was one of the two first books which made me do that, and that is never a good sign.
The Host was awfully written. The writing was full of prose rape and redundancy. For fucks sake Meyer, learn how to write English properly. You're 35 years old and me, a fucking teenager, can write in better English than you. The plot itself is pretty boring. Nothing was happening, which is what made it difficult for me to continue reading this book. And my friend who liked the Host was like "No no no keep reading! Here, go to this chapter, here stuff starts happening!" And so I took her word for it, and read. And read. And read. And what did I get for a plot? One whole fucking page (front and back) about deciding whether or not to sleep on the couch or the bed. I just closed the book, returned it to the library, and am never picking it back up again. This woman seriously needs an editor. ...more
I don't know why I didn't like this as much as I thought I might. I loved the first episode of True blood, which is pretty much based on this. But theI don't know why I didn't like this as much as I thought I might. I loved the first episode of True blood, which is pretty much based on this. But the book is so... boring. I think it might be because Sookie's voice is too passive. Nothing seems to affect her. It wasn't fun to read. I'll definitely continue with the show though. The show is awesome. ...more
This was how the book started. The first two pages literally went like this:
Tweeny 1: "ZOMG like -insert some teeny bs gossip here-"
Tweeny 2: "ZOMG liThis was how the book started. The first two pages literally went like this:
Tweeny 1: "ZOMG like -insert some teeny bs gossip here-"
Tweeny 2: "ZOMG like no! -more teeny gossip and more OMGs-"
Tweeny 1: "ZOMG like yeah."
All of a sudden some macho vamp guy stands in the hallway, points at teeny no #1 and is like "ZOEY YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO BE THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A BOOK THAT IS SO NOT TRYING TO BE LIKE TWILIGHT BUT YEAH YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN."
Then they're like "ZOMG YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN."
Tweeny 1: "SNAP. I have been chosen."
Tweeny 2: "SNAP AND ZOMG YOU'RE A FREAK NOW I'M OUT OF HERE."
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the worst book I have ever read starts off. Worse than Twilight, worse than Hush, hush, and worse than Evermore (almost). This book was just one big melodramatic teen angsty bitch fit. With vampyres. And stereotypes. And a sexy hunk. And a Queen Bee arch rival. And a blowjob. And of course the main character is a complete Mary sue, once again.
I first read this just as a laugh, because sometimes I want to read bad books for the lolz. But what was at first fun to make fun of then turned horrifically bad, and eventually so intolerable that I had to close it halfway. As soon as Zoey was in love with Shakespeare vampire hunk, (sorry, vampYre) I just couldn't handle further stupidity. I could not believe this was written by two adults. This was like fanfiction. I have seen fanfiction which went along pretty much the same basis as this book. Heck I have seen fanfiction which was BETTER WRITTEN and BETTER OVERALL than this book.
Zoey was absolutely frustrating and so easy to hate. That's horridly inconvenient since she's the main character, and we're being told this 'story' from her perspective. She whines and complains about EVERYTHING, and is an obvious attempt at a parody of a teenager by these two idiots of women authors. A pin would fall to the ground and immediately her life is oooooverrrrrr. Also according to Zoey, if you don't nail your underwear and your bra to your body and if you don't remain virginal in any way shape or form, whether it's kissing a guy or wearing a certain amount of make up or style of clothing, you're a total slut. Woooow. Zo, just because you're a goddamn prude it doesn't mean everyone else should be, and you shouldn't try to lecture your female readers on their sexuality. Just because you're ashamed of sexuality, it doesn't mean that's a good thing because you happened to be a main character. Also it's pretty obvious you're jealous you yourself can't be that proud.
Zoey's friends were all painful stereotypes. Especially her girl friend... what's her name again... I don't know. My mind shut her out because she was too damn annoying. Oh wait... Steve or something. -coughs- anyway, yeah. That chick was an obvious out there comic-relief and completely uncalled for. Every time she said anything I wanted to punch her. I didn't care much for her gay friend either. He was just a cliched gay. And no, I don't have anything against homosexuals. That would be awfully hypocritical since I'm a very out of the closet homosexual myself. But this guy was boring and cliched. Then there's the queen Bee arch rival. -yawn- Oh here's something I haven't seen before... Oh and Zoey falls in love with some vampire guy after he reads a speech from Shakespeare in his sexy vampire hunk voice. So within two seconds, Zoey is in love. True love, yada yada, he's the one, he's so hot, all her friends support her love, bla bla bla, gush gush gush. Then I closed the book.
What a piece of overrated, stinky, shitty tripe. The writing was ridiculous, all the characters were boring and annoying and cliched to death, and the overall plot was pulled out of both authors nailed shut asshole. It was ridiculous. The whole book was bloody ridiculous. What on earth was I reading? -shudder- I can't believe this book was published, let alone so well received. And don't give me that 'it's an amazing booooooook and you're just jealooooousssss' crap. Please. It's an awful excuse for a book and I would rather watch 2 girls 1 cup again (from the beginning to the end this time) than have Marked by P.C Crap and Kristin Crap sitting on my shelf. ...more
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