Okay, I'm WTFing a lot. I'm finding the dialogue especially confusing, but it's really interesting and I definitely want to know what happens next.
MoOkay, I'm WTFing a lot. I'm finding the dialogue especially confusing, but it's really interesting and I definitely want to know what happens next.
More importantly, though,
THIS IS CREEPY. ASS. SHIT.
You sure get what you pay for. Not limb-choppy creepy (yet, anyway), but eerie-mindfucky creepy. I thought reading the manga instead of watching the anime would keep my heart steady, but no such luck. Let's see how this goes.
I didn't think I would like this at all: I expected an eye-rolling, disney-ish damsel-in-distress kind of setting, but it's actually SUPER fun (and foI didn't think I would like this at all: I expected an eye-rolling, disney-ish damsel-in-distress kind of setting, but it's actually SUPER fun (and for a human with no powers, Kagome's quite the Gryffindor). So yeah, keep 'em coming.
Also kudos Inuyasha, for being a loud asshole instead of (just) a brooding hero, because it allows people to (repeatedly and hilariously) call you out on your shit....more
I'm slightly underwhelmed. I'll refrain from saying more because I'm afraid I might get hit with a fanboy rock shower, but I half-expected this to be I'm slightly underwhelmed. I'll refrain from saying more because I'm afraid I might get hit with a fanboy rock shower, but I half-expected this to be cooler.
EDIT: Okay, now that I took some time to read a couple of reviews I realize this sitcom-y, plotless format is intentional, since it's not an actual adaptation of the anime. That being the case, fuck this. Anime it is....more
Loving it so far. I like it that despite the little individual episodes, this clearly has a larger underlying arc. We're progressively given little piLoving it so far. I like it that despite the little individual episodes, this clearly has a larger underlying arc. We're progressively given little pieces of the puzzle - that's my kind of story. Also it's dark enough to create a serious mood but not too much/ to the point where the violence gets so gratuitous it actually detracts from the story.
The leading man made me roll my eyes a little (WE GET IT ALREADY, you're badass, blah blah blah), as did the Ice Lady, but I'm intrigued by the emergiThe leading man made me roll my eyes a little (WE GET IT ALREADY, you're badass, blah blah blah), as did the Ice Lady, but I'm intrigued by the emerging doll storyline. So, let's see how this outerspace journey goes. I predict showy shenanigans and a lot more boobs....more
I so wanted to like this book, and get to all the good 'sapience' stuff I knew was coming, but after 100 pages I was bored to tears. I'll give it anotI so wanted to like this book, and get to all the good 'sapience' stuff I knew was coming, but after 100 pages I was bored to tears. I'll give it another go someday....more
Good things about this book: I LOVED and appreciated the fact that it's told from the point of view of the (apparently) privileged society members, thGood things about this book: I LOVED and appreciated the fact that it's told from the point of view of the (apparently) privileged society members, the enablers of the system, and not the classic underdog setting. There's a slow awakening instead of a despair-propelled rebellion. The universe was very interesting, and I wanted to know more, the Hows, the Whys. It also raised a lot of cool questions: some new, some common to most dystopian fiction, which doesn't decrease their value.
Bad things about this book: EVERYTHING ELSE. GOOD GRIEF. Hated the writing. Nothing happened for the first half, then everything was mushed together at the end. The narrator, Cassia, made me want to claw my eyes out. Her character development was laughable, as was the romance (YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS PERSON. AT ALL. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?). Her new-found rebellious spirit/courage/sudden understanding of the way things really are seemed contrived and forced, just to suit her Mary-Sueness. (Hey, at least she felt right at home with all the other clichés, uh, I mean characters).I don't know, I just wanted the book to be done with already (even though I'm a sucker for closure, I don't know if I can put myself through the sequel).
If you like YA/dystopia/both, you might like this, but personally I'd recommend something like Uglies by Scott Westerfeld instead.
EDIT: Just read the sequels' synopsis. Yeah, it's not gonna happen. Amazing covers, though. ...more
I don't get the hullabaloo about this book at all. I mean, I'm rating this 4 stars, so I did like it: but it didn't exactly rock my world. It was an eI don't get the hullabaloo about this book at all. I mean, I'm rating this 4 stars, so I did like it: but it didn't exactly rock my world. It was an easy, semi-mindless read in a well-known type of setting. Many of the characters and their relationship dynamics were super cool and (dare I say it?) innovative, and the plot caught my interest well enough, at least for the first third of the book or so.
However, the writing was blah at best, I found myself not caring about the universe AT ALL (what were the kingdoms' names again?), and skimming through A LOT of descriptions/on-the-move bits. Also, the pace was strange to me: like, you had your (sort of non-closure-y, anti-climatic) climax when there were still ages to go until the end of the book, which made those last chapters kind of awkward. Many questions left unanswered.
Also, take a drink every time the word "for" is used as a conjunction to signify 'because'.
There's a good chance I'll read the sequels - maybe this story will get better - but I'm not exactly pissing my pants in anticipation....more
Okay, for all the weirdness and stagnant drama (you know, everything is really intense but nothing actually happens) it was actually really moving andOkay, for all the weirdness and stagnant drama (you know, everything is really intense but nothing actually happens) it was actually really moving and deep. I may or may not have teared up a little.
However, the pace is killing me. I know this is slice of life, but still. STUFF, Y WON'T U HAPPEN?...more
Great art, interesting characters and excellent take on loneliness, but damn, weird idea of romance. I'm not sure if it's a cultural thing or not, butGreat art, interesting characters and excellent take on loneliness, but damn, weird idea of romance. I'm not sure if it's a cultural thing or not, but it gets cringeworthy sometimes. 3,5 stars. ...more
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