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3.5
I'm glad that I was finally able to find out why everyone is so excited about this book, but ultimately, it just wasn't for me. Part of the problem was that a lot of the drama revolved around the Grievers, which were some strange monster/robots that I was never really able to picture. I was definitely interested in some of the characters, but none were fully developed and several were indistinguishable. The the pacing was pretty slow in the beginning, but I was hooked as we raced toward the e ...more
I'm glad that I was finally able to find out why everyone is so excited about this book, but ultimately, it just wasn't for me. Part of the problem was that a lot of the drama revolved around the Grievers, which were some strange monster/robots that I was never really able to picture. I was definitely interested in some of the characters, but none were fully developed and several were indistinguishable. The the pacing was pretty slow in the beginning, but I was hooked as we raced toward the e ...more
I found this incredibly boring and all the vagueness and non-answers annoyed me as much as they annoyed Thomas. I'll just check out the movie. DNF'd at 31%.
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This book was SO good towards the later 2nd half. I was getting so frustrated at the unanswered questions in the beginning and wanted to just give up because it seemed as though nothing was explained. Of course I knew everything was going to be answered in the end so I stuck with it. The ending and epilogue was great and I'm looking forward to the movie.
As far as the audiobook goes, I absolutely LOVED the narration of Mark Deakin. He made all the characters come alive with their distinct voices ...more
As far as the audiobook goes, I absolutely LOVED the narration of Mark Deakin. He made all the characters come alive with their distinct voices ...more
Overall the book is a solid 3 stars. I would have rated it 4 stars if the writing had picked up/plot moved forward prior to chapter 48. If you are willing to stick with it, the last 100 pages are worth it. I'll read the second in the series, but I'll be finishing other books on my TBR list first.
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