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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)

Tahereh Mafi

Start date: June 1, 2014

Finish date: June 30, 2014

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Sep 25, 2017 Carrie rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, young-adult

I didn't know much about this book going into it. I knew it was tagged young adult and dystopia...that's it that's all I knew. So imagine my surprise when see this girl locked up in an asylum. I think ok maybe I'm mistaken. But then I learn of how the world is, how birds are no longer there, how the world is in fact in shambles.

The feel I got over all is a dytopian feeling superhero book. Juliette is like Rogue. We have a guy like Mr. Fantastic, I'm waiting for Wolverine wanna be to make an app ...more

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Sep 22, 2012 Renuka rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dystopia, fantasy, paranormal, e-book, fav-couples, livebrary, my-fictional-boyfriends, favorites, young-adult, owned

My initial thoughts….. asdfghjklpoiuytrewqzxcvbnm

After organizing this into actual words I got this….. OMG WHAT JUST HAPPENED HOW CAN THIS BOOK BE POSSIBLE IT IS TOO GOOD TO EXIST BUT OH SWEET JESUS AM I GLAD IT DOES.

After organizing and tweaking this garbled sentence a little bit more I finally got this… This book just blew my mind. The plot, yes it was dystopian but seriously? Can you really group it into one category? The characters, Juliette, Adam, Warner, James, Kenji just all so flawless. ...more

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May 24, 2011 Logan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dystopian-post-apocalyptic, arc-tour, young-adult

First impressions: Juliette is a beautiful character. From the beginning, we are alone in her thoughts, as she whiles away her time in isolation. Her touch kills people, and for the last 264 days she has been alone in a wreck of a psychiatric hospital/jail with only a window and a notebook to pass the time. I fell in love with this sweet girl who dreamed of birds in flight and wished for a taste of fresh air.

Lasting impressions: Never has a title of a book been more appropriate. The writing and First impressions: Juliette is a beautiful character. From the beginning, we are alone in her thoughts, as she whiles away her time in isolation. Her touch kills people, and for the last 264 days she has been alone in a wreck of a psychiatric hospital/jail with only a window and a notebook to pass the time. I fell in love with this sweet girl who dreamed of birds in flight and wished for a taste of fresh air.

Lasting impressions: Never has a title of a book been more appropriate. The writing and the characters and the world all made me want to shatter into pieces. Though the ending of the story went a different direction than I anticipated, it was not unwelcome. I'm excited to see where the next chapter in Juliette's life takes us.

Conflicting impressions: At times the stylistic prose pulled me out of the story. How many ways can Juliette describe falling to pieces? A lot. I also wish that we'd gotten more of the history of her world in order to understand Warner's motives as the villain. He kidnaps Juliette for his own purposes, but we don't really know what those are because Juliette is so in the dark about the world outside her cell. I felt like I was flying blind a lot of the time.

Overall impressions: Despite the aforementioned flaws, and a perhaps tired plot that feels like a re-tread of the X-Men, I still absolutely loved this book. Tahereh Mafi fills her plot with such incredible characters that I couldn't help but be captivated by all of them.

Juliette is one of the most sympathetic characters I can remember reading recently. She has been neglected by her parents and forced to avoid human contact for her entire life. My God! I would die! Yet she has remained kind, thoughtful, and perhaps most surprising, sane. She never gives up, and I admired that about her.

Adam is a bit of an enigma. He starts off almost cruel toward Juliette, but later reveals himself as a Peeta-like admirer from afar. Working for the enemy, it takes a while for Juliette to fully trust him, but he is so pure of heart and full of love that he ultimately wins her, and the reader, over.

Warner is a great antagonist. We may not be sure of his motives, but we know he wants to have Juliette as a pawn in his war against The Reestablishment's enemies. He will do anything to achieve this goal, and forces her to do some pretty awful things along the way. For such a smart and sadistic guy, however, he seemed awfully gullible when it came to Juliette's feelings.

This is an interesting paranormal crossed with a dystopian setting that never failed to keep my interest. Powerful characters are all seeking to find their destiny, and the new direction Juliette's life takes at the end of the novel will have profound consequences for the next book. I'll definitely be looking forward to the sequel as one of my most anticipated books of 2012. ...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Falling for Books (Tia) rated it it was amazing

First Line: I’ve been locked up for 264 days.

Favorite Quotes:
“I’ve been screaming for years and no one has ever heard me.”
“I think if I freeze myself I can freeze the pain.”
“If time stands still nothing can go wrong.”
“Butterflies catch fire in my stomach.”

My thoughts:
This is one of the most quotable books ever. I mean, the writing in this book is just fantastic. Tahereh Mafi writes so beautifully. She says things in a way that I’ve never thought about. My list of favorite quotes could go ...more

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