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Jan 06, 2012

Marg rated it:

WARNING: The proceeding review contains some necessary & unavoidable spoilers. It also contains my honest uncensored thoughts, feelings, and opinions. I don't bite my tongue, and I really did not like this book. So, if you can't handle any of that, then I suggest you move along.

Alrighty, let's begin.

First of all, I honestly did not think anyone could outrank Divergent's Tris on my Most Annoying and Unlikable YA Heroines of the Year list. I was wrong. So very wrong. Juli More...

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Feb 07, 2012

Meg ♥ rated it:

Didn't finish. I simply stopped reading this book today, and it wasn't because it was boring or anything like that. I just did not care for Mafi's writing style. The over use of metaphors and strikeout tools caused a constant distraction, and the book was just not interesting enough for me to want to struggle through something that annoyed me so much.

The book (well what I got to, anyway) read like a super annoying IM by a 12 year old girl that just learned what a metaphor is. Do we More...

26 comments like (52 people liked it)

Feb 08, 2012

Jillian -always aspiring- rated it:

(Note: Goodreads friends and followers, you know me by now. You know that, even as much as I love a book, my reviews aren't always a resounding, "Oh my goodness, you need to READ THIS NOW! YOUR LIFE WILL BE SO MUCH FULLER BECAUSE OF IT!" I'm not that naive or arrogant to think that the books I love will be the books you love. Instead, my reviews are...chronicles of the experiences I had with books, and if that can help you decide whether certain books will be for you or not, then I'll More...

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Nov 13, 2011

Aly (Fantasy4eva) rated it:

UPDATE: I stand up slowly, suddenly shaking with anger, hoping my legs won't collapse beneath me. "You think that because I am unwanted - because I am neglected and - and discarded -" My voice inches higher with every word, the unrestrained emotions suddenly screaming through my lungs. "You think I don't have a heart? You think I don't feel? You think that because I can inflict pain, that I should? You're just like everyone else. You think I'm a monster just like everyone else. Yo

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Jul 14, 2011

Tonya rated it:

~Spoiler-free~

SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi is the story of Juliette, a seventeen year old girl who has been imprisoned for a dangerous and powerful ability she cannot control. She’s neither seen nor spoken—nor touched—another human being in 264 days; the only indications that she is not absolutely alone are the soldiers marching outside her tiny window and the screams the rend the night through thick concrete walls… neither of which are comforting. Her only outlets are the ragged notebo More...

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Dec 23, 2011

Zemira rated it:

How awesome was this book? Well,I am going to tell you. Pretty darn awesome!

I am not very good at convincing people to read the books I loved so I am going to write this review without any pressure.

Here are some arguments:

1. if you are (like myself) a fan of X-Men,you will love it,~~or else~~...

2. If you are (like myself) a fan of strong and smart leading character like Juliet,you will love it.

3. If you are (like myself) a f More...

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Dec 02, 2011

Maja rated it:

His touch is scorching my skin through the layers of fabric and I inhale so fast my lungs collapse. I’m caught in colliding currents of confusion, so desperate ~~so desperate so desperate~~ to be close so desperate to be far away. I don’t know how to move away from him. ~~I don’t want to move away from him.~~
I don’t want him to be afraid of me.

Seventeen-year-old Juliette Ferrars has spent the last three years imprisoned. Because of her unique ability to kill a person with a single touch, More...

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Dec 19, 2011

Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker rated it:

Juliette describing Adam’s eyes

“...perfect shade of cobalt, blue like a blossoming bruise, clear and deep and decided”

“…careful, curious”

“… 2 buckets of rainwater; deep, fresh, clear”

“…blue and bottomless like the deepest part of the ocean”

“…tight”

“…as tight as his fists as tight as the strain in his arms”

“…bottomless blue”

“…blue blue blue”

“…midnight moment filled with memories, the only More...

45 comments like (97 people liked it)

Dec 29, 2011

Baby rated it:

I got sucked into Shatter Me, despite its faults, because I was intrigued by the premise and wanted to know more. But despite an interesting setup and some pretty steamy scenes, the book ultimately fell flat.

The writing in Shatter Me moves back and forth between lyrical and distracting. Many of the metaphors make no sense and pull you out of the story. Also, anything more than 1 metaphor per page is too many in my opinion, and this book is just drowning in them.

There is v More...

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Dec 31, 2011

Kristi (The Story Siren) added it

Absolutely incredible. Shatter Me is a novel that I will not soon forget.

What makes this novel so unforgettable. If I had to pick one thing it would be Mafi’s writing. Her depiction of Juliette’s voice is utterly captivating. There was one question that I battled with this entire novel and it’s the same one that Juliette asks herself. Who is she? To be in the mind of a character like that was absolutely shattering! (Pun intended.)

This novel has a bit of everything. I wouldn’t More...

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Dec 06, 2011

JJ rated it:

Honestly, I don't quite know what rating to give this book.

Here's the thing: Tahereh Mafi is totally gifted. She is a gifted writer. There is talent bubbling there and I think she's destined for great things.

Here's the "but": Her talent is completely wasted on this novel.

I like metatextual playfulness as much as the next literary snob, but what I felt was a mediocre and crassly commercial story was tricked out in too many gimmicks to be any good. (T More...

2 comments like (29 people liked it)

Oct 14, 2011

Olivia rated it:

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0 comments like (22 people liked it)

Sep 20, 2011

Giselle rated it:

I was very excited to have gotten a hold of this ARC. I saw this book a while back and the cover first attracted me to read the blurb, which sounded fascinating. After reading it, I'm happy to say that it didn't disappoint. It was quite the joyride: an exciting, fast paced dystopia. I've been a fan of dystopian novels since The Hunger Games and I'm always happy to find new gems in this exciting genre. I love the exhilaration, the emotional struggle and high speed survival that books like these More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Soumi (in love with PUCK) rated it:

"I've been locked up for 264 days. I have nothing but a small notebook and a broken pen and the numbers in my head to keep me company. 1 window. 4 walls. 144 square feet of space. 26 letters in an alphabet I haven’t spoken in 264 days of isolation. 6,336 hours since I’ve touched another human being."

The Rundown

The last time Juliette touched a little boy and he died. Her touch is lethal, she has a deadly power and whenever she touched someone something bad happen More...

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Dec 31, 2011

Paige rated it:

The stars say three, but let's call this a 3.5 because it just doesn't fall on a solid number.

Also appears on The Screaming Nitpicker. I received my copy through Amazon Vine.

Feared. Unloved. Unwanted. Juliette's life before she was taken away was not a kind one, but her life inside her prison has been no better. Cursed with a touch that can kill, she has not known regular human touch for a very, very long time. Then Adam, a piece of Juliette's past, is thrown in her cell More...

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Nov 17, 2011

Haya rated it:

Shatter Me is only beautifully written if you think the following is beautiful writing:

“Summer is like a slow-cooker bringing everything in the world to a boil one degree at a time. It promises a million happy adjectives only to pour stench and sewage into your nose for dinner.”

“Hate looks just like everybody else until it smiles. Until it spins around and lies with lips and teeth carved into the semblance of something too passive to punch.”

“His eyes are tight More...

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Feb 14, 2012

Lora added it

Okay, so I was fairly intrigued by Shatter Me's synopsis and such, but after reading this review, not so much. Thanks Emily:)

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Dec 06, 2011

Kwesi 章英狮 rated it:

X-men and Hunger Games going gaga!

I love X-men and the last time I watched the movie was when my brother punch me on my face for acting like a superhero-wannabe, damn those powers! At least I used my advance fake telekinesis to my brother and throw him out in the room, for short I pushed him out. I missed those days when the family gathered around and watch superheroes acting like they exist in reality mix with invisibility, ice, magnet, controlled weather, ghost-like skill, More...

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Dec 11, 2011

Sam rated it:

5 stars

I don't give out full 5-star ratings very often, but this book absolutely deserves it. Shatter Me is a beautiful debut novel about a dystopian society where our main character, Juliette, can cause death through a simple touch. A brilliant idea, perfectly executed.

The first thing that stands out about this book is the wonderful writing style. I found out about the use of ~~strike-throughs~~ beforehand and thought it sounded like a pretty good idea, but you can't really app More...

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Jan 30, 2012

Wendy Darling rated it:

2.5 stars I don't have violent feelings towards this book, but nor do I love it.

Review to come...maybe? Emily May's review expresses a lot of my thoughts about this one, plus the comments below and in the status updates.

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Dec 26, 2011

Lisa rated it:

Originally posted at Read Me Bookmark Me Love Me

This novel drove me insane and up the wall. It made me feel like jumping, screaming and crying in absolute joy! Shatter Me is most definitely one of the best books of 2011, if not ever. I was completely encompassed in Mafi's powerful imagery, her fierce characters and the earth-shattering romance. Shatter Me is a one-sitting read because you will not be able to pull your eyes away. It's just impossible.

The novel doesn't take More...

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Dec 23, 2011

Anna rated it:

Tahereh Mafi is in love with words.

How do I know this?

Well, first, I read her book. And second, I'm in love with them too. We tend to recognize our traits in others.

I'm going to tell you what I love love love about this book and then I'll tell you why not five stars after that.

Starting with the very beginning, I really love how Mafi played with form and style and grammar to give us this wonderfully twisted and free-form look at Juliette's thoughts More...

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Nov 06, 2011

Reynje rated it:

About those three red stars preceding this review: it’s probably best to take them with a grain (or a handful) of salt.

Because while I eventually settled on 3 stars, I feel like I’m being simultaneously rather generous and also meanly tight-fisted. Which roughly translates to: there are things I enjoyed immensely about Shatter Me, and things that made me roll my eyes and groan, so my rating is a total cop-out.

At an unnamed point in the future, when the world app More...

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Aug 20, 2011

Brooke rated it:

*Please note: The quotes used below are taken from an Advanced Review Copy of the book. The content may differ in the actual published version.

When I began reading 'Shatter Me' I wasn't too sure what to expect. It helped that only two of my fellow Goodreaders had read the book, one who loved it and one who didn't love it, so I went into it feeling fairly neutral and open minded.

I will say here and now that I was absolutely hooked from the very first line. This review will More...

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Jul 18, 2011

Katie(babs) rated it:

Shatter Me is the debut by Tahereh Mafi. I first heard of Shatter Me from the buzz on the internet, especially when Shatter Me was picked up to be made into a movie even before it’s been published. When I heard Shatter Me was a Dystopian YA being compared to The Hunger Games, I rolled my eyes. I don’t have a high opinion of the current state of YA from all the lacking books I’ve been reading, including Dystopian YA. My bias automatically shifted toward Shatter Me because of this.

And th More...

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Jan 18, 2012

Kai (Amaterasu Reads) rated it:

Review posted at Amaterasu Reads

Forgive me if this review does not do this book any justice because I cannot put into words just how much I love this book. The last time I've felt like this was when I've read Divergent, but this was a completely different experience!

Warner's personality made the biggest impact on me. He's captivating and all kinds of wrong but his appeal is so strong and unique in his own tortured, sadistic way. Warner has a warped, twisted grasp of the More...

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Nov 28, 2011

Isamlq rated it:

Shatter Me is another case of me liking a book instead of loving it. In it is a boy with an aversion to wearing shirts. In it too is a girl whose touch could kill. I was shaking my head at how very much like Rogue (X-Men) she was. I was also taken surprise that by the end of it, how oddly similarly dressed they were~ serves me right for skipping the synopsis which does proclaim the story as “a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story and an unforgettable heroine.”

It’s More...

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Nov 15, 2011

Minli rated it:

I continually had to stifle my gag reflex while reading this book. I'm actually amazed I managed to finish it. It has all of my least favorite things: lazy worldbuilding, an irrational (and overly sappy) romance, a boring protagonist and no other female characters. The beginning was tragedy porn, the ending was completely nonsensical, and absolutely nothing was developed (plot, characters, setting, romance). I'm sure this is someone's idea of a really great book, but it isn't mine. The only pos More...

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Jan 08, 2012

Mlle Pointillés rated it:

L'écriture, le travail de mise en page, le choix des mots, les répétitions parfois, les ratures, m'ont totalement séduite et donnent un charme fou à cette histoire. Ils touchent le cœur.

Les blessures de Juliette sont désarmantes. Adam est terriblement touchant.
Et la relation entre ces deux là....ooouuuch!!! ♥

Warner est un personnage brillant, dangereux, très intelligent et terriblement fascinant. C'est à mon sens le personnage le plus réussi du bouquin!

J More...

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Dec 25, 2011

Mariya rated it:

SHATTER ME is one of the most anticipated Young Adult books of the year and after seeing such "Out of this World" reviews I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. And you know what, SHATTER ME deserves every single one of those stars that you might as well give it a hundred stars. I was amazed at how absorbed I was into the book and I didn't want to stop reading it for even a single second.

The writing and the story was absolutely beautiful. I fell in love with everything! Th More...

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