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Full review and vlog to come. While it's completely different than the show, they are both good for different reasons. ...more
Full review and vlog to come. While it's completely different than the show, they are both good for different reasons. ...more
For an attempt at science fiction, this book terribly fails at science. It's irrational, illogical and not thought through well enough. However, the good plot managed to redeem it (hence the 3 stars), but that only happens if you manage to get beyond the first half of it.
An attempt to write each chapter from a different character's perspective is not used to its full potential either. It only makes sense because of the flashbacks, but in general, no character is given a unique voice or perspecti ...more
An attempt to write each chapter from a different character's perspective is not used to its full potential either. It only makes sense because of the flashbacks, but in general, no character is given a unique voice or perspecti ...more
There isn't anything complicated or brilliant or really different about this book. It's written very simply, from four different 18-year-old perspectives, about the return to Earth from space in a dystopian future. The 100 is a quick read with familiar characters, none of whom is particularly original, fresh or endearing. It reads like a cross between the TV show Lost (including a love triangle between no-nonsense Clarke [aka Kate] and Wells, the stoic leader [aka Jack], and Bellamy, the selfish
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Never thought I'd be one to say this, but I'm enjoying the t.v. series a great deal more than I did the book. Interesting to see the source material, though. Makes me appreciate the choices made by the people involved in the show, which definitely serve to bring greater depth and maturity to the characters and their stories.
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It was a little too much focused on teenagers in love but hey. The 1st season of the show got off to a rocky start before turning into a ridiculously good gut punching show. I'll read the next two.
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The show is better, but there were a couple last minute revelations that added some flavor.
This counts as a book that was turned into a TV series for the 2015 PopSugar challenge.
This counts as a book that was turned into a TV series for the 2015 PopSugar challenge.
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