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Abandoned at about page 90.
Reasons: general disinterest in the story, the fantasy world and the characters' fates; unappealing writing style; strong suspicions that Finn is the "dead" prince; painful flashbacks of The Maze Runner, Matrix, Robocop and some apocalyptic B-grade movies whose names I can't recall.
Lessons learned: science fantasy might not be my cup of tea. ...more
Reasons: general disinterest in the story, the fantasy world and the characters' fates; unappealing writing style; strong suspicions that Finn is the "dead" prince; painful flashbacks of The Maze Runner, Matrix, Robocop and some apocalyptic B-grade movies whose names I can't recall.
Lessons learned: science fantasy might not be my cup of tea. ...more
Fans of Suzanne Collins’ "Hunger Games" will relish in this new dystopian series. Seventeen year old Finn is a member of a gang of thieves, stealing to survive in the world of Incarceron. Incarceron is a rundown dark, dank, metallic world, with a constant red eye monitor watching the inmates every move. Most think they were born in Incarceron and have doubts of any other existence outside their dreary world. Few have hopes of escaping, except for Finn. Finn’s flashbacks of another world, in anot
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Envision a world where progress has stopped. No new science, art, or poetry is allowed according to the Protocol enforced by the ruling monarch. If it is this bad outside of the prison, imagine what it is like inside Incarceron. Fisher has constructed a highly original, complex environment in this thought-provoking science fiction/fantasy work. Page one immediately throws the reader into the brutality of Incarceron, the prison that is more character than setting in this haunting novel. All the c
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The author combines science fiction, fantasy and steampunk. Look up steampunk if you are not sure about what it means. While Incarceron might be a person place and thing. Would have given this science fiction book five stars but it borrows concepts and ideas that might prevent it from becoming a classic.
FANTASTIC! Couldn't put this one down. This would make a phenomenal whole-class read aloud. Thank goodness I have an ARC of Sapphique, because I definitely can't wait until December to find out what happens next.
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Great concept! Plays with the reader's understanding of time and space. It has pacing problems, but it does a great job of developing the main characters. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel.
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Jul 19, 2010
Nathan
marked it as to-read
Oct 01, 2010
Amanda Martinez Kirby
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Oct 25, 2010
Nicole
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Dec 30, 2010
MD
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Mar 31, 2011
Sherry
marked it as to-read
