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Legend (Legend, #1)

Marie Lu

Start date: February 23, 2012

Finish date: February 28, 2012

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Mar 06, 2012 Natalie rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, dystopian

Legend is a YA dystopian novel told from the POV's of June and Day. June is a military prodigy being trained in strategy and command for the novel's futuristic government set in the western US. Day is an independent rebel fighting the big-brother regime.

What I enjoyed about this novel is that June, the girl, was the one being trained for military command and can kick some butt. I also liked that Day as a male took the time care for and take in a younger girl found on the streets and still look ...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Chris rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, united-states, youth, dystopia, young-adult

When I picked up this book I really thought I might be a little burned out on dystopias, especially after having just finished UnSouled. So I was surprised at how quickly I fell into this story and kept thinking about it even when I wasn't reading. Lu has created two great characters in Day - a street kid from a hurricane and environmentally ravaged Los Angeles who has become a Robin Hood of sorts, fighting against the "Republic" that now runs the western part of what used to be the US - and Jun ...more

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Apr 19, 2013 Kim Benouski rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-and-youth, dystopian-satire-apocalyptic, series

I read a lot of dystopian fiction. Those who don't will rate this higher, as might middle schoolers. The problem is, the writing isn't very good, and the plot isn't very unique. The two alternating voices do not sound distinct from one another, and the sentences are choppy. The storyline is fine, but nothing I haven't read before.

I put it aside after rating it two stars and picked it up a few months later after my son said he loved it it definitely got better after 50 pages or so. I may even re ...more

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