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Legend (Legend, #1)

Marie Lu

Start date: February 23, 2012

Finish date: February 28, 2012

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Jun 15, 2011 Bonnie rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2011-books, young-adult, apocalypse-dystopia

I like the idea of a military prodigy tasked with hunting down society’s most notorious thief – who also is presumed to be the killer of the prodigy’s brother. But, unfortunately, Lu hopped on the dystopian bandwagon with this stellar concept and this turned into yet another by-the-book apocalypse/dystopian. Why does everyone these days insist on dystopian and not just futuristic? What's so wrong with a futuristic society that is no more miserable than modern-day America (which has its share of ...more

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Sep 01, 2014 Samantha rated it it was ok

Shelves: read-in-english

Okkeeeyy öncelikle kitabı okurken sürekli aklıma Dengeki Daisy geldi tuhaf bir şekilde fazla birbirlerine benziyorlardı. Özellikle June ve Day'nin tipleri, karakterleri vs vs. Sonra şu ''abi kazası'' Bilmiyorum yazarımız zaten sanırım Çinliymiş yanlış hatırlamıyorsam. Alaka var mı bilmiyorum ama demeden edemiycem manga bu kitaba göre çok ama çok daha iyi! Yani hadi ama Daisy'den söz ediyorum burada!
Üstüne üstlük tamam bu tarza bayılıyorum ama bana çok fazla saçmalık var gibi geldi. Yani tamam k ...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Kate rated it it was amazing

Oh my goodness! I loved it. And for once, I did not hate the female lead. This is a pretty rare occurrence for me since I usually find that female leads are ridiculously stupid in the authors attempt to make them the perfect feminist character.

I liked the world that Marie Lu created for this series. It isn't uncommon to have a dystopian novel set in the former United States, so that was nothing new. But to have parts of the former United States fighting with other parts of the former United Stat Oh my goodness! I loved it. And for once, I did not hate the female lead. This is a pretty rare occurrence for me since I usually find that female leads are ridiculously stupid in the authors attempt to make them the perfect feminist character.

I liked the world that Marie Lu created for this series. It isn't uncommon to have a dystopian novel set in the former United States, so that was nothing new. But to have parts of the former United States fighting with other parts of the former United States was rather interesting. Like when they mentioned a rebel colony in Madison, North Dakota, whereas this novel was taking place in Los Angeles, California. To not have the names changed to weird things was rather nice. Plus it helped me to mentally picture where everything was suppose to be taking place.

The characters were also likable. They were nice, yet still edgy. They had their flaws, but they weren't too annoying. They tried to always do the right thing, even when that was difficult. June made some mistakes along the way, but when she realized what she had done, she tried to correct her ways while she could. She didn't close her eyes to everything happening around her just because the reality was too difficult to deal with. And then there was John. I love John. Being an oldest sibling, I understand the powerful desire and drive to do everything in your power to protect your younger siblings. I have three younger sisters and I can tell you, there isn't a line I wouldn't cross in order to keep them safe. This is something that I sometimes thinking about when I watch them (sometimes even creeper style while they are sleeping). "How far would I go to protect you?" And as I watching them sleeping or chatting or laughing or fighting, I know the answer. I would do anything. So I get John. And I love him for being him.

Anyway, back on track. This novel isn't so different than many other dystopians in that it is good vs evil. The poor and oppressed vs the government. But I still like watching the battle between the two sides take place. And maybe in the next book, we will find out more about the colonies. Are they good or are they evil? I cannot wait to start Prodigy! ...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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Jan 12, 2013 Shawna rated it really liked it

I was late to the party on this series. I was afraid that it was going to be too similar to the Hunger Games and other dystopian stories that had recently been published. So it wasn't until I was at my local library picking up a couple books I'd had on hold, and happened to see it sitting on the shelf. Maybe it was a weak moment, but I decided what the heck and checked it out as well. I flew through this book. Yes it is similar to other stories, but it was well written and did have some unique q ...more

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