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Trisha
Sep 27, 2012 rated it it was ok
I had really wanted to like this one. The idea and the world seemed well done. I think this would be an amazing movie. I think it would translate so much better that way. And the language was great - lacking a lot of the "wow" factor some books take with a high amount of swear words. I loved that this one had it too, only not the cussing we're used to!

But Thomas, to me, was boring. He was just too goody goody. And when he did get mad, most times I just didn't understand why he would suddenly get
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Catsalive
Mar 25, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2022, 2014
Enjoyed reading this a second time.
Snuffles
Oct 28, 2017 rated it really liked it
This book has been on my kindle for ages. I think I got it either for free or for 99 cent some point... years ago. Why did it take me so long to read it? Because I went through a phase of prefering paper books again. Now am back to my kindle and after finished a book I bought recently I went through my kindle and 'stumbled' over this one. [I just checked and I bought it in March 2014 for 1.09€ XD)

Long story short, I went into this book knowing nothing about it, apart from the fact that there was
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Natalie
Mar 01, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya, sci-fi, dystopian
Moving along at a break-neck pace this book would be great for reluctant readers who enjoy action, adventure and mystery.

That said, there is not a lot of character building and the author constantly withholds information from Thomas and the reader in order to keep up the mystery pretense, which can be quite frustrating at times. I was also surprised that there was almost no growth in any of the characters including the protagonist, which is odd for a young adult novel.

I was also surprised that
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Kathleen
Oct 13, 2014 rated it liked it
I liked it - very very fast read. Not as good as some other young adult fiction, but good.
Jen
Nov 19, 2009 marked it as to-read
Kim
Dec 07, 2009 rated it really liked it
Michelle
Feb 20, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: dystopian
eRin
Feb 20, 2011 marked it as to-read
Netanella
May 01, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: young-adult
Amy W
Aug 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Jan 26, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Feb 03, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Feb 26, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Jun 25, 2013 rated it liked it
Denise
Aug 20, 2013 added it
Shelves: fantasy, ya
Gina
Aug 31, 2013 marked it as dnf
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Mar 14, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Jan 25, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: fad
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Feb 14, 2015 marked it as to-read
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