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I still need to answer the last set of questions, but here's the link to where we can do the buddy read of Crossed:http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Let me know when you'd like to start. I own this book.
I love this book! The questions were great! Great group read.
Bianca wrote: "I love this book! The questions were great! Great group read."Yay! I'm really glad you enjoyed the book and questions, Bianca :)
Questions for Chapters 27 - End 47. If the government wanted Molly to forget about the crops why not just give her the red pill? Do you think Cassie's family is being relocated to the farm lands because of her mother's knowledge? Or is this just a way to punish Cassie for her behavior?
Her mother was there too long for the red pill to have worked. It only erases the last 12 hours. If she had taken multiple pills to erase it she would not have been able to finish her report or fully finish the investigation. I think the punishment is a lot of things. It's the mother's plant knowledge mixed with Cassia's new rebellious attitude. Society seems to be crumbling around them as they are losing the war on the borders and they are trying to get rid of anything that may take extra effort to handle. That includes Cassia's family. I don't think Cassia is fully to blame as her official said she could coordinate a city job so she wouldn't have to leave if she gave her more information. Cassia just chose not to take the way out.
48. Do you think Ky would have been sent away if Cassie had corrected her sort when the Official gave her the chance to? Or was him being sent away inevitable?
I think if Cassia had corrected her sort then she would have gotten in trouble for caring too much about Ky. Had she sorted him lower to begin with he would have stayed. The official said it was because she knew he was capable of more that put him in that category which makes sense. Most of the people working that job were aberrations (my guess) so I don't think he was destined to leave no matter what. Circumstances just made it happen.
49. Wait...so the government did or didn't put Ky's info into the matching pool? I know they set them up but did they initiate the match or just run with a mistake that was made by a third party?
I think it was all a big mistake and they are trying to cover their tracks. They don't want Cassia to think that it all happened outside of society's permissions. If she realizes that they don't control everything about her then her rebelliousness may come out (as it has) and they could have bigger problems on their hands (which they will).
50. I understand that Cassie wants to keep 'her' poem a secret with Ky but wouldn't isn't keeping the poem between her and Ky just as selfish as what the government does?
Yes and no. I think for the right price she will sell the poem, but selling it right then wasn't going to help anything. It will be hidden away with the Archivists to be sold to the highest bidder. It wouldn't be shared with the masses. Keeping it to herself doesn't really change anything about that.
51. Has you opinion of Ky and Cassie's relationship changed now that you know that it was all orchestrated by outside forces? Why or why not?
No. Cassia chose Ky in the same fashion she could have chosen Xander. They both had as much help as the other. Plus, Ky intrigued her from the beginning (the day at the pool), she had just swept him aside in her mind for awhile since he wasn't around as much. I think their spirits are better matched then Cassia and Xander, although we didn't really get to know Xander all that well in this book, so who knows. P.S. - why does every book have to have a love triangle?
52. What was the most surprising thing that happened during today's reading IYO? Was it finding out what the red pill does, the family being sent to the Farmlands, Cassie being sent away to work for three months, or something else altogether?
The red pill intrigues me the most. I want to know why it doesn't work on Ky and Xander. I want to know exactly why Cassia's official didn't seem to care that she wasn't taking her pill. I want to know what happened the last time the community took the pill (what Xander alluded to). It's scary to think that you could live your whole life not knowing that society is literally wiping out pieces of your life 12 hours at a time.
53. What is your overall thought of the book? Feel free to include star ratings and links to personal reviews. Are you going to read book two?
I liked it. I gave it 3 stars as most of the book was all lovey dovey "his eyes are so pretty" moments which I've never really been into. I liked seeing Cassia grow as a person throughout the book. You really saw a transformation with her. I wish that we had gotten to know some of the other characters a bit better. I'd like to know more about Xander and about Cassia's parents in particular. I hope that comes with book 2. The end definitely peaked my interest and makes me want to read the next book in the series. I want to know what happens to Cassia in her search for Ky and what happens with the war at the border.
101 - Zanahoria - "That Cassia lost something probably seemed like the cherry on top. Which also ignores the fact that she could come back any time she chose to, since Xander is her match."Cassia doesn't have the choice to return. They said earlier in the book that it was likely for Xander and Cassia to be placed nearby since they were from the same area, but it wasn't promised. They could very well move Xander out to the farmlands after the contract ceremony. Or move them to somewhere even worse.
101 - Zanahoria - Is the aberration status given because of the resistance to the pills? And considering it was first given to Ky's dad, is it hereditary? Is Cassia resistant, and her grandfather was trying to cover for it in telling her not to take them?
I never thought about it that way. That's really interesting to think about. But then again, it wouldn't have worked on Cassia's dad either if that was the case. Unless it skipped a generation. Or maybe he was faking it? He didn't seem as discombobulated as other members of the family.
Jex wrote: "Cassia doesn't have the choice to return. They said earlier in the book that it was likely for Xander and Cassia to be placed nearby since they were from the same area, but it wasn't promised. They could very well move Xander out to the farmlands after the contract ceremony. Or move them to somewhere even worse. "
You are right. I remembered later that they also say the guy is the one that visits the girls place too.
You are right. I remembered later that they also say the guy is the one that visits the girls place too.
Discussion Questions/Comments for Chapters 1 - 6 1. (Pre reading question) "Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's know and a path no one else has ever dared follow - between perfection and passion."
If you were placed in a situation where you had to choose between passion and perfection, which would you choose and why?
hmmmm.... it's very difficult situation. Yes, it would be much easier to choose perfection. fewer problems. but .... is not so simple, I think it is better outbursts of emotion, passion.
2. (Pre reading question) Do you think you could have a long lasting relationship which was based solely on passion/perfection? What are the 'recipes' for a good relationship (in your personal opinion)?
Hmmm, I think the passion fades with time, and perfection boring. in the world is so ambiguous. I think to each his own. I think first of all, trust, understanding, and a desire to be together and to concede on some issues, or even be flex.))
3. "For the first time in my life, I am allowed to dream of Xander." (Fast forward a few sentences) "I did not dream of Xander. I don't know why."
Do you think that because they are now, matched Cassia feels obligated to love Xander instantly? Are her feelings for him are simply platonic or does she really love him but feels pressured?
4. Of everything I've seen so far the sleeping tags are most unique. Why would the government want to monitor its citizens dreams?
I think most platonic. head, she realizes that he seems to be her pair, she must dream about him and all that, but that doesn't work, because she knows him inside out, as a friend.
5. One has to wonder, if the government compiles enough information to know which dress you'll most likely pick because of "personal data" then why even give the girls the chance to pick? If Cassia picked a dress that wasn't her taste then I wonder if the well oil machine would break down.
hahaha. It would be interesting to see, but I think the machine is used produces something like - "this dress is not right for you of "personal data"(grant options). we understand that you're worried.better take a look. you have 2 more chances of 3 choose the right dress"
6. So many elements of this book (the 'energy' pills, matching process, job process etc) are reminding of other dystopia books that I've read in the past. Eerie! Am I alone in this?
No,you are not alone. completely agree with you. I think this is a common feature of the genre.
7. "Such specialization keeps people from being overwhelmed. We don't need to understand everything."
What is wrong with this ideology?
it's simple. they want people to be helpless. that they can not survive on their own, so they are never overthrown power, because they need to be. or they do not even have enough knowledge to understand that everything is going wrong. they do not give them an opportunity to think on something though. her grandfather said - now I have the opportunity to think and everything seems very different.
8. Cassie sees Kyle's face on her port screen. Do you think he was responsible for this breech in Matched protocol? Seems like we have a rebel on our hands.
hmm ... I have not thought about it. whether he was involved in it. I thought he was very surprised. or maybe it was a move to give her the opportunity to understand what is in love with someone that is a choice. and not just someone decides for you, and you.
9. "Tomorrow my grandfather will go too."
Somehow I don't think Cassie means going on vacation. Based on context clues do you think this society kill their senior citizens?
yes, i think so. =c
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Yeah, I'm in. I really liked this kind of group read. Questions really made me pause and think and speculate along the pages.
Questions for Chapters 27 - End
47. If the government wanted Molly to forget about the crops why not just give her the red pill? Do you think Cassie's family is being relocated to the farm lands because of her mother's knowledge? Or is this just a way to punish Cassie for her behavior?
I don't think it's about Cassia specifically. The pills cover 12 hours, so I reckon they waited too long for the report, and then it was too late to use them. But also, I think that was another sing of how things are getting out of hand for the powers that be. They patched it up in a very inefficient and forceful way too. That Cassia lost something probably seemed like the cherry on top. Which also ignores the fact that she could come back any time she chose to, since Xander is her match.
48. Do you think Ky would have been sent away if Cassie had corrected her sort when the Official gave her the chance to? Or was him being sent away inevitable?
I wonder. They could have sent for war any of the halves, using different rationalizations, so probably yes. I think they are working to battle-kill all the aberrations.
49. Wait...so the government did or didn't put Ky's info into the matching pool? I know they set them up but did they initiate the match or just run with a mistake that was made by a third party?
Heh, that's what it looks like. There is a third party running amok.
50. I understand that Cassie wants to keep 'her' poem a secret with Ky but wouldn't isn't keeping the poem between her and Ky just as selfish as what the government does?
It is, but at the same time, it's private, like a love note. The consideration about sharing becomes important just because the world is so starved of culture. In letting people create more, you have the choice of sharing more or keeping things. I reckon fighting for people's right to choose is the way to go. If keeping something close to them gives them strength, I'm with it. It's probably a very subjective point.
51. Has you opinion of Ky and Cassie's relationship changed now that you know that it was all orchestrated by outside forces? Why or why not?
I think I said before, how even if the seed of curiosity was pushed on them, they kept the resulting spark running by themselves. Ky even said that they shouldn't deny something good just because it was predicted, and I think he's right.
52. What was the most surprising thing that happened during today's reading IYO? Was it finding out what the red pill does, the family being sent to the Farmlands, Cassie being sent away to work for three months, or something else altogether?
Xander's revelations, hands down. The rest I could see coming. But Xander story, while explaining some things and giving new depths to many exchanges, left me with a lot of questions, like: Is the aberration status given because of the resistance to the pills? And considering it was first given to Ky's dad, is it hereditary? Is Cassia resistant, and her grandfather was trying to cover for it in telling her not to take them?
53. What is your overall thought of the book? Feel free to include star ratings and links to personal reviews. Are you going to read book two?
I'm going to read book two. Which already by itself is praise, since I'm swamped in books I want to read NOW. I gave it four stars, and I'm usually very conservative when rating, so yeah I liked it.