The king's response? Get some metal window shades. I fail to see why the king doesn't DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. For example, the palace is constantly under attack from rebels. Anyway, the book also doesn't make a particularly cogent argument against misogyny, class-ism, or even basic stupidity. Moving on, though I guess it's hard to move on from that idiocy. It's something you should just know." If Cass had actually studied history at any point, she would have realized how asinine and ill-concieved this vision of the future is. I suspect that the attitude of this author is best summed up in what one of the instructors says to the Selected: "Dear girls, history isn't something you study. Regarding the naming-a-country-after-a-person, I might be wrong. The nation that didn't even name itself after George Washington, decided to name itself after a "private citizen who donated his money and knowledge." (Also, in the history of the world, how many countries are named after a PERSON? Not even the worst dictators in the history of the world have done that.) (ETA. Russia and China have at it, then a dude named Gregory Illea saves America and forms a new government and country NAMED AFTER HIMSELF. Only, like Napoleon and Hitler learned (WHEN WILL DICTATORS EVER GET IT RIGHT), fighting a war on two fronts is a BAD IDEA. up? I think she might mean China, but it's hard to tell).
Because they are SMRT and expanding on BOTH FRONTS (Which two fronts? East and. SO then America becomes the American State of China (HAHAHAH OMFG) and they get.labor! Yeah! The Chinese want American labor!Īnyway, after China invades America, the Russians attack. Question: WHY DIDN'T AMERICA USE ITS MASSIVE NUCLEAR ARSENAL TO DEFEND ITSELF? Did China defy international conventions and violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty it signed in 1992 WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING? Did America somehow lose its stockpile? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? If you're not going to keep things vague like Collins, you need to address the GIANT GAPING HOLES in your idea. Like.the Chinese are sitting there thinking, "IF ONLY WE INVADE, WE CAN GET OUR MONEY BACK"? Only they find out that oops, there IS NO MONEY. Because if one country is in debt to another and the first country wants its money back, that's what you do! International Relations 101! Apparently, America becomes so indebted to China that China decides to INVADE. Midway through the book, we are given a breathtakingly idiotic vision of the future (how has no one addressed this yet? It's like the best part of the book). Not only is the vision of the future ridiculous and implausible based on the world we know today, it demonstrates a complete lack of historical, economic, political, and anthropological understanding. This book fails miserably on both points. 1984), and MUST make a commentary on society as it is now (Hunger Games is once again the good example here-it isn't exactly plausible, but all that War is Hell stuff is good).
Great, even good dystopians SHOULD stem from a plausible scenario of the future (e.g. She has a really special talent, and you can tell from her name." My friend: ".Is she really good at freedom?")Ģ. (Tangent: I was describing this book to a friend, and I said, "The heroine is named America Singer. Your progeny will be born dumb and name THEIR progeny things like "America," "Aspen," and "Clarkson." Please. But while it works in Hunger Games to underscore the absurdity of the society (the silliest names come from the Capitol or Career districts), here, it just makes all of our descendants sound stupid. Forgive me for treading familiar ground.ġ. I've read through many of the reviews here, and people have done a good job of covering the problems. The effery gets more and more amazing and you missed some inspiring prose. Especially if you can reenact scenes out loud with your boyfriend, which I may or may not have done.Īs for all you people who couldn't finish it? WEAK. The entertainment value of this novel is high. It's the best ten bucks and three hours of my life I've ever spent. This is actually the worst book I've ever had the pleasure to encounter in my life, and I think it's only fair that everyone else get to enjoy it, too. Really, it has to be read to be believed. I almost never write reviews, but I had to write one to try to persuade people to read this book. I didn't believe this was an America that could happen, but turns out, I was the one who was wrong. Creating a caste system based off of how much money one has. GET THAT WOMAN A JOB IN THE WHITE HOUSE, STAT.īecause you guys. Kiera Cass is the mother-effing ORACLE OF DELPHI. When someone else remembers some great story about me/us that I’ve forgotten. Not walking up but looking at a beautiful staircase. Spending an hour typing at a coffee shop. That my wedding dress was tea length, not floor.
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