The 100
Ok so according to those in the know this book is written or
aimed at the age group of 9-12. It has
some heavy influences from the TV series Lost.
Actually it is basically almost a fan fiction of the story. It also has some influence according to the
blurb from The Hunger Games. Now I read
the Hunger Games. I loved it I am still
trying to fit that into the story. More than everything this story is a rehash
of the reality TV show Survivor. You
know that basic plot line….take the one guy who can make a fire, one guy that
can catch fish and you vote him off as soon as possible. Because he is a threat. So basically, you go out of your way to lose
any chance you had to build up strength to survive and win challenges, to go
hungry and possibly incur serious bodily ailment due to being thirsty, dehydrated
and hungry all so you have a better chance to win a buck.
And that is the thrilling part of this book. Then we hit the romance. Lots and lots of romance. You know the type….they are being hunted.
They are being stalked. They are gonna be dinner so what does two hot blooded
teens do. Drop everything and have a
heated argument then possibly kiss, or let the baggage they had come in the way
then discuss that or go through a very nice long internal dialogue of the pro's
and cons' of ….well being young. But
hey. Wait, they are being hunted so in a
split second the one or the other turns in the nick of time…not always some do
die, and save the day by running like a school kid.
I loved the fact that in this story kids who never had
enough water to take a bath is able to swim by teaching themselves. Fearless are they not? Nope daft is the word
I would use. But hey they are
teenagers.
So back to the romance.
Oh my good golly gosh people it goes on and on and on. Now I think…age group 9 - 12….I would not
have loved all this soppy romance then.
Age 13-17 this romance is far too tame.
So exactly what sense does the romance make herein… not much. Turns out all action are akin to a pea in a
bean soup mix. The beans being the
romance.
So by now you might believe that I hated the book. Not so.
The author has an amazing ability to write a story with the ease and
flow I have never come across. Not
bothered by writing pretty prose but truly a unique ability to write a story
line worth 337 pages that I read through in an hour and twenty minutes with
three coffee breaks in between. Now that is something I love. This ability astounded me. According to my Fire my reading level is
INTERMEDIARY so obviously this woman has a way with evening out the plot so
that it flows seamlessly along.
The characters were also not bad and the baggage they
brought with them was quite remarkable and actually did add depth to the
story. It was about the only thing that
formed the characters for one on the island, arch I mean earth between
the kissing, fighting and running little else happened of note.
I do still not hate this book. It was a fun read. What confuses me is the juvenile prose, the
somewhat mature plot line. The truly
mature sub plots all in one.
I watched episode one of the TV series yesterday simply to
see what my reaction will be. I will
watch more and I already started on 21 Days, book 2 in the series.
I am not recommending this to 9 year olds. I am however saying that as far as a quick
read goes, this is definitely that and it does serve to entertain.
Click on the pic to get your copy from Amazon.com
The author Kass Morgan
More about the author.
Kass Morgan studied literature at Brown and Oxford, and now resides in Brooklyn, where she lives in constant fear of her Ikea bookcase collapsing and burying her under a mound of science fiction and Victorian novels. Kass is currently working on the sequel to The 100, which she’ll finish as soon as she finds a coffee shop that allows laptops on the weekend.
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