I started Matched about two months ago, and as of right now I just hit page 100.
I think I'm going to have to put this one back on my shelf and come back to it after a little while.
It's a bummer that I can't seem to concentrate on it, but in all honesty it hasn't really been holding my interest, and I've had to read about 10 or so pages at a time, every once in awhile. I don't want to get really specific, just because this isn't technically a review and I don't want to say anything "official" sounding without having finished the book first.
I will try and get back to it in the summer time, after I've read through the books I have to review and all the upcoming sequels that are about to be released!
What did you guys think of Matched? Yay or nay?
And has there ever been a book you've had to put down and revist later?
I think I'm going to have to put this one back on my shelf and come back to it after a little while.
It's a bummer that I can't seem to concentrate on it, but in all honesty it hasn't really been holding my interest, and I've had to read about 10 or so pages at a time, every once in awhile. I don't want to get really specific, just because this isn't technically a review and I don't want to say anything "official" sounding without having finished the book first.
I will try and get back to it in the summer time, after I've read through the books I have to review and all the upcoming sequels that are about to be released!
What did you guys think of Matched? Yay or nay?
And has there ever been a book you've had to put down and revist later?
Yeah...I just couldn't get into this one. I found it...kinda boring. :/ While I used to really love dystopian books, I'm noticing that I tend to be liking them less and less these days. I think the issue is that I love the high-action ones like THE HUNGER GAMES and THE MAZE RUNNER, but the ones coming out right now are all realistic, psychological dramas and that's just not my thing.
ReplyDeleteI liked Matched, but I didn't think it was anything super special like most people seem to. I liked Cassia and I liked the idea of the story, I just found the slow pace really hard to deal with. I expected it to be more action packed and, well, it obviously wasn't.
ReplyDeleteThere have been a few books that I just set down and I've never come back to them... I think there are too many awesome books out there to focus on the ones that don't really do it for you.
I haven't read this novel (nonetheless know the synopsis) but I think I might do what you are doing, putting the book back. Because I have been on this one novel for like 3 months now and never have the time to get to it because I forget since I can't carry it around because of the size.
ReplyDeleteI finished the book but it wasn't as fabulous as I had expected it to be.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you're not really getting into this one :\ I had a hard time at the beginning, but I was hooked by the end. Hopefully you'll like it better the second time around.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will eventually come back to Matched. I liked it but have read other similar books that I thought were better. It is a slow pace partly because of world building. I didn't care for the romance aspect as much as I liked reading about the world Cassia lives in so that could be why I didn't find it too slow. It is hard to read and concentrate at times when you've got the pressure of deadlines. I've had that happen to me before.
ReplyDeleteOne book I put aside for years and came back to later (and loved): Jane Eyre! I started itwhen I was twelve and was pulled in by the first chapter but then my interest fell off. I think as a 7th grader I wouldn't have appreciated Jane's time at Thornfield the way I did in my late teens/early twenties.
Matched is sitting on my shelves, but I haven't had a chance to get to it yet. I (like you) will probably try to read it this summer. I'm trying to read all of the books I have before buying more :)
ReplyDeleteI read Matched in one sitting! I think what mostly got me was the plot. I was intrigued with the whole society. Sorry you can't get into it.
ReplyDeleteI've definitely had books I've had to come back to in the right mood.
ReplyDeleteI read Matched a little bit ago and enjoyed it for what it was...acknowledging that there were some things I wanted it to be that it just wasn't going to be (more exciting/adventurous, etc). It's a slower paced dystopian (at least by modern standards...compared with earlier dystopia, it's somewhat on-par) and tries to balance the dystopia with the teen romance in a natural way that left each side a little strained...but still enjoyable.
I'm definitely still intrigued in the world she's created and learning more about the Society and following the adventures of the characters, but I need to be sure to read it expecting a slower paced, thoughtful book rather more akin to Orwell other other older dystopia rather than a fast paced Hunger Games or Maze Runner.
Oh, I hope you finish! Matched may not be the absolute best book I read this year, but I definitely enjoyed it. Plus with all of the hype about Crossed, I knew I had to at least read book 1!
ReplyDeleteOMG I loved it. Try again. But only if you really dig dystopians.
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