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So let's discuss.

I'm having a hard time organizing my thoughts--I've had a hard time with that in general the last few weeks--but I'm going to try to proceed as best I can. Reading all three books in less than twelve hours is a lot to digest as it is. We will use what I posted on Twitter to provide a little structure.

@cleolinda: Done with first book, going on to Catching Fire. I tend to read in marathons anyway.

@cleolinda: Taking a break for crackers. Have run out of beef strips and groosling.

Spoilers )

In conclusion, for those who don't want to be spoiled: it's more engaging and quirky than you may have heard, it'll probably be easier going now since you don't have to wait months between books, and I really liked them. I'm just saying, after that third book, I understand why Haymitch drinks, is all.



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As soon as a majority of commenters started telling me yesterday that Matched was crapular and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was awesome and I wouldn't be able to put it down, I knew what I would have to read next: the shorter, simpler, less rapey book that I'd be able to get through in a morning.

(Quick premise: "For Cassia, nothing is left to chance--not what she will eat, the job she will have, or the man she will marry. In Matched, the Society Officials have determined optimal outcomes for all aspects of daily life, thereby removing the 'burden' of choice. When Cassia's best friend is identified as her ideal marriage Match it confirms her belief that Society knows best, until she plugs in her Match microchip and a different boy’s face flashes on the screen. This improbable mistake sets Cassia on a dangerous path to the unthinkable--rebelling against the predetermined life Society has in store for her.")

Less crapular than previously supposed. Some spoilers )



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