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A review by magicalshelves
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Did not finish book.
Okay let's talk about this book.
The Selection is possibly one of the worst YA novels I have attempted to read. People who are comparing this drivel to the Hunger Games are insulting Suzanne Collins.
This is not the Hunger Games, but it certainly didn't stop the author from ripping off the Hunger Games.
Let's start with Kiera Cass's writing.
It certainly leaves something to be desired. It is reminiscent of Twilight, with its not so descriptive descriptions of,"He's handsome" "She's beautiful". To be honest, character descriptions suck.
Example:
Aspen is described as "Tall but not too tall" and "Thin but not too thin." Wow. What imagination.
Next let's talk about the illogical caste system.
Who thought it was a great idea to base the caste system around your great grandfather's job. Your grandpa was a painter? Then all of your family shall be painters! We are somehow enforcing this even though different castes live together and can inter-marry so we aren't really enforcing this!
Also, the caste system is the first obvious rip off from the Hunger Games.
Caste system= Dumbed down Districts.
Let's now list off the obvious Hunger Games rip offs found in this novel
1.Caste System = Districts
2.Gavril Fadaye = Caesar Flickerman
3.Gavril and Maxon interview = Peeta and Caesar interview. (This one may be a bit of a stretch but really, it's like the exact same scene.)
And that's about all that I could see from the first 60 pages I read before I quit but I am sure there are plenty more.
Major problems with this book
The treatment of women in this book is gross. Maybe the main character is supposed to combat all of this but I couldn't be bothered to force myself through the rest of the story. Here are huge issues I had with this novel:
1. The main character LITERALLY signs an agreement stating that her body is now property of the royal family.
Gross gross gross gross!
2. Main character is required to take care of her body now that it is owned by the country.
3. Status is based on virginity. If you are found to have had pre-marital sex you are put in jail. If you sleep with someone beneath your caste it is even worse.
4. Girls in the Selection are expected to not reject the prince's advances which include "dinners, outings, kisses-more than kiss- anything. Do not turn him down".
No. No.NO
If I could give this book zero stars I would. Do yourself a favor and just read the Hunger Games.
The Selection is possibly one of the worst YA novels I have attempted to read. People who are comparing this drivel to the Hunger Games are insulting Suzanne Collins.
This is not the Hunger Games, but it certainly didn't stop the author from ripping off the Hunger Games.
Let's start with Kiera Cass's writing.
It certainly leaves something to be desired. It is reminiscent of Twilight, with its not so descriptive descriptions of,"He's handsome" "She's beautiful". To be honest, character descriptions suck.
Example:
Aspen is described as "Tall but not too tall" and "Thin but not too thin." Wow. What imagination.
Next let's talk about the illogical caste system.
Who thought it was a great idea to base the caste system around your great grandfather's job. Your grandpa was a painter? Then all of your family shall be painters! We are somehow enforcing this even though different castes live together and can inter-marry so we aren't really enforcing this!
Also, the caste system is the first obvious rip off from the Hunger Games.
Caste system= Dumbed down Districts.
Let's now list off the obvious Hunger Games rip offs found in this novel
1.Caste System = Districts
2.Gavril Fadaye = Caesar Flickerman
3.Gavril and Maxon interview = Peeta and Caesar interview. (This one may be a bit of a stretch but really, it's like the exact same scene.)
And that's about all that I could see from the first 60 pages I read before I quit but I am sure there are plenty more.
Major problems with this book
The treatment of women in this book is gross. Maybe the main character is supposed to combat all of this but I couldn't be bothered to force myself through the rest of the story. Here are huge issues I had with this novel:
1. The main character LITERALLY signs an agreement stating that her body is now property of the royal family.
Gross gross gross gross!
2. Main character is required to take care of her body now that it is owned by the country.
3. Status is based on virginity. If you are found to have had pre-marital sex you are put in jail. If you sleep with someone beneath your caste it is even worse.
4. Girls in the Selection are expected to not reject the prince's advances which include "dinners, outings, kisses-more than kiss- anything. Do not turn him down".
No. No.NO
If I could give this book zero stars I would. Do yourself a favor and just read the Hunger Games.