lisacee
Written on Apr 25, 2018
The Hunger Games meets Lost in this spectacular new series. Now a major TV series on E4.
No one has set foot on Earth in centuries - until now.Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents - considered expendable by society - are being sent on a dangerous mission: to re-colonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide mission.
CLARKE was arrested for treason, though she's haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the...
Read more
The Hunger Games meets Lost in this spectacular new series. Now a major TV series on E4.
No one has set foot on Earth in centuries - until now.
Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents - considered expendable by society - are being sent on a dangerous mission: to re-colonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide mission.
CLARKE was arrested for treason, though she's haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the chancellor's son, came to Earth for the girl he loves - but will she ever forgive him Reckless BELLAMY fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister, the other half of the only siblings in the universe. And GLASS managed to escape back onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth.
Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind's last hope.
- ISBN10 1478980435
- ISBN13 9781478980438
- Publish Date 3 September 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Hachette Book Group
- Format Audiobook (CD)
- Duration 7 hours and 16 minutes
- Language English
Reviews
jesstheaudiobookworm
Written on Jul 26, 2016
4.25 ★ Audiobook⎮ I'll tell you upfront that I have seen all episodes of The 100 television series. Like many others, the show is what inspired me to listen to the book. After reading about the difficult experiences others in my same situation (having already seen the show) had with the book, I was hesitant about beginning it. I was worried that the book would not live up to the very high bar set by the television show, as others have indicated. Luckily, my experience greatly differed from most other reviewers and I was easily able to enjoy The 100 book as something adjacent to the TV show.
The word adjacent was key to my listening experience and how I saw the book in relation to the show. There were similarities and differences. The similarities offered interesting insight that the TV show wasn't able or chose not to include. It was just similar enough for the television show to provide a useful frame-of-reference (I already understood the premise). I feel like the television adaptation borrowed the outside structure of the story (and a handful of key characters) and changed some of the inner workings (backstories and character development).
I didn't have as big of a problem with the book/show differences as I thought I would. The main three characters Clarke, Bellamy, and Octavia were mostly unchanged which added stability to my overall experience. Octavia showed the most personality differences which caused her to fall from favor with me in the book. Even so, I like the added flaws because I feel that they give her more room for character growth in The 100 book series. Listening to this also helped to fill the Bellamy Blake-sized hole in my life that has been there since The 100's latest season finale. One of the best things about listening to this was being able to call up mental images of the television actors. I think fans of the show could really enjoy this book if they keep open minds and trying to avoid making constant comparisons. Yes, there are differences between the show and the book, but I quite enjoyed them both and plan to continue on with the series.
By far, the main difference between the two versions is the presence/absence of certain characters. The television show chose to kill off some characters that survive in the book (Wells) and bring others back to life (Dr. Griffin). Other characters, like Raven, Finn, John Murphy, and Kane were created by the show entirely. The book introduces a girl named Glass and her love interest Luke, although neither of them appear in the show. I hardly minded the swapping of characters and I rather enjoyed hearing about Glass and Luke. Glass' POV was probably my favorite because her story was completely new to me. Having already seen the TV show made Glass' chapters seem more like a "spinoff", which I greatly appreciated.
I think differences like that could be major drawing points to fans of the show because they add an air of mystery and unpredictability to the book. The book is just different enough from the show to give it its own appeal, without being completely out in left field. The bottom line is don't expect it to be exactly like the show, but also don't expect to be blown away by any major differences. Thinking of it sort of as a companion to the show is what really enabled me to get the most out of the story. Of course, all of this could be taken as reverse advice for someone planning to experience The The 100 book before The 100 show, so it works both ways. Remember: It's like they say about eyebrows, "They're meant to be sisters, not twins".
The word adjacent was key to my listening experience and how I saw the book in relation to the show. There were similarities and differences. The similarities offered interesting insight that the TV show wasn't able or chose not to include. It was just similar enough for the television show to provide a useful frame-of-reference (I already understood the premise). I feel like the television adaptation borrowed the outside structure of the story (and a handful of key characters) and changed some of the inner workings (backstories and character development).
I didn't have as big of a problem with the book/show differences as I thought I would. The main three characters Clarke, Bellamy, and Octavia were mostly unchanged which added stability to my overall experience. Octavia showed the most personality differences which caused her to fall from favor with me in the book. Even so, I like the added flaws because I feel that they give her more room for character growth in The 100 book series. Listening to this also helped to fill the Bellamy Blake-sized hole in my life that has been there since The 100's latest season finale. One of the best things about listening to this was being able to call up mental images of the television actors. I think fans of the show could really enjoy this book if they keep open minds and trying to avoid making constant comparisons. Yes, there are differences between the show and the book, but I quite enjoyed them both and plan to continue on with the series.
By far, the main difference between the two versions is the presence/absence of certain characters. The television show chose to kill off some characters that survive in the book (Wells) and bring others back to life (Dr. Griffin). Other characters, like Raven, Finn, John Murphy, and Kane were created by the show entirely. The book introduces a girl named Glass and her love interest Luke, although neither of them appear in the show. I hardly minded the swapping of characters and I rather enjoyed hearing about Glass and Luke. Glass' POV was probably my favorite because her story was completely new to me. Having already seen the TV show made Glass' chapters seem more like a "spinoff", which I greatly appreciated.
I think differences like that could be major drawing points to fans of the show because they add an air of mystery and unpredictability to the book. The book is just different enough from the show to give it its own appeal, without being completely out in left field. The bottom line is don't expect it to be exactly like the show, but also don't expect to be blown away by any major differences. Thinking of it sort of as a companion to the show is what really enabled me to get the most out of the story. Of course, all of this could be taken as reverse advice for someone planning to experience The The 100 book before The 100 show, so it works both ways. Remember: It's like they say about eyebrows, "They're meant to be sisters, not twins".
Artemis
Written on Feb 18, 2016
Rinn
Written on Dec 2, 2015
Renee
Written on Apr 4, 2015
http://www.threecupsoffantasy.com/de-100-door-kass-morgan/
Ace
Written on Feb 14, 2015
First of all? it has a lot of potential. it's faced paced and the characters COULD be interesting but the changing of so many pov is such a pain. I would have enjoyed it more if it was slightly more in depth too.
Kelly
Written on Nov 27, 2014
Nessa Luna
Written on Aug 24, 2014
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This has not changed my opinion on the book in...Read more
Read this review, and many more on my blog October Tune!
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This has not changed my opinion on the book in any way.
When I heard about a TV series based on a book that was yet to come out, I got very curious. But like with almost any book that gets made into a movie or TV show, I wanted to read the book first. I kept adding it to my basket on Book Depository and deleting it, over and over again, until a couple of days ago when I logged into Netgalley and saw the full book there as a 'read now'. I decided to go for it and started reading it almost immediately. I was quite disappointed. So disappointed in fact, that I stopped reading the book at about 53%.
First of all, I noticed that the story was written from a third person narrative. This is not my favourite narrative style at all, I am more a first person narrative person. But I guessed I could get over that, and I did. That was not the thing that bothered me the most. There were four different point of views in the part that I read, and I don't know if there were more added in the part that I didn't read, but actually I don't care about that. I dislike multiple POV's a lot, especially if it's not executed well. The only thing I might have liked was Glass' (what the hell kind of name is that?) point of view, because she was the only one who stayed behind on the ship so we could have *sings* the best of both worlds. Not that it was good, Glass' chapters were really boring actually, basically just her and her friends buying fabrics for some party and her pining for her ex-boyfriend who already has a new girlfriend.
Clarke (a girl, I thought this was a boy at first), Wells (a boy), and Bellamy (another boy, I thought this was the girl) (the names, the names!!!) are the other three who are blessed to have their own chapters, but personally two of them could have been eliminated, because they are all in the same place, they are all on Earth. Of course, they do all kinds of different things, but still I didn't think all those POV's were needed. I would have been fine with just two POV's, from - for example - Clarke and Glass.
When I got over those two dislikes, there came another wave of dislike, flashbacks. I H A T E flashbacks. Sure, they were executed well, they were in italics instead of normal like the rest of the story, but still, I do not like flashbacks at all. I basically skimmed most of the flashbacks that were in the part that I read, and after a while I just stopped reading them at all. Sure, I would love to find out more about their lives, but not through flashbacks. Let them tell someone or something like that, but no flashbacks please! Especially since I thought these flashbacks didn't really add anything to the story. Some of them might have, but I hadn't paid enough attention to actually realised that.
And then there was the bomb called a love triangle. Perhaps there were two, I don't know, I stopped paying attention after the first one became clear. I guess you can guess who the love-triangle is between, yes, exactly. (show spoiler)[ In case you can't guess, it's between Clarke, Wells and Bellamy, surprise surprise!] Needless to say, after a while I just stopped caring for this book, and telling myself that I would read 'one more chapter', and then I would see if I wanted to read on or not. I did this for about four or five more chapters, before I just completely lost my ability to care.
I have to admit, the writing was quite good, the story just didn't interest me at all. I thought it would be an awesome science fiction story, with maybe a bit of romance (as usual in a Young Adult book), but what I got was a romance book with not so much spacey-wacey stuff I had hoped for. Such a shame. Maybe I'll just watch the TV show instead.
My opinion on this book in one gif:
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This has not changed my opinion on the book in any way.
When I heard about a TV series based on a book that was yet to come out, I got very curious. But like with almost any book that gets made into a movie or TV show, I wanted to read the book first. I kept adding it to my basket on Book Depository and deleting it, over and over again, until a couple of days ago when I logged into Netgalley and saw the full book there as a 'read now'. I decided to go for it and started reading it almost immediately. I was quite disappointed. So disappointed in fact, that I stopped reading the book at about 53%.
First of all, I noticed that the story was written from a third person narrative. This is not my favourite narrative style at all, I am more a first person narrative person. But I guessed I could get over that, and I did. That was not the thing that bothered me the most. There were four different point of views in the part that I read, and I don't know if there were more added in the part that I didn't read, but actually I don't care about that. I dislike multiple POV's a lot, especially if it's not executed well. The only thing I might have liked was Glass' (what the hell kind of name is that?) point of view, because she was the only one who stayed behind on the ship so we could have *sings* the best of both worlds. Not that it was good, Glass' chapters were really boring actually, basically just her and her friends buying fabrics for some party and her pining for her ex-boyfriend who already has a new girlfriend.
Clarke (a girl, I thought this was a boy at first), Wells (a boy), and Bellamy (another boy, I thought this was the girl) (the names, the names!!!) are the other three who are blessed to have their own chapters, but personally two of them could have been eliminated, because they are all in the same place, they are all on Earth. Of course, they do all kinds of different things, but still I didn't think all those POV's were needed. I would have been fine with just two POV's, from - for example - Clarke and Glass.
When I got over those two dislikes, there came another wave of dislike, flashbacks. I H A T E flashbacks. Sure, they were executed well, they were in italics instead of normal like the rest of the story, but still, I do not like flashbacks at all. I basically skimmed most of the flashbacks that were in the part that I read, and after a while I just stopped reading them at all. Sure, I would love to find out more about their lives, but not through flashbacks. Let them tell someone or something like that, but no flashbacks please! Especially since I thought these flashbacks didn't really add anything to the story. Some of them might have, but I hadn't paid enough attention to actually realised that.
And then there was the bomb called a love triangle. Perhaps there were two, I don't know, I stopped paying attention after the first one became clear. I guess you can guess who the love-triangle is between, yes, exactly. (show spoiler)[ In case you can't guess, it's between Clarke, Wells and Bellamy, surprise surprise!] Needless to say, after a while I just stopped caring for this book, and telling myself that I would read 'one more chapter', and then I would see if I wanted to read on or not. I did this for about four or five more chapters, before I just completely lost my ability to care.
I have to admit, the writing was quite good, the story just didn't interest me at all. I thought it would be an awesome science fiction story, with maybe a bit of romance (as usual in a Young Adult book), but what I got was a romance book with not so much spacey-wacey stuff I had hoped for. Such a shame. Maybe I'll just watch the TV show instead.
My opinion on this book in one gif:
boghunden
Written on Aug 19, 2014
Unlike the show, I liked the book. In my opinion, the show had to many flaws and plotholes, but this book had it all...Read more
I was provided a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Unlike the show, I liked the book. In my opinion, the show had to many flaws and plotholes, but this book had it all covered - or most of it anyway, but it is a series after all.
As for the characters, there's a lot to be said:
Glass: I loved how we got to follow a character on the ship, and not just the 100 teens on Earth. It really added to the story!
Wells: I'm not sure what to think. At the one hand I feel sorry for him, but on the other hand, well....it's kind of his own fault. He's complex, I think.
Bellamy: Now, it's clear from the beginning that he's supposed to be the "bad boy turns into hero"-guy, but it works. And he's handsome as well.
Clarke: She means well. She may not always act like it, but it's in her heart. I really do believe that.
There was a lot going on in this book, and I really liked how everything was so fast paced and filled with action. There could've been more explaining though! Some of the things I'd like to know would be how they still have clothes up there... Where do they get the textiles from? I hope this will be explained in the next book in the series.
This book is told from four POVs; Clarke, Bellamy, Wells and Glass. Furthermore, we have the flashbacks. We get to know more about the characters in the flashbacks - i.e. what did Wells do to get on the dropship? And what did Clarke do? Those flashbacks plays an important role to the story, and I enjoyed reading them.
I simply just liked this book. It's very fast paced, the writing is good, the characters are good, and all storylines are exciting. I'll be starting book two right away!
Unlike the show, I liked the book. In my opinion, the show had to many flaws and plotholes, but this book had it all covered - or most of it anyway, but it is a series after all.
As for the characters, there's a lot to be said:
Glass: I loved how we got to follow a character on the ship, and not just the 100 teens on Earth. It really added to the story!
Wells: I'm not sure what to think. At the one hand I feel sorry for him, but on the other hand, well....it's kind of his own fault. He's complex, I think.
Bellamy: Now, it's clear from the beginning that he's supposed to be the "bad boy turns into hero"-guy, but it works. And he's handsome as well.
Clarke: She means well. She may not always act like it, but it's in her heart. I really do believe that.
There was a lot going on in this book, and I really liked how everything was so fast paced and filled with action. There could've been more explaining though! Some of the things I'd like to know would be how they still have clothes up there... Where do they get the textiles from? I hope this will be explained in the next book in the series.
This book is told from four POVs; Clarke, Bellamy, Wells and Glass. Furthermore, we have the flashbacks. We get to know more about the characters in the flashbacks - i.e. what did Wells do to get on the dropship? And what did Clarke do? Those flashbacks plays an important role to the story, and I enjoyed reading them.
I simply just liked this book. It's very fast paced, the writing is good, the characters are good, and all storylines are exciting. I'll be starting book two right away!
violetpeanut
Written on Oct 22, 2013
The idea of this book is interesting but there were so many things left unexplained or that didn't make sense that it really took away from my enjoyment of the book. (show spoiler)[Why would the government send 100 teens to earth? I get that it's a risk but teens? Really? Also, how did these people survive in spaceships for hundreds of years? How are they able to store that much oxygen and food and such? There wasn't enough explanation to make this seem believable to me. ] There were 4 POV's and I think that was too many. I don't really think all of them were necessary and I didn't really feel like they all had distinct voices. They all started to run together. Some of the descriptions were wonderful - particularly of the first days on earth - but overall, I think the book lacked description that gave me a full picture of the settings. I was expecting a sort of Survivor meets Lord of the Flies but this was not that at all. It focused much more on romance and relationship problems than on survival. On the bright side, I didn't hate it and I think it could make a great TV show (I understand the CW network has optioned it). I suspect teens will like this much more than I did.