lisacee
Written on Apr 25, 2018
- Publish Date 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Format eBook (Kindle)
- Pages 336
- Language English
Reviews
jesstheaudiobookworm
Written on Jul 26, 2016
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
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Ace
Written on Feb 14, 2015
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 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. 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 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