Review - Matched

Matched by Ally Condie

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I'm still baffled as to why this book has received so much attention.  It was an okay book, but, in my opinion, not half as good as The Giver by Lois Lowry. 

The plot (from Goodreads.com): Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.

The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

But now I can say I read it and can tell people about it when they ask.  But when they do, I'll probably be yawning inwardly.

Now I'm listening to Centennial by James Michener.  It's a huge book, only takes 49 hours to make it through.