Of course I love the premise - combining two of my great loves - but I thought the execution was a little lacking - forced allusions, contrived asides.

I would say this was very much not at my reading level, but I knew that going in and read it anyway. The narration felt too self-conscious, even a little contrived, but the plot was interesting enough.

To be honest, a large part of the reason I finally read this book was the role it played in ASOUE.

REALLY preachy and philosophical, a classic case of an author who loves the sound of his own voice/thoughts. Dull characters and meandering plot? No thanks.

I don't feel like I belong the target audience - can you "age out" of good books, though? - but anyway, I really enjoyed the trademark sass; this was a great addition to the PJO/HOO 'verse.

Required reading for English 10.

I disliked Amir from the beginning, and at no point did I grow to like him. The countless parallels were overwhelming, and many even seemed irrelevant/unnecessary so I didn't enjoy them.

Started off interesting enough, but the narrator was an odd (read: off-putting) combination of tiringly naive and preachy, and I hated that

Spoiler

she compromises everything once there was a guy in the picture

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Creative, and the dystopian aspect didn't actually make me want to throw this book at the wall. For YA lit especially, it was a great adaptation of a great classic.

I almost wish we'd read this like all the other English 10 classes instead of The Namesake. Taylor was relatable and Turtle was adorable; their struggles were vivid and wrenching.

Very dense Austen-speak; I'm not sure I caught all the nuances. As always, dashing and heroic stuff-of-dreams love interest and strong female lead really drove the plot. I wouldn't want to live it, but I enjoyed reading it.

Packed with action; definitely among the best scifi I've ever read (though it's not really my favorite genre in general, tbqh). I didn't agree with the depiction of children - particularly the way they think and speak - but the preface addresses that, and it does serve a legitimate purpose so it's forgivable.