Line Obsession: “She clenched her jaw, feeling the painful dryness of her eyes. A throbbing headache told her that she should be crying, that her sobs should match her sister’s."
Alright, I promised and I can't wait anymore to tell you guys about this book I'm reading.
This will be my first attempt at a more formal-ish book review so bear with me, even though I'm only 2/3 through the book. Are you ready for this?
I get it. It looks creepy and weird. And I've never before been into sci-fi futuristic stuff but this one takes the cake. It's book one (and only so far) in the Lunar Chronicles. Cinder is a pseudo-Cinderella story about a Cyborg (human with mechanical parts) in New Beijing sometime after WWIV. It's witty and suspenseful and pretty relevant without boring the reader for being set in the future. There's two major plots being followed mingled with just enough heart-wrenching sub-plots for you to appreciate most of the minor characters and get a well-rounded view of the protagonists. I am so beyond happy to announce that this is unlike all those other Cinderella stories.
Cinder, the title character and heroine, is strong and independent but also vulnerable and helpless. She doesn't have to be persuaded to do the right thing but she also struggles with what is truth. I so adore her as a character for her faithfulness to those she cares about (and even those she doesn't like as well but knows their lives are still valuable). She is real and honest about her frustration and confusion of her identity. And in a way this could be a coming of age novel, although some could argue that Cinder grew up long before the story began. Either way, this heroine is a treasure to behold.
The story is an insightful satire of the modern media culture and the ease with which people can be persuaded to think and act according to the prejudices of others. And the subtle sparse humor is perfectly placed to add nervous laughter and sometimes real joy to the midst of the high tension anxiety that the characters are carrying.
There are plenty of plot twists, however they aren't too numerous. And while some may be fairly easy to guess before hand the action that leads up to it had/has me holding me breath and hoping for the best (which usually never happens, often times I'm hoping for a main character to die or something just to make the story more realistic- but not this time).
I'm putting my money on Cinder. I would tell Katniss to hold on to her braid, but I'm gonna keep my mouth shut about Cinder for now and hope that it stays quiet for awhile. I like having a book to call my own that isn't famous among my community yet.
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