tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post993012680378196034..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Monday Review: Matched by Ally CondieSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-85035502197115609322011-03-26T23:16:00.382-07:002011-03-26T23:16:00.382-07:00That was definitely one of the big take-away theme...That was definitely one of the big take-away themes for me, too. And of course, it also parallels the idea of growing up, and transitioning from a time in your life when your parents mostly make the decisions to young adulthood, when you really start making your own choices. <br /><br />I also enjoyed the fact that the story and setting are reasonably detailed without being overwrought...I like elaborate dystopias, too, but sometimes I also like a good fast read. :)Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-50874469121095736612011-03-26T19:01:27.528-07:002011-03-26T19:01:27.528-07:00The biggest thing I took away from this book was h...The biggest thing I took away from this book was how blessed we are to have so many choices. Sometimes I think it would be easier if someone else would just decide for me what I eat, what I do for a living, and yes, even who I marry. Less pressure, right? <br /><br />Nah. I'm glad I get to choose, even if I choose wrong. Even if the world we live in is not the clean, ordered world painted in so many dystopian stories because of our choices. <br /><br />I was also impressed by the way Condie slowly opened up the severe reality of the book's world by dropping subtle details and then rolling right along with the plot while the reader is still catching their breath, going <i>"Whaaaaaaa?"</i>Maegan Langerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335946908481515797noreply@blogger.com