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Matched, by Ally Condie

In Matched by Ally Condie, Cassie lives in the "Society," a society where everything is decided for you, everything from who you love to when you die. When Cassie sees her best friend Xander is her match she is thrilled, but everything quickly goes wrong when she see another face on her match screen, a face that is not Xander's. Cassie begins to question the Society. She begins to question everthing she believes in and realizes that maybe the Society doesn't know what is best for you and that you do have a choice.

An empowering novel, Cassie is a lone voice in a conformist society. I immensely enjoyed the theme of making a choice in this novel because choices are what we must make everyday in our lives. Along witht that, the novel also makes you think about the choices you should make. The novel creates a scene of hope when all things seem dire. This dystopian novel is a must read for all book lovers.

Justine, grade 12
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Anonymous said…
This book, in my opinion, was a solid 7 out of 10. My friend sort of forced me to read this book and she told me it would be good. Trust me when I say, I hate love books and this book was not different from the rest. However, Condie's use of dystopian society kept me reading. Due to the book being a hybrid of both love and government, I read it, but without enjoying it all the way through. Although, this book did make me think of our government today and how they control us. I really recommend this book to all drama seekers and science fiction lovers. I think because I am a boy, I didn't find this book very interesting, but others may not be like me. It's a great book, but I don't plan on reading the other book because it really isn't for me.

Reviewed by Anonymous, grade 9.
Central Library
April 4, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Teen Speak said…
This book is about a girl named Cassia who finally turns seventeen and now going to the Match Banquet. A Match Banquet is when seventeen year old boys and girls gather wearing suites and dresses to find out who their life long partner is. Cassia's best friend is Xander and they found out that they are matched together. This kind of matching, being matched with someone you know, is very rare. When an Official, someone who reinforce laws in their society, talks to Cassia, she finds out that she is also matched with another person she knows. His name is Ky.

I heard that this book was going to be like "The Mortal Instruments" and it was in a way. I really enjoyed the first book and, for sure, will read the second book. This kind of book is the type that takes time for something big to happen. Straightforwardly, some parts of the book is boring but in my opinion, it's worth reading to the end. I like that this book is in the character's perspective so us readers knows what they are thinking when something happens. The genre is romance and science fiction, takes place in the future. I recommend this book to people who like it when there are two boys who like the same girl.

Reviewed by Rachel, Grade 9
Pacific Park Library
October 21, 2015 at 1:27 PM
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