One hell of a good read, a notch above most young adult dystopian romps. I love the world building here, it's stronger and more fleshed out than something like Hunger Games, though I think it's lacking a bit in characters. The games went on a tad too long for my liking, but I was still compelled to read more per day than I usually do. Keen to keep going on the series, I hear it gets better with each book.

Love the pomp and brutality of the Golds. I'm surprised this hasn't been adapted into a movie or show yet. Would be very expensive, I'm guessing but I'd watch! ( )

EDIT 6/2018 - I did this last read on audiobook. Still as good as the 1st time. But wondering again how a future that developed from earth has a total lack of diversity.

EDIT 2/2016: The re-read in prep for Book 3 is almost as good as the first 2 times, but this time around I'm noticing the complete lack of diversity. Just.....nothing.

EDIT 1/13/15: The re-read in preparation for Book 2 was just as enjoyable. I highly recommend.

Original Review - I loved this book and can't wait until the next installment.





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Solid 4 stars. En sci-fi bok som handler om fremtidens samfunn hvor planetene og månene er bebodd av mennesker, og som har inført et kastesystem hvor laveste kaste er de røde (slavene), og den høyeste kasten er the golden (lederne). Det er en historie fortalt om en slave som vil forandre dette systemet som en spion blant lederne. For å gjøre det må han gjennom en grusom forandring, og bli med i the goldens spill som er at unge må krige mot hverandre for at de ikke skal bli en «soft» rase.

Plotten var veldig spennende, og det var vanskelig å legge fra meg boken etter jeg kom forbi backstorien. Likte ikke alltid skrivestilen, og var litt mye tidshopp uten at strukturen gjorde det klart. Men ellers var jeg veldig fornøyd :P ( )

Engaging character(s) and solid world building with an intriguing plot that kept me flipping pages long after I should have been asleep. Not as world-changing or amazing as some review had colored it, but a good read nonetheless. ( )

Think Divergent meets Hunger Games-ish. This was a great book and I ready bought the rest in the series. ( )