It's not a good sign when the title of one's book sounds more like a dating website than a dystopic novel. :/
Like with Divergent, I'm seriously wondering about the point of this all. In the Giver, the society controlled who married whom because it was another part of making things "perfect", deciding compatibility in personality and whatnot. Is that what they're supposed to be doing in this book? Is the idea that convincing citizens that they're matching them up with the "perfect spouse" will keep them compliant and happy, delusional under the belief that they were spared the anxiety of choosing their own partner?
I realize that there are a lot of things that could have been done to make the book better, but it would have explained a lot if it were revealed that, say, the Society was giving people some sort of drug that suppressed sexual urges until they were matched up. It would explain why Cassia got such extreme reactions to little things like hand-holding.
"The characters in the book have the option to reject their match and live life as a Single"
*head desk* Jesus H. Christ, first we get the folks in Divergent who don't have to take the personality quiz, and now this. Do these authors just not get the point that in dystopic societies, things are not all nice and pleasant and convenient for people? Giving people the illusion of a choice I can understand, but are there any restrictions that people suffer for being a Single? Is it like being an Untouchable? What?
Like with Divergent, I'm seriously wondering about the point of this all. In the Giver, the society controlled who married whom because it was another part of making things "perfect", deciding compatibility in personality and whatnot. Is that what they're supposed to be doing in this book? Is the idea that convincing citizens that they're matching them up with the "perfect spouse" will keep them compliant and happy, delusional under the belief that they were spared the anxiety of choosing their own partner?
I realize that there are a lot of things that could have been done to make the book better, but it would have explained a lot if it were revealed that, say, the Society was giving people some sort of drug that suppressed sexual urges until they were matched up. It would explain why Cassia got such extreme reactions to little things like hand-holding.
"The characters in the book have the option to reject their match and live life as a Single"
*head desk* Jesus H. Christ, first we get the folks in Divergent who don't have to take the personality quiz, and now this. Do these authors just not get the point that in dystopic societies, things are not all nice and pleasant and convenient for people? Giving people the illusion of a choice I can understand, but are there any restrictions that people suffer for being a Single? Is it like being an Untouchable? What?
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