janneflappie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
wrappingpaper's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Very solid read!!
This book has been waiting for me on my shelf for years and I regret not picking it up earlier.
This book has been waiting for me on my shelf for years and I regret not picking it up earlier.
The constant changes of narration and pov made it really quick to read and the plot moved very quickly since it takes place over a single week.
It’s set in a dystopian Britain and focuses on the injustice between social classes and an unjust death penalty.
It was a really fast and interesting read with lots of twists and turns - great if you’re looking for a ya dystopia.
It was a really fast and interesting read with lots of twists and turns - great if you’re looking for a ya dystopia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
readerandcat's review against another edition
3.0
Wow. I did not expect this to be good BUT surprise: It was. I did not read a dystopian novel in a really really long time (more than a year) but I picked this one up for school. So actually... for educational reasons. To be honest: I would have totally read it in my free time as well. The story and the whole concept was enjoyable and there were some amazing plottwists. The book combined a bit of romance, drama, thriller and a dystopic future into an exciting scenario. I liked the main character and I'm kind of interested in book two especially because this book ends on a cliffhanger.
Anyways... there were some things that could have been better. This book was dramatic and at times highly emotional but I missed one thing: metaphors and beautiful language. But who am I to complain... thats the authors choice. I just thought it could have fit well. Another thing are the characters... I felt like there was so much left to tell about them. Maybe some background information will be coming in the next books.
To conclude: this was an enjoyable but relatively short read. I felt with the characters and was "inside the world" but the book didn't destroy me like some others do. Go for this if you are looking for a light but fun read!
Anyways... there were some things that could have been better. This book was dramatic and at times highly emotional but I missed one thing: metaphors and beautiful language. But who am I to complain... thats the authors choice. I just thought it could have fit well. Another thing are the characters... I felt like there was so much left to tell about them. Maybe some background information will be coming in the next books.
To conclude: this was an enjoyable but relatively short read. I felt with the characters and was "inside the world" but the book didn't destroy me like some others do. Go for this if you are looking for a light but fun read!
sinimini's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sky_angel_toni's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
inuhito's review against another edition
2.0
goofy ass main couple, not goofy in a good silly cute way, goofy in a you’re insanely badly written.
also girl martha rlly went out of her way to do all that, to have those dense ass people to THINK and not be manipulated (btw their manipulation was mediocre at best, what’s the average IQ from all these people?) and it still barely did anything
also girl martha rlly went out of her way to do all that, to have those dense ass people to THINK and not be manipulated (btw their manipulation was mediocre at best, what’s the average IQ from all these people?) and it still barely did anything
girlreading's review against another edition
3.0
It took quite a while for me to get used to the writing style in Cell 7, it seemed to be written in a few different tenses which felt a tad messy at times. It was spilt into 7 sections (one for each cell) which I did enjoy and within those sections it was divided between various points of views. One of the POV's was a description/script of a reality TV show. I felt as though there was too much description in these sections causing it to not flow very well as the dialogue (which I did enjoy) was broken up a lot. It was also very repetitive, which I think was consciously done but I found myself skimming it every now and then.
The plot on the whole was unique but for some reason I didn't feel myself getting pulled into the story. I didn't feel much for the characters or their relationships. I also found it quite predictable.
Despite all of this, I don't think it was bad at all. It was unique and thought provoking message but for some reason I just wasn't that interested.
I do think I would have loved this had I read it a few years ago! It was a fast paced, easy read and I think there will be people who enjoy this a lot more than I did and rightfully so!
I'm so disappointed that I didn't love this as I was so excited to pick it up. It sounded unique and intriguing and it was those things, yet for some reason it unfortunately didn't really capture my attention.
The plot on the whole was unique but for some reason I didn't feel myself getting pulled into the story. I didn't feel much for the characters or their relationships. I also found it quite predictable.
Despite all of this, I don't think it was bad at all. It was unique and thought provoking message but for some reason I just wasn't that interested.
I do think I would have loved this had I read it a few years ago! It was a fast paced, easy read and I think there will be people who enjoy this a lot more than I did and rightfully so!
I'm so disappointed that I didn't love this as I was so excited to pick it up. It sounded unique and intriguing and it was those things, yet for some reason it unfortunately didn't really capture my attention.
lucy_lowe_'s review against another edition
4.0
*4.5
“I can't help but wonder if at some point in our history we've taken a wrong turn; that at some point somebody must've had the power to stand up and say no, but for whatever reason they didn't. It's as if they pushed a ball down a hill to see what would happen but now they can't stop it.”
― Kerry Drewery, Cell 7
This book was great. It was so fast paced and got me out of my reading slump. The only reasosn I knocked 1/2 a star off is that I predicted part of the ending, but even with that I still enjoyed it and I'm dying to read the other 2 books in this trilogy from my library.
“I can't help but wonder if at some point in our history we've taken a wrong turn; that at some point somebody must've had the power to stand up and say no, but for whatever reason they didn't. It's as if they pushed a ball down a hill to see what would happen but now they can't stop it.”
― Kerry Drewery, Cell 7
This book was great. It was so fast paced and got me out of my reading slump. The only reasosn I knocked 1/2 a star off is that I predicted part of the ending, but even with that I still enjoyed it and I'm dying to read the other 2 books in this trilogy from my library.
signeguldager's review against another edition
2.0
Denne bog er modtaget af Gyldendal Ung som anmeldereksemplar
Forestil dig at leve i et samfund, hvor du som alment menneske er en del af landet retssystem. Du og dine medmennesker kan ud fra jeres egne holdninger og synspunkter vælge, hvorvidt en anklaget er skyldig eller uskyldig. Beviser, domstole og motiver er overflødige, og de rigeste i samfundet er dem, der har magten – de har nemlig penge til at indsende deres stemmer, som tv-showet ’Stemt til døden’ følger op på alle ugens dage indtil Dag 7. Sandhed og retfærdighed er blevet erstattet af behovet for at kunne kontrollere andre menneskers skæbner. Alt er sort og hvidt, og der findes ikke længere gråzoner.
I Celle 7 møder vi den 16-årige Martha Honeydew, som indrømmer, at hun har slået Jackson Paige, en berømt millionær, ihjel. Sagen er lige til – for hun har jo indrømmet det – og Martha forvises til dødsgangen, hvor hun skal opholde sig i syv dage, mens befolkningen stemmer om, hvorvidt hun skal leve eller dø.
Gennem bogen møder man som læser flere personer, som har indflydelse på Marthas fortid, nutid og fremtid. Deres personlige historier og gøren er forbundet til Martha, Jackson Paige, systemet ’En Stemme til Alle’ og måden hvorpå England er blevet splittet i to; blokkene og byen. Bogen fortæller-perspektiv ændres undervejs, hvilket giver et indblik i karakterernes personlige tanker og følelser.
Celle 7 berører flere vigtige emner som dødsstraf, korruption, retssystemet, næstekærlighed, sociale medier, magt, kærlighed, retfærdighed, menneskerettigheder og sandhed. Vigtigst af alt, så får den læseren til at stille spørgsmålstegn ved den verden, vi kender og lever i på daglig basis; Hvad er egentligt rigtigt, og hvad er forkert?
Celle 7 lægger op til den ultimative fortælling med sine fantastiske emnevalg og sammensætningen af disse. Desværre oplevede jeg ikke en følelsesmæssig tilknytning til bogen, da jeg manglede noget mere dybde af karaktererne. Slutningen gav mig en følelse af bedrag, for man sidder som læser med mange ubesvarede spørgsmål, når sidste side vendes.
Selv om Celle 7 ikke levede op til dét, jeg havde håbet på, så vil jeg anbefale den til alle, som finder dens emner interessante. Det er ikke forbudt at gruble videre på egen hånd, og jeg er sikker på, at bogen vil egne sig godt til debat i bogklubber eller i folkeskolen.
Forestil dig at leve i et samfund, hvor du som alment menneske er en del af landet retssystem. Du og dine medmennesker kan ud fra jeres egne holdninger og synspunkter vælge, hvorvidt en anklaget er skyldig eller uskyldig. Beviser, domstole og motiver er overflødige, og de rigeste i samfundet er dem, der har magten – de har nemlig penge til at indsende deres stemmer, som tv-showet ’Stemt til døden’ følger op på alle ugens dage indtil Dag 7. Sandhed og retfærdighed er blevet erstattet af behovet for at kunne kontrollere andre menneskers skæbner. Alt er sort og hvidt, og der findes ikke længere gråzoner.
I Celle 7 møder vi den 16-årige Martha Honeydew, som indrømmer, at hun har slået Jackson Paige, en berømt millionær, ihjel. Sagen er lige til – for hun har jo indrømmet det – og Martha forvises til dødsgangen, hvor hun skal opholde sig i syv dage, mens befolkningen stemmer om, hvorvidt hun skal leve eller dø.
Gennem bogen møder man som læser flere personer, som har indflydelse på Marthas fortid, nutid og fremtid. Deres personlige historier og gøren er forbundet til Martha, Jackson Paige, systemet ’En Stemme til Alle’ og måden hvorpå England er blevet splittet i to; blokkene og byen. Bogen fortæller-perspektiv ændres undervejs, hvilket giver et indblik i karakterernes personlige tanker og følelser.
Celle 7 berører flere vigtige emner som dødsstraf, korruption, retssystemet, næstekærlighed, sociale medier, magt, kærlighed, retfærdighed, menneskerettigheder og sandhed. Vigtigst af alt, så får den læseren til at stille spørgsmålstegn ved den verden, vi kender og lever i på daglig basis; Hvad er egentligt rigtigt, og hvad er forkert?
Celle 7 lægger op til den ultimative fortælling med sine fantastiske emnevalg og sammensætningen af disse. Desværre oplevede jeg ikke en følelsesmæssig tilknytning til bogen, da jeg manglede noget mere dybde af karaktererne. Slutningen gav mig en følelse af bedrag, for man sidder som læser med mange ubesvarede spørgsmål, når sidste side vendes.
Selv om Celle 7 ikke levede op til dét, jeg havde håbet på, så vil jeg anbefale den til alle, som finder dens emner interessante. Det er ikke forbudt at gruble videre på egen hånd, og jeg er sikker på, at bogen vil egne sig godt til debat i bogklubber eller i folkeskolen.