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| Title | : | Incarceron (Incarceron #1) |
| Author | : | Catherine Fisher |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 458 pages |
| Published | : | May 3rd 2007 by Hodder Children's Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia |
Catherine Fisher
Paperback | Pages: 458 pages Rating: 3.64 | 55952 Users | 5305 Reviews
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Incarceron -- a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber -- chains, great halls, dungeons. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison -- a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. She knows nothing of Incarceron, except that it exists. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron, and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device -- a crystal key, through which they can talk to each other. And so the plan for Finn's escape is born ...Identify Books To Incarceron (Incarceron #1)
| Original Title: | Incarceron |
| ISBN: | 0340893605 (ISBN13: 9780340893609) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Incarceron #1 |
| Characters: | Claudia, Finn Abbott, Keiro, Attia, John Arlexa |
| Literary Awards: | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children’s Literature (2011), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2011), Cybils Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2007), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2008) |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 55952 Users | 5305 ReviewsCrit About Books Incarceron (Incarceron #1)
I wish I could give half-stars, because this is really 3 1/2. I thought the ideas in this book were rich and innovative, and the plot twists near the end were what made me round the rating up to 4 stars instead of rounding down. I definitely want to read the sequel to find out where this story goes. (Update: I recently moved my rating down to 3 stars because as time has gone by I stopped caring about reading the sequel! Just didn't resonate with me, I guess.)The big negative for me was that thisAbandoned at about page 90.Reasons: general disinterest in the story, the fantasy world and the characters' fates; unappealing writing style; strong suspicions that Finn is the "dead" prince; painful flashbacks of The Maze Runner, Matrix, Robocop and some apocalyptic B-grade movies whose names I can't recall.Lessons learned: science fantasy might not be my cup of tea.
"Year by year Incarceron tightened its grip. It made a hell of what should have been Heaven." Loved revisiting this world! I read this first when I was in my teens and I remember enjoying it wholeheartedly; years later and that opinion hasn't changed!Claudia lives in a dystopian future, where there have been such advances in technology and science, but the leaders have chosen to keep the world frozen in history. They have chosen a medieval time period, and everything must be kept in 'era'.
Basically, it's Escape From New York, except with fantasy instead of post-apocalyptic trappings. The characters are stock, and the action is propelled along by a lack of information and dull action setpieces that transpire without any real sense of excitement or danger. I never got a visceralor even bare-bones visualsense of what the living/mechanical/whatever prison of Incarceron is supposed to be like. And, as with far too many YA/fantasy/sci-fi/action/adventure books I've struggled through,
How many different forms of imprisonment are there? How irrevocable are they? What does living in that kind of prison do?I admire Incarceron for trying something that felt a bit new, and I generally enjoyed the story. I'm not sure I'd go back to reread it, though, so that's my personal line for a four-star book. But although this is a three-star review, it's worth checking out.Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read
Sadly, I was unable to really get into Incarceron, let alone finish it. (Gave up on page 221) The main problem with the story was believability. Incarceron is a self-sustaining prison experiment that is in a secret location and sealed off from the rest of the world. Presumably the prison holds the normal thugs, rapists and thieves. But it also holds political dissenters and volunteers. Volunteers to. Well this, like many other things, was never actually explained. The idea is interesting, but I
This prison is alive.That pretty much sums up Incarceron's selling point. It's probably even a better marketing line than the book's actual hook, "a prison like no other"which could really mean just about anything, from a prison made of pineapples and everything-bagels to a prison in which the cells are made of popular song lyrics to a prison that is an exact replica of the First Continental Congress. At least with "This prison is alive," you have a pretty good idea of what's special about the
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