As i read this book, i find that i start to really feel what the characters are feeling. In this episode of booktalk, i discuss matched, the first book in ally condies matched series. In matched by ally condie, cassia lives in a world where society has defined rules and events. In this book we get insights into the establishment, which is very important.
Which is more valuable to lovehonesty or protection. Matched is the first book in an utterly compelling series by ally condie. In matched, often abiding by rules you dont believe in to keep your family safe shows more love than bending those rules and putting them in danger. And when i say a long time, i mean a long, long time, so when i finally managed to read it i. Ally condie recently released reached, the third and final book in the matched trilogy. The book isnt all about hidden meanings, though its also a tender love story. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reached matched, book 3. It wasnt cohesive and felt like an authors first draft. Reached matched, book 3 kindle edition by condie, ally.
She loves reading, running, eating, and listening to her husband play guitar. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate. In cassias society, officials decide who people love. The society portrayed so vividly in matched is a lot like the one in orwells 1984 where big brother is constantly watching you. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One theme of the novel matched is follow your heart. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of matched. The fiction that ally writes is so amazing that it has been produced in almost forty different languages, and her fiction has traveled all around the world. Theyre incinerating books todaydestroying a library boo. Matched by ally condie matched trilogy box set when you finish reading a book, you usually know if you liked it. Even when she reaches the age to be matched, the many factorials are carefully sorted for optimal results.
She has to choose between the boy she is destined to be with and the boy she truly loves. Ally condie talks to ew about her dream cast for matched. The exposition is that xander and cassia are best friends and are also good friends with ky. Thats not always the case with me, because i am such an active reader, and on top of that, i am someone who has to think about things first before making a decision. As she finds herself falling in love with ky, she realizes that the society isnt infallible and she must make a choice between the two. Crossed matched by ally condie is the second book in the trilogy, and is the case with many trilogies, it is the weakest book of the three. Dec 02, 2010 matched is the first book in an utterly compelling series by ally condie. But when cassia slides xanders microcard into her port to learn his data a system designed for the more typical match to a stranger, xanders face on the portscreen dissolvesand another face appears. The main character is seventeenyearold cassia reyes, who is matched with her best friend, xander carrow.
Where the hunger games and the twilight saga began, so does matched by new author. The society says that its a glitch and to focus on her life with xander, but cassia cant stop thinking about ky. Society dictates he is her perfect partner for life. All of them are very different and let the story flow. When you finish reading a book, you usually know if you liked it. Matched ebook by ally condie 9781101558461 rakuten kobo. Sep, 2012 in this episode of booktalk, i discuss matched, the first book in ally condie s matched series. The first book in the series matched was optioned by walt disney company. I hope you guys enjoy the discussion and contribute your two cents. Everybody in society, including cassia, trusts and believes in the decisions and morals of it. However, because of that, i would probably not recomend this book to someone with anxiety or depression because the book can be extremely stressful at times.
Cassia takes this opportunity to drop the poem in the incinerator undetected, giving grandfather a. However, when viewing the information for her match, the. Download and read online for free matched by ally condie. Matched study guide contains a biography of ally condie, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Cassia has a very hard time choosing and when she does it hurts several people she loves. She didnt want to tell him that she was in love with ky but he deserved to know. In a tranquil future with clean streets and no illness, cassia excitedly anticipates learning who will be her governmentdictated marriage match. In the book there is a love triangle between ky, cassia, and xander. Cassia has always trusted the society to make the right choices for her. Gr 7 upin this gripping and richly satisfying final book in this dystopian series, cassia, ky, and xander recount in alternating chapters how they secretly find themselves working for the rising, the group thats trying to overthrow the rigid and oppressive society. Cassias love, ky, has been taken away and is set to be killed.
Overall, the teen book matched by ally condie has a highly original and pageturning plot which keeps the reader hooked. To vote on books not in the list or books you couldnt find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search. Marks auditorium 843 south lincoln street salt lake city, utah 84102 photo. New york times bestsellingauthor of the young adult book series the matched trilogy. Matched is a book which has an exiting futuristic theme. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away wait, wrong story. Exposition the story is set in a futuristic city, where they want a perfect society.
Matched is a classic dystopian novel, set in an unknown future time that quite obviously takes place in what used to be north america. Ive read a tremendous amount of lousy books this year so many of the new ya titles have been very disappointing but even in a good year, this book would have been a standout. Matched is a 2010 youngadult dystopian novel by aly condie, about a future world where all marriages are decided by genetics and mathematical algorithms. Cassia secretly follows ky and the people that have him in custody. She taught in utah and new york before coming a fulltime author. She taught high school english in utah and upstate new york. She asked him if they could go outside and talk when they were at school. Ally condie is a former high school english teacher who lives with her husband and three sons outside of salt lake city, utah. Matched by ally condie plot diagram by ashley price on prezi. Book 2 crossed with a battle for survival in the wilderness.
It looks like a hot romance chicklit, but it has a lot more depth. The first book in a young adult dystopian trilogy published by dutton books. The romance isnt as scorching as the book jacket would have you. Ally condie tour dates saturday, september 29 austin teen book festival palmer events center photo opportunity in lifesized reached cover image tuesday, november, 7pm the kings english launch event rowland hall st. But when cassia slides xanders microcard into her port to learn his data a system designed for the more typical match to a stranger, xanders face on the portscreen dissolvesand another. Create an account and send a request for reading to other users on the webpage of the book. Ally condie lives in utah, just outside of salt lake city, with her husband, scott, and her three sons. Saturday, september 29 austin teen book festival palmer events center photo opportunity in lifesized reached cover image.
Matched is a book about a courageous, open minded girl named cassia, a girl with two parents, a brother, and two best friends xander and em. Now its time to talk about matched, the movie which is in development at disney. One of the main books from this trilogy is called crossed. Tuesday, november, 7pm the kings english launch event rowland hall st. When a glitch in the seemingly perfect system appears, it leaves cassia to wonder if the society really. They have very strict rules and if you do not follow them you will suffer severe consequences. Matched, by ally condie, is the first novel in the matched trilogy. Ally condie is also the author of an amazing trilogy, too. At the start of the book, cassia is honest to a fault and completely transparent with societys officials. On her seventeenth birthday, cassia meets her match.
The exposition is that xander and cassia are best friends and are also good friends with ky and spent most of their childhood together. Even though this is the weakest book, its about the context of the entire story, and context is everything. Matched is an emotionally resonant book about a dystopian future in which everything that people do is controlled by the government. She studied to be an english teacher at brigham young university. Fiction cassia has always trusted the society to make the right choices for her. Matched is the first book in an utterly compelling series by ally condie on her seventeenth birthday, cassia meets her match. Although aimed mainly toward the 15 to 19 age range, younger and older readers will also enjoy this novel. The matched trilogy focuses on the main character of cassia who lives in a perfect world where everything is decided by the society. This is a young adult romance with some futuristic political intrigue set in a world where the officials ration meals, and control almost every facet of a persons life, including the matchmaking of the teens to ensure proper emotional and genetically strong future generations. The novel is a dystopian young adult novel about a tightlycontrolled society in which young people are matched with their life partners at the age of 17.
Marks auditorium 843 south lincoln street salt lake city, utah 84102 photo opportunity in lifesized reached cover. Matched by ally condie at the best online ebook storage. Cassias family was informed that they were being relocated to. The tablet is the societys appropriation of new beginnings as a tool for their own agenda. Matched was chosen as one of yalsas 2011 teens top ten and named as one of publishers weeklys best childrens books of 2010. Nov 01, 2010 in a tranquil future with clean streets and no illness, cassia excitedly anticipates learning who will be her governmentdictated marriage match.
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