Comments on GreenBeanTeenQueen: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Strange, I'm really shocked to hear that so many p...

2009-11-21T21:57:30.846-06:00

Strange, I'm really shocked to hear that so many people didn't really like it. Personally, It's become one of my top three favorite books of all time.

I thought is was simply genius. I'm kinda glad that it doesn't seem to have next 'Twilight' written all over it. Crazy fanbases are poison to the system.

I had really mixed feelings about his one, too. O...

2009-11-04T11:57:29.683-06:00

I had really mixed feelings about his one, too. On the one hand, I read it in basically one sitting, so it must have intrigued me on some level. But I think I kept reading because it felt like the book was always on the edge of a big reveal that never really got revealed. Also, I couldn't particularly like anyone, and I actively disliked Travis. What a weenie.

i really had a hard time reading this one as well....

2009-11-03T23:53:45.988-06:00

i really had a hard time reading this one as well. Mary just drove me crazy most of the time. Thanks for the review.

I want to ditto what celi.a said. :)

2009-11-03T15:23:48.743-06:00

I want to ditto what celi.a said. :)

I had similar issues with hearing so much wonderfu...

2009-11-03T14:24:58.868-06:00

I had similar issues with hearing so much wonderful hype and then feeling let down after I actually read the book. Well...sort of read the book. I put it down after 100 pages, and wasn't going to finish it. But I decided to cheat and read the last couple of chapters. I like the premise, I just couldn't connect with it. Such a shame, as I think it has potential. I will definitely be looking for the film version, and I'll probably check out the next in the series 'just because.'
Great review - thanks for putting into words what I felt but couldn't quite express. :)

I had a very similar reaction after reading this o...

2009-11-03T13:29:24.352-06:00

I had a very similar reaction after reading this one. The main sticking point for me was the characters and the fact that I just didn't care about them. (In fact, Mary seriously annoyed me with her ceaseless talk/thoughts about the ocean.) I'm not sure yet if I'll read THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES, and if I do it won't be for some time after it's released.

Thanks for your thoughts. I reviewed it a while ag...

2009-11-03T05:51:17.932-06:00

Thanks for your thoughts. I reviewed it a while ago and thought I was the only one who didn't like it! I agree with most of your opinions but unlike you, I just can't make myself read the sequel. But I'll be happy to read your review of it!

Thanks for your review, I think you're the first I...

2009-11-02T18:24:16.074-06:00

Thanks for your review, I think you're the first I see to have given it a low rating

This has been on the TPR pile for ages. An interes...

2009-11-02T15:25:06.127-06:00

This has been on the TPR pile for ages. An interesting review. I was unaware a sequel was coming out.

Jana-Thanks-you're right, dystopian is a perfect g...

2009-11-02T14:55:06.817-06:00

Jana-Thanks-you're right, dystopian is a perfect genre.

Amy-I think the sequel looks promising too, so I'll most likely give it a try.

Andrea-I agree, that was my biggest problem too-I never really cared for Mary.

Jessica-I hope you like it!

A book I've been wanting for a while. :) I'll prob...

2009-11-02T14:26:56.516-06:00

A book I've been wanting for a while. :) I'll probably pick it up soon.

I liked it but my big problem was Mary. She was n...

2009-11-02T14:05:35.769-06:00

I liked it but my big problem was Mary. She was not a sympathetic main character at all.

wow-wonderful review. I really loved it to start, ...

2009-11-02T13:32:00.185-06:00

wow-wonderful review. I really loved it to start, but the plot did wind down in excitement for me too. The sequel looks very promising though!
-amy

I think that the genre should be fantasy/dystopian...

2009-11-02T12:42:52.712-06:00

I think that the genre should be fantasy/dystopian. I love dystopian novels and really wanted to like this but of all of the ones I read and loved last year (The Hunger Games and The Knife of Never Letting Go) this one was the one that gave me the bad dreams. It was just almost too disturbing to read.