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  • Book 1
  • By: Ally Condie
  • Narrated by: Kate Simses
  • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (3,963 ratings)

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By: Ally Condie
Narrated by: Kate Simses
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Publisher's summary

In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.

Cassia has always trusted the Society’s choices. And when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, she is certain he’s the one - until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now she is faced with impossible choices: Between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s ever known and a path no has dared to follow...between perfection and the truth.

Look for the sequel, Crossed, and the epic series finale, Reached!

©2010 Ally Condie (P)2010 Penguin

Critic reviews

“[A] superb dystopian romance.” (The Wall Street Journal)

“Strong feminist ideals and impressive writing that’s bound to captivate.” (The Los Angeles Times)

Featured Article: Excellent Dystopian Listens Like The Hunger Games


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it was amazing i love it

I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!!!! I LOVED IT I CANT WAIT TO READ MORE OF IT

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Amazing.

Amazing reader, amazing book, amazing story. basically it was one of the most perfect things.

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amazing

this book made me feel amazing. amazing love triangle and a search for true love.

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Fun! Can't wait for the next book!

Great job! I enjoyed listening to this audible book and thought the story line is good. thanks!

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Light, easy listen

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Not sure what to say about this one. It was good. Not great, but good. I enjoyed it, but it's not a book that I would tell anyone "Oooo you HAVE to read this one now." I've heard the 2nd book is better, so I guess I'll read that one soon. I do enjoy a good dystopian future novel. It does have a good plot and is definitely an enjoyable audiobook to listen to at work.
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Captured you from the beginning - interesting idea

Just loved this book so much. Keeps you going from the second you start until the ending. You don't want it to end and can't wait for the second book. Now I have read all 3 and just loved them. She did a great job and I loved the idea of these books. Writing was excellent. The narration was fantastic as it fit the charcters so well.

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Amazing

Great story and performance! The only thing I didn’t really like was the added music randomly through the story at what seems are supposed to be “dramatic moments” and it was harder to understand the words of the story at those points.

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One of my favorite books comes to life

I love her performance if this reading. This is one of my favorite books and it’s nice to be able to visit it again.

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Is the narrator ACTUALLY a 12 year old?

Oof, this narrator. She made the characters sound so young, that it sounded like they actually got a kid to do the narration, not just somebody who sounds like a kid. Seriously these 17 year olds having this whole dramatic story sounded like 10 year olds. The 10 year old little brother sounded like a 3 year old.
Other than that, it was your average, typical, dystopian/false utopian/love triangle story. Very predictable, VERY trope-heavy, but not awful. A decent story if you can get past knowing exactly what’s going to happen. Don’t expect any wild twists or turns. Maybe those will be in the next book?

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I loved it, despite the mixed reviews

Any books that are about dystopian societies are a must listen in my opinion. I love this genre even if it's a bit formulaic at times. Throw in a good romance or love triangle and I am instantly hooked.

Although this wasn’t as great or as dark as some of the other’s in this category it was still a solid and enjoyable listen. If you like your dystopian novels more on the romantic side (Delirium, The Selection) then you will enjoy this one too. However, if you prefer them a little more on the action/adventure side (Divergent, The Hunger Games) then perhaps you should skip this one.

Overall I really liked this book and will continue with the trilogy. The narration was excellent and really made the story come alive.

4 Stars!

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