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Want (Want #1)
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Jason Zhou survives in a divided society where the elite use their wealth to buy longer lives. The rich wear special suits that protect them from the pollution and viruses that plague the city, while those without suffer illness and early deaths. Frustrated by his city’s corruption and still grieving the loss of his mother, who died as a result of it, Zhou is determined to
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Release date: June 13, 2017
You know how some books just read like a movie that you can see so clearly in your head? This NEEDS to be made into a movie. (And that doesn't mean this book isn't complete on its own in any way - just that it was that intense). It kind of felt like a futuristic dystopian heist story, yet was technically none of those things at the same time.
The story's se ...more
You know how some books just read like a movie that you can see so clearly in your head? This NEEDS to be made into a movie. (And that doesn't mean this book isn't complete on its own in any way - just that it was that intense). It kind of felt like a futuristic dystopian heist story, yet was technically none of those things at the same time.
"I knew that the Taiwanese people's will was strong - that we endured. But we needed at least a fighting chance."
The story's se ...more
Jun 10, 2017
kazzy boy ⚓
is currently reading it
edit : officially starting this book today bc i've been ignoring it lmao. also my friend said it was about a heist and she's getting SIX OF CROWS vibes. sign!! me!! up!!
ah yes. an unstoppable force (my fear of disappointment) meets an unmovable object (my high expectations)
honestly?? it's times like these that i wish the Sorting Hat from hp was real, like literally his job is to learn people’s secrets and then judge them.....now imagine putting it on a book??
but this sounds SO!! GOOD!! don't le ...more
Cindy Pon's Want is an incredible insight into a future rocked by pollution and corruption. Dripping in Diversity and delicious romance.
A FANTASTIC SciFi novel.
YOU WILL 'WANT' THIS!
A FANTASTIC SciFi novel.
YOU WILL 'WANT' THIS!
okay guys, after the disappointment of Love Interest we can ALL GET ON BOARD WITH WANT NOW. It's gonna be fucking good okay guys I know it
ONLY FOUR MONTHS TO GO IM SO EXCITED
No but, for real I am so excited for this to come out. It's like, one of my MOST anticipated 2017 releases
This book sounds so fucking good. Like a future society in which large corporations may possibly be polluting the world for wealth (*cough* what do you mean future) and also the cover is literally so stunning save me I c ...more
ONLY FOUR MONTHS TO GO IM SO EXCITED
No but, for real I am so excited for this to come out. It's like, one of my MOST anticipated 2017 releases
This book sounds so fucking good. Like a future society in which large corporations may possibly be polluting the world for wealth (*cough* what do you mean future) and also the cover is literally so stunning save me I c ...more
*climbs to the top of the highest mountain*
*deep inhale*
WANT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOOK READ IT PLEASE IT IS SO SO SO GOOD
- Listen. Want is GOOD. This is the sci-fi that we all needed.
- In all seriousness, this book tackles a variety of important issues and topics, such as environmentalism, industralization, capitalism, and corruption. FANTASTIC.
- The characters!! All of them were incredibly written - developed or otherwise incredibly fascinating. I HAVE SHIPS. (I DON'T SHIP, EVER, BUT I HAVE SHI ...more
*deep inhale*
WANT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOOK READ IT PLEASE IT IS SO SO SO GOOD
- Listen. Want is GOOD. This is the sci-fi that we all needed.
- In all seriousness, this book tackles a variety of important issues and topics, such as environmentalism, industralization, capitalism, and corruption. FANTASTIC.
- The characters!! All of them were incredibly written - developed or otherwise incredibly fascinating. I HAVE SHIPS. (I DON'T SHIP, EVER, BUT I HAVE SHI ...more
Jul 14, 2017
Solomon ~ The Bookish King
is currently reading it
I have absolutely no idea what this is about, but Em and I needed to BR something so this is how I got in this predicament
This cover is looking like it's trying too hard to be cool and it's pretty much just Technology Vomit
But yeah, I hope this is good.
This cover is looking like it's trying too hard to be cool and it's pretty much just Technology Vomit
But yeah, I hope this is good.
Want has been on my most anticipated list since I heard about earlier this year and I’m so happy that I managed to find the time to read it! I find it really hard to find science fiction stories that are the right for me. I love sci-fi, but I think I prefer watching it in the form of television and film rather than reading it. However, when I find one that I know I would absolutely love reading, I’ve hit the jackpot! Want was one of those stories for me!
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What I Liked
The setting. Not only was it ...more
Mar 05, 2017
Ameriie
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Cindy Pon's novels always make me hungry, both for the food and for sequels. This story is fast-paced, but not so much that its futuristic Taipei setting is sacrificed. I was fully immersed in the setting, and loved feeling as if this story couldn't have taken place anywhere else. I need more of this crafty crew. Sequel or companion novel pretty please?
This book was everything I WANTed it to be. Seriously.
Full review soon, but my goodness. Get this book.
Full review soon, but my goodness. Get this book.
What a fabulous story.
A copy was provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
Its hard enough to get me into sci-fi, make it YA and I'll do my best to skip it. So why did I decide to pick up this one? Simply because my friends will not shut up about it (plus the cover is stunning) and I can see why.
"...the truth was a harsh and ugly one: in order to change the status quo, we had to be destructive. Seize control of the narrative. Redirect the plot."
The book is written in the point of vi ...more
Its hard enough to get me into sci-fi, make it YA and I'll do my best to skip it. So why did I decide to pick up this one? Simply because my friends will not shut up about it (plus the cover is stunning) and I can see why.
"...the truth was a harsh and ugly one: in order to change the status quo, we had to be destructive. Seize control of the narrative. Redirect the plot."
The book is written in the point of vi ...more
My first ever sci-fi book (HA) and I LOVED it.
One of the best books of 2017...no...best books of all time.
One of the best books of 2017...no...best books of all time.
Jun 11, 2017
Jen Ryland
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Want features a vivid, futuristic Taipei setting, a Scooby gang, and a romance. All in all, an excellent combination. I thought the setting was particularly well done - the story takes place in a polluted, socially-stratified Taipei. Pollution is so severe and disease so rampant that the elites (or yous) wear special suits that filter the air. The masses (or meis) are left to fend for themselves.
Zhou is an orphan who, along with his band of friends, is trying to do something about the situation ...more
Zhou is an orphan who, along with his band of friends, is trying to do something about the situation ...more
***5+++++ STARS***
This novel immediately made it to my all-time favorite list. It is, no doubt, one of the best Sci-Fi novels I’ve ever read. The world-building, the characters and the overall plot was so well-done, It felt like a movie. It needs to be a movie.
Want is set in near-futuristic Taipei where the world is heavily polluted. The sky is no longer blue, the air so infested you could barely see the sky at all. Taking this into advantage, Jin Corp manufactures protective suits and sells the ...more
This novel immediately made it to my all-time favorite list. It is, no doubt, one of the best Sci-Fi novels I’ve ever read. The world-building, the characters and the overall plot was so well-done, It felt like a movie. It needs to be a movie.
Want is set in near-futuristic Taipei where the world is heavily polluted. The sky is no longer blue, the air so infested you could barely see the sky at all. Taking this into advantage, Jin Corp manufactures protective suits and sells the ...more
Want by Cindy Pon is exceptional action-packed and fast-paced story about a group of teens who are fighting for clean air and healthier environment against a huge powerful corporation which polluted the city and causes innumerable damage.
The book is so so good! If you were following my updates on goodreads, you saw me screaming how awesome the book is and I'm pleased to say that THE BOOK IS AMAZING FROM PAGE ONE TO THE LAST PAGE!
What I loved about Want:
The Setting
The story takes place in futuris ...more
The book is so so good! If you were following my updates on goodreads, you saw me screaming how awesome the book is and I'm pleased to say that THE BOOK IS AMAZING FROM PAGE ONE TO THE LAST PAGE!
What I loved about Want:
The Setting
The story takes place in futuris ...more
Jul 19, 2017
Kainat 《HUFFLEPUFF & PROUD》
marked it as to-read
What exactly is everyone seeing here that Im not? This cover is plain ugly IMO.
4.5 stars
Dystopian Sci-fi I can root for: brilliant and grounded in reality.
This was great honestly.
Dystopian Sci-fi I can root for: brilliant and grounded in reality.
This was great honestly.
I am going to go OFF ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS BOOK WHEN I HAVE TIME THIS WEEK.
Buy it buy it buy it.
Buy it buy it buy it.
Boricuan Bookworms- Book Reviews
Mei: without; pronounced "may"
You: to have; pronounced "yo"
Want is set in a near-future Taipei, where pollution is extreme, and big corporations contaminate for profit. Cindy Pon’s world building is excellent and incredibly immersive. It’s easy to believe that this is what our world can become in 70 or 80 years time. We can see that this is direct criticism to today’s society; a society more concerned with profit than environmental collapse.
I’m never a big fan o ...more
Mei: without; pronounced "may"
You: to have; pronounced "yo"
Want is set in a near-future Taipei, where pollution is extreme, and big corporations contaminate for profit. Cindy Pon’s world building is excellent and incredibly immersive. It’s easy to believe that this is what our world can become in 70 or 80 years time. We can see that this is direct criticism to today’s society; a society more concerned with profit than environmental collapse.
I’m never a big fan o ...more
We want and are left wanting.
A chaotic good, reverse six of crows with an all Asian cast.
And by chaotic good and reverse and I mean that this group of kids just want their city to stop being polluted and safe for everyone, not just the rich people with special suits.
Jason Zhou is the one tasked to infiltrate the upper class and steal information, to destroy the company that creates the suits and that at the same time allows the pollution to continue. But in the way he meets Daiyu, who is everyt ...more
Jul 05, 2017
Book Riot Community
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I’m sorry, Book Rioters. But you are going to be hearing from me a lot when it comes to this book. The ARC Gods were kind enough to deliver me a copy of Cindy Pon’s latest YA novel, and my goodness, is it ever a treat. Set in a future Taipei where pollution leaves a majority of the population dying incredibly young, while the wealthy elite live and flourish in environmental suits, it’s the dream of every reader who has a Blade Runner sized hole in their heart. Readers meet Jason, a teen who infi
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We are all creatures of this earth, of this shared ecosystem.
Welcome to near-future Taipei, the world divided between yous (the ones who have) and meis (the ones who don't). The world, in which the air is so polluted and filled with viruses, the sky is no longer blue and people who can't afford luxurious and incredibly expensive suits designed and sold exclusively by a dirty international corporation based in Taipei.
This was what it meant to be a you, to have. To be genetically cultivated as a ...more
Welcome to near-future Taipei, the world divided between yous (the ones who have) and meis (the ones who don't). The world, in which the air is so polluted and filled with viruses, the sky is no longer blue and people who can't afford luxurious and incredibly expensive suits designed and sold exclusively by a dirty international corporation based in Taipei.
This was what it meant to be a you, to have. To be genetically cultivated as a ...more
Want by Cindy Pon is a diverse #OwnVoices YA sci-fi novel with an awesome cast and visually vivid world building for a near-future Taipei which is heavily polluted, economically and socially divided, and a totally corrupt dystopia. I've read a lot of YA dystopia and sometimes the genre can wear a bit thin, but Want has easily been my favorite dystopia of 2017. It has just about everything you could want in a story from heists, murder, explosions, kidnapping, hacking, rock climbing, gadgets and t
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My very first book by Cindy Pon and Want is definitely one to look out for. You should all add it to your TBR. It's a SFF YA about a young Taiwanese boy named Zhou and his band of friends/misfits create this plan to take down this big bad guy and in order to do so Zhou needs to infiltrate this society he hates so much and befriend the daughter of the bad guy.
It's such an interesting theme and I love love the plot + storyline so very much. Cindy's writing, I believe, is my kind of writing. I thi ...more
It's such an interesting theme and I love love the plot + storyline so very much. Cindy's writing, I believe, is my kind of writing. I thi ...more
Kind of heist-y with Asians it was great
"Maybe by the end of all this, I wouldn't be able to look anyone in the eye. Or maybe I'd do just that, and simply not care any longer."
Set in an alternate near future Taipei, Want is the thrilling adventure that YA desperately needs right now. Readers will easily fall in love with the amazingly diverse characters that Cindy Pon has created, and their quest to bringing forth a better future for all of their people.
This book easily reads as if you were watching a movie and I loved that. Cindy P ...more
Set in an alternate near future Taipei, Want is the thrilling adventure that YA desperately needs right now. Readers will easily fall in love with the amazingly diverse characters that Cindy Pon has created, and their quest to bringing forth a better future for all of their people.
This book easily reads as if you were watching a movie and I loved that. Cindy P ...more
FULL REVIEW TO COME
I think 2017 has officially made me a sci-fi fan. I never thought it was my cup of tea, but WANT is the latest in a string of YA sci-fi that has changed my mind. Jason Zhou is my new book boyfriend, and other favorites include Lingyi, his friend and the group's heist mastermind, and Daiyu, his glamorous and secretive love interest. But even with the action-packed plot, it's obvious how much the author loves her setting. WANT is not only a thriller, but also a love letter to Taiwan. Highly recomm
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Taipei, a once vibrant city, is now plagued by deadly air pollution, disease, and violent crime. A place of extremes, the citizens of Taipei comprise two dramatically segregated groups. The yous are extravagantly wealthy, preoccupied with the latest trends and lavish parties. The meis, on the other hand, often live in the streets, leading drastically shortened lives due to rampant disease and extremely poor air quality. The privilege of the yous allows them access to enhanced suits created by Ji
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This book has been getting a lot of buzz, but I found it lacking and full of issues.
1. Other than the obvious issues of pollution, global warming, poverty, and disease, there is almost no conflict and very few obstacles. Everything just sort of works out the way it's supposed to on the first try.
2. Everything is way too convenient. Zhou just happens to have a friend who possesses the exact skill set needed for every possible situation? And the author appears to have just thrown in ridiculous t ...more
1. Other than the obvious issues of pollution, global warming, poverty, and disease, there is almost no conflict and very few obstacles. Everything just sort of works out the way it's supposed to on the first try.
2. Everything is way too convenient. Zhou just happens to have a friend who possesses the exact skill set needed for every possible situation? And the author appears to have just thrown in ridiculous t ...more
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Cindy Pon is the author of Silver Phoenix (Greenwillow), which was named one of the Top Ten Fantasy and Science Fiction Books for Youth by the American Library Association’s Booklist, and one of 2009′s best Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror by VOYA. Her most recent duology Serpentine and Sacrifice (Month9Books) were both Junior Library Guild selections and received starred reviews from Kirkus an
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