Overall, I liked the book. I thought it was interesting because it made the reader decide whether it should be classified as a utopian society or dystopian society. Even though Cassia's government claims its perfect, by matching each person to their 'true' soul mate, it takes away a person's freedom by not choosing who you want to spend the rest of your life with. Also, every person dies at 80 because the government poisons their food. There is a chance that the government could revive you later in time, but in the case of Cassia's grandfather, he didn't want to come back and her father destroyed the tissue sample that could allow her grandfather's revival. Once again, there is a loss of freedom evident in this because the government essentially controls the life span of each person.
Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie
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