I just finished reading Matched by Allie Condie. I was really excited to reading this book because I have heard that it is like a more mature version of The Giver. I read The Giver in sixth grade in class and I loved it. To me different ways of running the government and how the citizens are effected is fascinating. The Hunger Games and Harrison Bergeron are two other examples of books under this subject. Matched was no exception, it was an amazing book.
Cassia, Ky and Xander live under a government that regulates meals, life spans, and how their citizens feel. However most importantly to this book they pair you up with your husband/wife. As you may imagine Cassia ends up liking another boy, Ky, and not even the government can stop her from being with him. I think that every book that includes the government trying to take over the citizens live have one broad moral: the government has limits to its power. However, what makes Matched special is the part of the government that it "attacks": the personal lives of people. It makes me ask: What will her government stop at?
If you step back and look at our government today, there is many different ways that it is involved in the personal lives of its citizens. We debate laws against abortions, same-sex marriage, and rights to have a gun. Also, people from the government patrol the internet. Personal? I think so... I also wonder: What will our government stop at? I am not saying that anytime soon our government is going to be handing out marriage assignments, but the government is getting up close and personal.
To me Matched was a thinking and romance book. Sometimes Condie would make you think about how their society may reflect from ours. Others, the reader was able to simply indulge in the forbidden love of Ky and Cassia. That is why I liked this book; it had the best of both worlds.
Reading Times:
Matched: 145 min
The Return: 15 min
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