I loved it. The writing is so gorgeous and the whole world that's been created is unique and has just a touch of surreal. It's also a bit disturbing. It's very thick and intricate to read, though, and near the end of the book, the romance really tangled up the plot. I couldn't tell who was falling in love with who.

Hollywood loves trilogies -- this one is being made into a movie: http://pure-book.com/

Dark, surprising, and an engrossing read. Think Hunger Games but better. Much better! I don't know if there's going to be a film made of this, but it's a very filmic story.

À chaque chapitre, au début, l'auteure passe d'une héroîne à l'autre, ce qui pour moi, rendait ma lecture monotone. Une fois les 2 héroines cheminaient ensembles, cela ce lisait un peu mieux.

Oh yeah! The first in a trilogy. Great story. I'm there. A lot of the imagery reminded me of Philip K. Dick.

Julianna Baggott has created a very unique post-apocalyptic world where the Detonation has resulted in new disturbing life forms. Plus, depending on what you were doing at the time of the detonation, people who survived were fused to objects and other people. Only those in the Dome were spared the atrocities or so the survivers believed. Baggott has a fabulous imagination. Her world is totally believable.

This book isn't your typical teen dystopian story, which was kind of refreshing. However, it's a bit slow at first... it really doesn't get good until page 120. But, I'm glad I kept going with it, because the next 300 pages were REALLY good! Looking forward to the sequel.

This is a bit slow overall, but it's an extremely intense book. I do not mean "intense" as in "action-packed-your-heart-is-about-to-jump-out-of-your-chest" intense, but it sure is an attention grabber. To really immerse yourself into the plot and characters, I recommend finding a nice, cozy, and quiet spot to read, where you won't be disturbed for hours. The novel really creates vivid images; in addition, the plot is nicely not (as) predictable, with only a miniscule dab of romance toward the end, which is very welcomed, compared to other more popular apocalyptic/dystopian novels you see today. The world Baggott creates is definitely unique: the end of the world is brought upon by a self-acclaimed, mad-scientist "elite" who wants to purge the population and start anew. The unlucky ones are left in a dying landscape, fused with whatever was close at the time. The title "pure" is an ironic oxymoron itself. the author also used alternating narrating to the utmost perfection, I must add. Highly recommended.