Date: January 9, 2025
Author: Marissa Meyer
Genre: young adult YA, science fiction, fantasy
I really, really wanted to like this story. I love the story of Cinderella and loved that Mz. Meyer attempted to breathe new life into this old tale, calling her Cinder.
As I read this book, I realized I don’t know hardly anything about this futuristic jargon the author kept referring to. Cyborgs and moon people called Lunars and such. I had no choice but to tap into my memory files and search for something in my realm of understanding to make a connection with the story. I came up with the following comparisons:
First off, I was reminded of the cartoon, Meet the Jetsons’ maid. The description of the android maid that Cinder’s evil stepmom used was reminisce of that cute little cartoon robot rolling around on her treads, wearing a frilly apron and pushing a vacuum around.
Then my next mental comparison from the story was of Back to the Future, where Marty McFly actually went to the future. I remember him running around his futuristic hometown and the movie depicted a futuristic technology of computer screens being hologram-like and kind of floating randomly in mid air. I’m pretty sure the evil stepmom in Cinder had one.
Then, in the book the author imagined up what she termed as ‘med-droids’. Robots that handled those afflicted with the local plague. These robots reminded me of Bender from Futurama.
To combine all these things into one glitzy story? Sounded amazing!
But alas I didn’t feel any sizzle between Cinder(ella) and the prince. For me this went from sizzle to fizzle.
I would like to note that I’ve heard it’s a very good book, so please, feel free. I’d love to hear your thoughts.