Also, the plot goes at a good pace but then suddenly all the big stuff happens and the book is over! I wanted to get to know the characters more (except the surprisingly many unpleasant characters in the underground what's up with that?).
The same is true of character development. The dystopian feel was good, but in my opinion a good dystopia has details. What is the Guarantee Committee? What is the Database? These questions are never answered. Lots of aspects of the world are hinted at but never explained, like how everyone talks about "guaranteeing their Guarantees" and people say "Go, Guarantee, Go!" to each other. I think this is a great concept for a dystopia, but while I enjoyed this graphic novel I feel like a novel might have done a better job of exploring the world a bit more. There's a bit of a young love story in there too. Angela discovers a resistance movement underground, where people are trying to slow down by never using contractions, sitting and reading, and lowering their heart rates.
In speech, contractions are mandatory, adverbs are discouraged, and when you finish speaking you say "Go." Cool things are called "hyper" and movies are 14 minutes long. In this dystopian world, life has become so accelerated that the focus of everything is on speed and efficiency.
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