Across the Universe (Across the Universe, Bk 1)
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Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Helpful Score: 5
Where to begin on this review? I have no clue; I have a feeling Im going to be rambling so I apologize in advance.
What I loved:
Amy. She is a great character. She is very strong-willed and driven. Once she wakes up, she doesnt waste significant amount of time feeling sorry for herself. She quickly tries to figure out what the hell happened.
YA vs teen. I often find that a book that is labeled Young Adult is really a pre-teen or teen book. Here, while the story is geared towards the younger adult, it is clear that it is not geared towards the pre-teen. There are plenty of references to sex and other adult subjects (euthanasia). Im not sure why I liked that the book was properly labeled but I did. I do not claim to make sense in my reviews, I just write them.
The story. I love the story and the concept. For the 1st 150 pages, I was completely and thoroughly smitten.
What I did not like:
Ok, so if you have any science background at all be gentle. I live with the worlds biggest history/science nerd. His idea of a hot date is the science channel for dinner followed by the history channel for dessert. If you speak DNA and RNA to him, he considers it seduction. Therefore, I (against my wishes) learn more about science than I ever wanted to. The scientific explanations given in the book did not make sense and I am sure I overanalyzed them (a bad habit of mine). At some point, I had to remind myself this book was fiction and that the science was entertainment and nothing more.
I became bored. The big mystery was very easy to figure out. Once I figured it out, I was annoyed that Elder and Amy had not figured it out. I mean come on, Elder is supposed to lead everyone eventually and he cant figure out the big secret?
Mild spoiler- dont read next one if concerned about mild spoiler.
Mild Spoiler Spaceship, breeding, mating, forced birth control, everyone knowing their place, independent, strong-minded female- does it sound like another book that came out in 2010?
3.5 stars out of 5
Overall I did enjoy the book. Ill even probably read book 2.
What I loved:
Amy. She is a great character. She is very strong-willed and driven. Once she wakes up, she doesnt waste significant amount of time feeling sorry for herself. She quickly tries to figure out what the hell happened.
YA vs teen. I often find that a book that is labeled Young Adult is really a pre-teen or teen book. Here, while the story is geared towards the younger adult, it is clear that it is not geared towards the pre-teen. There are plenty of references to sex and other adult subjects (euthanasia). Im not sure why I liked that the book was properly labeled but I did. I do not claim to make sense in my reviews, I just write them.
The story. I love the story and the concept. For the 1st 150 pages, I was completely and thoroughly smitten.
What I did not like:
Ok, so if you have any science background at all be gentle. I live with the worlds biggest history/science nerd. His idea of a hot date is the science channel for dinner followed by the history channel for dessert. If you speak DNA and RNA to him, he considers it seduction. Therefore, I (against my wishes) learn more about science than I ever wanted to. The scientific explanations given in the book did not make sense and I am sure I overanalyzed them (a bad habit of mine). At some point, I had to remind myself this book was fiction and that the science was entertainment and nothing more.
I became bored. The big mystery was very easy to figure out. Once I figured it out, I was annoyed that Elder and Amy had not figured it out. I mean come on, Elder is supposed to lead everyone eventually and he cant figure out the big secret?
Mild spoiler- dont read next one if concerned about mild spoiler.
Mild Spoiler Spaceship, breeding, mating, forced birth control, everyone knowing their place, independent, strong-minded female- does it sound like another book that came out in 2010?
3.5 stars out of 5
Overall I did enjoy the book. Ill even probably read book 2.
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