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| Title | : | Across the Universe (Across the Universe #1) |
| Author | : | Beth Revis |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 399 pages |
| Published | : | January 11th 2011 by Razorbill |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Romance |
Beth Revis
Hardcover | Pages: 399 pages Rating: 3.77 | 109628 Users | 10221 Reviews
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A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone—one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship —tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.
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| Original Title: | Across the Universe |
| ISBN: | 1595143971 (ISBN13: 9781595143976) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Across the Universe #1 |
| Characters: | Harley, "Doc" Bradley Stanwick, Orion, Amy Martin, Elder, Eldest |
| Setting: | Godspeed United States of America Earth …more Outer Space …less |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction and for Goodreads Author (2011), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2012) |
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Actual rating: 3.5 starsI have read a few YA dystopian society books and I have to say, I really enjoyed this one. It would have gotten 4 stars, but I found the ending to be a bit predictable. There were also a few things I didn't like. There will probably be spoilers in this review, but I'll indicate where I'm about to reveal something.Across the Universe is a really cool story about a girl named Amy who is frozen in time for 250 years aboard the space ship Godspeed. However, she is violentlyReally enjoyed this! I loved all of the twists and surprises! The characters were just okay though... This could have been a 5 star book, I think, if I'd loved them more! I think Harley was my favorite :'( I'm excited to read on and see where this story goes!
There were a lot of problems with this book. Some were parts that just fell flat when they should have created some intrigue, and some were full on fail. I think I can divide my issues with the book into four categories: Flat Characters, Obvious Plot Twists, Science!Fail, and Bad Storytelling. I'll keep the spoilers behind cuts, and try to give a fair account and some suggestions for improvement. Let's start with...Flat Characters:Amy is a girl. She's got red hair. She likes running. She loves
I've heard it mentioned before that DNF(Did Not Finish)reviews were useless and self-indulgent. Why would someone want to read a review by someone who didn't even finish the book? My answer to that?There's always going to be a small fraction of reviewers who don't connect with a book and can't finish it, but to dismiss all DNF reviews, I think, is problematic. Especially for an author.Because it's not necessarily the reader's fault for not being able to connect to the book. Often there are
4.5*More thoughts later, now I must sleep
I really, REALLY wanted to love Across the Universe. I've been eagerly anticipating this book for months. And then...I started reading. And it put me to sleep three nights in a row.I hate that feeling when a book you've looked forward to for so long turns out to be...meh.Part of my problem? I read Maria V. Snyder's Inside Out last week, and I couldn't help but make comparisons with Inside Out so fresh in my mind. Inside Out is so unique and compelling that Across the Universe felt flat, weary,
3.5When I found ACROSS THE UNIVERSE at the library, I spent several minutes trying to decipher what the cover was. I finally decided that the cover featured space fish kissing before I realized that it was actually a girl and a boy trying to kiss, Spider-Man style.Before you laugh, look:Lip-Locked FishVERSUSCoverTold you.
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