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Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)

Beth Revis

Start date: January 6, 2013

Finish date: February 1, 2013

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Aug 03, 2012 Anabel rated it liked it

2.5 It was okay.

Sadly I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. It took me a while to read because I kept putting it down to read other books.
It just wasn't that exciting, not the mystery nor the story nor the romance. If you can even call it a romance, not really no.
Was there even a climax? because I didn't feel it.
It wasn't what I expected it to be. And it was also very predictable, and the characters did not captivate me, maybe possibly except Harley (view spoiler) ...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Rachel rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: wouldn-t-recommend, awful-endings, new-level-of-boring, sci-fi

People of all ages are hoping that they'll be saved and frozen for the next 300 years. Amy, doesn't want this. But, she needs her parents, she can't leave them to go up into space on the Godspeed while frozen in time. She just can't. But before she can protest about the time, she hears it. One more year. That makes it 301.
Elder has only known the life of the spaceship cruise like thing called the Godspeed, where everyone has the same complexion of dark hair and eyes with olive skin. He's next i ...more

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Mar 31, 2012 Marie Gonzalez rated it it was amazing

THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING!!!!
The characters are well developed, and the ship that they are on makes you gasp and want to scream (I actually did scream though...) !!!
I think that this was one of the best books that I have read in my life
Some things you saw coming, but there was so much detail in the plot that even if you guessed something, there was so much more to it.
The lies that were on this ship was...well, very well structured.
I recommend this to basically everyone. I wasn't confused about anyth ...more

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Apr 03, 2012 T.J. rated it liked it

Originally, I would have rated this book 5 stars because it was amazing. Although, the conclusion didn't surprise me much since it is always the innocent people who have commited the crime, I still loved the idea and the outcome and the writing. I only rated this book three because of the inappropriate parts which, more than once, threatened me to stop reading. I know it was vague, but the mental depictions are still described and I could not help but feel a little ewwed out on those parts. Alt ...more

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