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I just finished Across the Universe and even though there were a few parts which read a little clunky (less fluid?), the book was a good start to what looks to be a promising series.Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but I haven't been seeing much space fiction in YA as of lately. The only other two books I remember reading with these themes were Academy 7 & Ender's Game. If someone knows of any, I'd be glad to take recs.
I think because I'm craving something different from just another regular dystopia or post-apocalyptic, this one was one I was able to get excited about, even though I only gave it a 3.5 rating. The next book looks like it's going to get crazy.
Yeah, the story wasn't perfect, but I also liked it and thought it had potential. As to other sci-fi YA, hmmm...
(although I've never read it, it's the same lady that wrote Blood and Chocolate), (view spoiler) I can't seem to recall any others at the moment, but that may get you started. ;)
Inside Out was about space? For some reason I thought it was just a regular dystopia. Okay, that makes me more likely to want to check it out.
No biggie. I wouldn't consider that a spoiler, even if you don't know it upfront. If anything, that would be a potential plot point to make me consider reading it.
I thought the first second of this book, describing the freezing, was amazing. Sadly, it wasn't that great for me from there. I'd like to read the next one to see about the fallout from the first, but if she jumps ahead a few generations, I might not.
I was really worried because, since the logical conclusion for this trilogy is that they get off the ship, that either (a) Elder and Amy have to find a way to fix the problem and get them to the planet or a planet or whatever or (b) the second book might be new characters. But it looks like it's going to be Elder and Amy again, trying to figure out how they can get off the ship asap. So yay.I also really LOVED the first bit of this book. I liked the rest. I think it was the setting that got me. I thought Revis did a good job of capturing the claustrophobia of the ship. I'm curious to see the direction that the second book takes.
I completely agree about the setting. I hope we do get a chance to see the new planet though before the series is over.WTB more space books.
I am hoping that the third book's setting is on the new planet. Where Elder and Amy have to solve some issue about colonizing it.
That would be interesting and unexpected since it seemed like they had quite a bit of time to kill before getting to a planet.
I am curious how they're going to solve the problem with being stuck on the ship for so many years.
You never know, maybe they'll crash into an unexpected planet or something...could make things real interesting.
Not sure how I missed your comment Samantha and it's almost 2 months later now, but I wonder how that would work with the ability to breathe. Didn't the book mention that there was some sort of reason to believe that the planet the characters were headed to had breathable air?
Dredging-up what little I can remember about this one, I think there was some kind of exploratory thing that lead them to believe the conditions were similar to Earth. Really, I think (view spoiler). Sorry I didn't notice your post until later, too!
I remember that the reason they were going to THIS planet was that they had reason (I don't remember what the proof was for this reason - probes or other technologies maybe) to believe that this planet was similar in makeup to that of our Earth. It looks like they're going to have to either make the ship go way faster or find a closer planet to land on. Maybe they will have to figure out how to terraform one, which would be cool (and maybe provide a reason to wake up the scientists, like Amy's parents?). I want to read the ARC and find out, but Beth Revis said that there's a significant change somewhere from the ARC to the finished copy, so I'd rather wait and read the final version. But I'm sort of impatient about it. I want to read more spaceship.
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Oh, I forgot about the scene with Harley. I think that (view spoiler).I completely agree about the middle. There was a lot of plot that could have been tightened up in there. The start was so intriguing and then things started to wander.
Is anyone else wondering if the role of Amy's parents are going to come into play in the future? They were on the ship for a reason, so I'd think they'd need to be used at some point?
I don't know if her parents will come to play or not. You've got a point about their being on the ship for a reason, but I think if her parents are woken up, then it will end her independence a bit as the character goes from being mature and acting like an adult to being cared for again. I don't know that the author will go that route.
This is true. YA books can go either way when parents enter the picture. I know there's been an influx of YA based books with absent parents, and this is probably because the characters can get away with more when they have less supervision.
Since the synopsis for A Million Suns suggests further problems with the ship and them deciding that they have to get off of it, I would think that the scientists will have to be woken up sooner than expected in order to help solve the immediate issue of needing a viable place to land.
And their decisions mean more, because they can't be counteracted by an adult seconds later, which means the consequences are greater as well. I mean, it kind of sucks that most books follow that formula, but it is the easiest way.
I wasn't going to read the sequel but I happened to find it at the library and I forgot how much I liked the first book. Now that they (view spoiler) I can't wait to see how this series will continue.
Mmm, still need to pick up the second book to this one. Must put on my to do list.
Gah, I tried to pick this up last night but couldn't get into it at all. I'll have to try again soon.
I found the surprises that are revealed throughout the book interesting.
Yeah, I am wondering if they will survive, or not, or if there will be some other huge twist to come.
Does anyone know if this is going to be a trilogy or a series?I'm only seeing a prequel for the future after book 3
I like A Million Suns more than Across the Universe, it's better developed.I think it's only a trilogy but could end up as a series like the Mortal Instruments.
Stacia (the hype killer) wrote: "Does anyone know if this is going to be a trilogy or a series?Everything I've seen has it listed as a trilogy and I even think I've seen the 3rd one labeled as "the conclusion" but I'll look around and see if I can find that again.
Yup, just checked the author's website and she calls it a trilogy and calls the upcoming Shades of Earth the "final book."
I'm glad this is only a trilogy. I wouldn't want this series to be dragged out even though after I finish the third book I will be wishing for another book to come.
So I just read the first book and I am interested to see where they take the characters from here. I really like both of the main characters which has been hard for me lately, but I'm glad I started this trilogy.
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