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sea_su's review against another edition
3.0
2012: It wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. So 2.8 ish?
2019:
Listened to the audiobook. I liked the author's writing, it wasn't cringey or unrealistic. I expected this book to be more of an exploration of a new planet, but sadly it turns out Amy can never be frozen again. I hadn't remembered anything really so it was like reading it for the first time. I feel like I enjoyed it more the second time around.
2019:
Listened to the audiobook. I liked the author's writing, it wasn't cringey or unrealistic. I expected this book to be more of an exploration of a new planet, but sadly it turns out Amy can never be frozen again. I hadn't remembered anything really so it was like reading it for the first time. I feel like I enjoyed it more the second time around.
sng2098's review against another edition
2.0
Okay, so I read this in two days; but I did it for a read-a-thon I was part of. If it hadn't been for that then I probably wouldn't have even finished this book. I'm not gonna say it was boring, because it wasn't. There was just something about it that I didn't like.
After the first chapter pretty much the only parts I enjoyed were the chapters with Amy. It took 100 pages, and LONG 100 pages, for her to be unfrozen and part of the "world" they were living in.
As for the characters; I thought Harley and Elder were both annoying. Amy also got on my nerves, however not as bad as the other two did. I didn't think Elder would go along with Eldest as long as he did, and I didn't think Harley would be that whiny at the end.
I just thought the book was gonna go a different way and I probably would have rather seen it gone a different way; but none the less it was an okay read.
After the first chapter pretty much the only parts I enjoyed were the chapters with Amy. It took 100 pages, and LONG 100 pages, for her to be unfrozen and part of the "world" they were living in.
As for the characters; I thought Harley and Elder were both annoying. Amy also got on my nerves, however not as bad as the other two did. I didn't think Elder would go along with Eldest as long as he did, and I didn't think Harley would be that whiny at the end.
I just thought the book was gonna go a different way and I probably would have rather seen it gone a different way; but none the less it was an okay read.
callistag1's review against another edition
3.0
it was okay. I liked how it switched scenes from Amy to Eldest, but I didn't like it that sometimes the chapters were so short. I think that sometime the author didn't really need to switch to the other person on some chapters. But I did like how Amy believes in God.
jessica_sis23's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite books, I've read it twice and recommend it to everyone.
ashlyntemple's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
inook_u's review against another edition
4.0
I reall enjoyed the book.
Video review wil be up hopefully with Katie.
Video review wil be up hopefully with Katie.
alicebme's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the idea of this book. WallE and The Giver, maybe? The self-sufficient ship moving to another planet idea is super exciting. The execution was fine. I sort of feel like the characters are a little flat. Hmmm.
tatyanavogt's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3.5
This book was better than I thought it would be. Admittedly the main girl character annoyed the crap out of me even though some of her behavior was understandable based on the situation she was in. But some of it... Really wasn't (more in the spoiler filled portion of this review). Towards the later half of the book I think she became less annoying to me.
Despite how annoyed I was at how some things were happening, the book really got me thinking. Which I think is great! And some of the annoyances throughout were excusable due to the situation everyone was in, which again just got me thinking about how I think I would act under those circumstances.
I did guess a few things early on but overall, I think the book was pretty good. Definitely better than I had thought it would be and an interesting take on the situation. (trying to be vague to not give anything away, lol)
Spolier stuff:
Okay, so one of the things that irritated that crap out of me was that during the season where all the feeders hump each other like rabbits.. Our main lady insists on staying out amongst the chaos despite warnings of it not being safe.. And then she is surprised when she gets attacked.
Also she had the bad habit of cutting people off with outbursts before they got a chance to explain things to her. I get you're freaking out cause you don't know whats going on, but seriously, if you're angry that you don't have the answers maybe you should let people answer your questions and then get mad if they don't..
I did think that the main girl character was described in an overly child like way, which seemed weird to me. Like I started off thinking she was like four or five so imagine my surprise when we find out she is closer to 17.. (didn't really take away from the story I just thought it was weird)
I did really like the struggles the elder/eldest had in regards to leadership and the comparison of earth and the ship. The question of what causes chaos in a society and the moral dilemma of denying your people the ability to live for fear that they would rather die if they knew. Personally I feel strongly behind the saying "it is better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all"
Their is more but I have to get ready for work... So Ill end it saying that the book got me thinking and because of that I think it was a good book.
This book was better than I thought it would be. Admittedly the main girl character annoyed the crap out of me even though some of her behavior was understandable based on the situation she was in. But some of it... Really wasn't (more in the spoiler filled portion of this review). Towards the later half of the book I think she became less annoying to me.
Despite how annoyed I was at how some things were happening, the book really got me thinking. Which I think is great! And some of the annoyances throughout were excusable due to the situation everyone was in, which again just got me thinking about how I think I would act under those circumstances.
I did guess a few things early on but overall, I think the book was pretty good. Definitely better than I had thought it would be and an interesting take on the situation. (trying to be vague to not give anything away, lol)
Spolier stuff:
Spoiler
Okay, so one of the things that irritated that crap out of me was that during the season where all the feeders hump each other like rabbits.. Our main lady insists on staying out amongst the chaos despite warnings of it not being safe.. And then she is surprised when she gets attacked.
Also she had the bad habit of cutting people off with outbursts before they got a chance to explain things to her. I get you're freaking out cause you don't know whats going on, but seriously, if you're angry that you don't have the answers maybe you should let people answer your questions and then get mad if they don't..
I did think that the main girl character was described in an overly child like way, which seemed weird to me. Like I started off thinking she was like four or five so imagine my surprise when we find out she is closer to 17.. (didn't really take away from the story I just thought it was weird)
I did really like the struggles the elder/eldest had in regards to leadership and the comparison of earth and the ship. The question of what causes chaos in a society and the moral dilemma of denying your people the ability to live for fear that they would rather die if they knew. Personally I feel strongly behind the saying "it is better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all"
Their is more but I have to get ready for work... So Ill end it saying that the book got me thinking and because of that I think it was a good book.