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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
"There was no possibility of a space walk that day."
I might be able to imagine a seriously interesting "Jane Eyre in space" novel, but this isn't it. I'm curious why the author, with her PhD in English, chose to do this, especially when there doesn't seem to be much point to it. There are obvious plot connections - the child sitting behind a curtain in a window-seat reading a book, then being sent away to school, climbing into bed with another pupil in the school... - the points are there, but go nowhere. Then there's another plot point connection which is unbelievable, almost absurd, there only because the Jane Eyre connection required it, but with no real consequence to the direction of the novel. June (Jane/June... get it?) the narrator is interesting in the sense that especially early in the novel she seems to be somewhere on the autism spectrum. The other characters, with the possible exception of the love interest, are pretty much indistinguishable. There's a really suspenseful and interesting story in the stranded astronauts at the beginning, but it gets lost somewhere, only to reappear almost incidentally at the end. Oh, by the way, remember those astronauts?? But it's not a terrible book. I found June to be an intriguing character and the space aspects were cool when they weren't completely unbelievable.
I might be able to imagine a seriously interesting "Jane Eyre in space" novel, but this isn't it. I'm curious why the author, with her PhD in English, chose to do this, especially when there doesn't seem to be much point to it. There are obvious plot connections - the child sitting behind a curtain in a window-seat reading a book, then being sent away to school, climbing into bed with another pupil in the school... - the points are there, but go nowhere. Then there's another plot point connection which is unbelievable, almost absurd, there only because the Jane Eyre connection required it, but with no real consequence to the direction of the novel. June (Jane/June... get it?) the narrator is interesting in the sense that especially early in the novel she seems to be somewhere on the autism spectrum. The other characters, with the possible exception of the love interest, are pretty much indistinguishable. There's a really suspenseful and interesting story in the stranded astronauts at the beginning, but it gets lost somewhere, only to reappear almost incidentally at the end. Oh, by the way, remember those astronauts?? But it's not a terrible book. I found June to be an intriguing character and the space aspects were cool when they weren't completely unbelievable.
Something about this book did not quite work for me. Going to think on it and come back with some thoughts.
I really enjoyed this book and found the subject matter and main character to be interesting and unique. I see some reviewers found June to be somewhat annoying but I found her to be an interesting character to spend time with. However my biggest issue with this is that this book is sort of billed as a romance…which it is really not. Most of the story is about June and her growth as an astronaut and the main romantic interest and June aren’t together for probably 60% of the book. Additionally, this book is based off the plot and characters of Jane Eyre, which is one of my favorites. If you have read Jane Eyre, it is hard not to spend this entire book comparing the characters and plot points to characters and plot points in Jane Eyre. At some points this is really fun but at others its disappointing as this book sometimes does not measure up. However i would recommend this as a read its really interesting and a unique take on the story. The ending is definitely slightly unsatisfying and there is a gross tooth-pulling scene if that makes you queasy.
I get why there’s an urge to compare this to The Martian but it is so different and any Martian expectations seem likely to disappoint. I liked it…probably a 3.5 for me. I listened to it and that is probably a good thing because I despise when speaking isn’t denoted in quotations. It was just a bit sad and I felt a little dissatisfied with the way the relationships unfolded.
I really enjoyed In the Quick. I went in knowing little about it (glad I didn't read the synopsis, which makes it sound like a romance?) and I enjoyed the various twists and turns seen through June's complex personality. I loved how in her head the whole book was, and the story's odd feeling of timelinesses, almost like a gothic novel in space.
dark
emotional
mysterious
A trippy space-exploration and sciencey retelling of Jane Eyre. I really enjoyed this one.
3.5~ apparently a retelling of Jane Eyre but in space??? Although I’ve never read Jane Eyre I did enjoy the story. Had to suspend disbelief a lot though to ignore major plot holes, real astronauts just could not get away with a lot of the stuff that occurs in the book
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Goodreads giveaway book.
This is a very strange book. It's tempting to call it hard science sci-fi, but it is maddingly vague about some things. It's being sold as a romance, but it isn't really a romance. It does have a Jane Eyre in space part toward the end. June, the main character, seems to be on the spectrum, but that is never talked about. The world seems like ours, but not quite. It's unclear if it's our near future or a slightly different timeline. June is so narrowly focused on math, engineering, the space program, and being an astronaut that we don't learn about anything else. There is a newly discovered planet, really a moon, that everybody calls the Pink Planet, even though it's a moon. Its position in the solar system is never given. From what we learn about the Pink Planet, a moon of Jupiter, or maybe Saturn is where it should be. Neither of those places works for the story, so its location is never given. I assume it's symbolic of something, but I'm too dumb or too male to figure out what.
Anyway, I liked this book. I liked it because it's so effortlessly and unapologetically strange without seeming strange. I'm definitely going to look for Kate Hope Day's If, Then.
No quotation marks warning. In general, I'm against doing this. If a writer knows what they are doing, quotation marks aren’t really necessary. Kate Hope Day knows what she is doing. I didn't even notice that there were no quotation marks until I was a few chapters in.
This is a very strange book. It's tempting to call it hard science sci-fi, but it is maddingly vague about some things. It's being sold as a romance, but it isn't really a romance. It does have a Jane Eyre in space part toward the end. June, the main character, seems to be on the spectrum, but that is never talked about. The world seems like ours, but not quite. It's unclear if it's our near future or a slightly different timeline. June is so narrowly focused on math, engineering, the space program, and being an astronaut that we don't learn about anything else. There is a newly discovered planet, really a moon, that everybody calls the Pink Planet, even though it's a moon. Its position in the solar system is never given. From what we learn about the Pink Planet, a moon of Jupiter, or maybe Saturn is where it should be. Neither of those places works for the story, so its location is never given. I assume it's symbolic of something, but I'm too dumb or too male to figure out what.
Anyway, I liked this book. I liked it because it's so effortlessly and unapologetically strange without seeming strange. I'm definitely going to look for Kate Hope Day's If, Then.
No quotation marks warning. In general, I'm against doing this. If a writer knows what they are doing, quotation marks aren’t really necessary. Kate Hope Day knows what she is doing. I didn't even notice that there were no quotation marks until I was a few chapters in.
