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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Tento skvost na mě vyskočil někde v nabídce už čtených knih. A já si říkala, jestli jsem to náhodou nečetla jako puberťačka. Hele a ono jo. Tipuju roky 2013/2014.
at first i didnt like it , but i loved the book . i cant wait for the sequel to come out in january
Review bisa dibaca di sini : http://perpetualromanza.blogspot.com/2016/01/across-universe-across-universe-1-by.html
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have somewhat mixed feelings about this. It reminds me a bit of The Giver but in space, which is awesome and I'm totally down! Despite that, I felt a bit meh about the characters and thought the plot was too predictable.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
I absolutely adored this book! Every single page of it was AMAZING. I definitely recommend you read it if you like SciFi. The POV changes between Amy, a frozen girl on a ship headed toward a new planet, and Elder, the future leader of the ship. I cannot wait to read the sequel (I already ordered it from Barnes & Noble)!!! Super excited to see what happens to Elder, Amy, and the frozens next :) :)
Review originally posted at Willing to See Less
Some books you don't want to finish because they are that good, and just when you turn the last page, you want to go straight back to the beginning and re-explore it. The blurb of this book doesn't even give you a hint of how multi-layered, smart and thought-provoking it is. When I bought Across the Universe, I hoped I would at least like it. But I couldn't even imagine that I would love it so much. Beth Revis is as of now among the top five of my favorite YA authors.
Across the Universe takes you on a riveting, dangerous and mysterious ride from the word go. The story evolves and expands without loosing the edge or slowing down in pace. The dystopian aspect is exploring themes of Orwell/ Huxley (race uniformity, genetic and breeding manipulation, drug induced mind control, alternation of history, freedom of individual thought...) in a micro-society, the inhabitants of a spacecraft on a journey that takes centuries. The blend of sci-fi and dystopia works flawlessly, and I'm glad it doesn't suffer from the usual YA problems. The characters are unique and interesting young people, all of them facing great challenges and changes. The romance is never directly pursued since there are more important things to think about, but it doesn't mean that Across the Universe is lacking when it comes to emotion. Certain pages are bound to bring tears to your eyes, other will disgust you, enrage you, make you laugh, or stifle with the palpable anxiety and claustrophobia. It delivers a new surprise every couple of pages-some expected, some not, and keeps your interest from the first page through the last.
Beth Revis has written a book that will be equally appealing to and enjoyable for both younger and older readers. It's easy to read through in one sitting due both to its easy flowing style and tension that won't let you rest until you find out what is going on. I couldn't put it down.
As you can see, there was nothing about it that I didn't like. Revis' take on dystopia is my favorite among the many that I've read in YA recently (yes, better than my previous favorites Hunger Games and I even dare say Delirium...but that's a close call).
Some books you don't want to finish because they are that good, and just when you turn the last page, you want to go straight back to the beginning and re-explore it. The blurb of this book doesn't even give you a hint of how multi-layered, smart and thought-provoking it is. When I bought Across the Universe, I hoped I would at least like it. But I couldn't even imagine that I would love it so much. Beth Revis is as of now among the top five of my favorite YA authors.
Across the Universe takes you on a riveting, dangerous and mysterious ride from the word go. The story evolves and expands without loosing the edge or slowing down in pace. The dystopian aspect is exploring themes of Orwell/ Huxley (race uniformity, genetic and breeding manipulation, drug induced mind control, alternation of history, freedom of individual thought...) in a micro-society, the inhabitants of a spacecraft on a journey that takes centuries. The blend of sci-fi and dystopia works flawlessly, and I'm glad it doesn't suffer from the usual YA problems. The characters are unique and interesting young people, all of them facing great challenges and changes. The romance is never directly pursued since there are more important things to think about, but it doesn't mean that Across the Universe is lacking when it comes to emotion. Certain pages are bound to bring tears to your eyes, other will disgust you, enrage you, make you laugh, or stifle with the palpable anxiety and claustrophobia. It delivers a new surprise every couple of pages-some expected, some not, and keeps your interest from the first page through the last.
Beth Revis has written a book that will be equally appealing to and enjoyable for both younger and older readers. It's easy to read through in one sitting due both to its easy flowing style and tension that won't let you rest until you find out what is going on. I couldn't put it down.
As you can see, there was nothing about it that I didn't like. Revis' take on dystopia is my favorite among the many that I've read in YA recently (yes, better than my previous favorites Hunger Games and I even dare say Delirium...but that's a close call).
I had big expectations for this book and I was a bit disappointed. The world building and the characters were good, I loved the claustrophobic feeling this book managed to give me. But other than that, it was nothing special.
What bothered me most was how stupid the characters were most of the time. Some of the plot "twists" and the answers to pretty much all of the questions were obvious long before the characters figured out the truth. I like books that challenge me to keep up, rather than ones that leave me waiting for 100 or so pages for the characters to figure out something that is painfully obvious.
What bothered me most was how stupid the characters were most of the time. Some of the plot "twists" and the answers to pretty much all of the questions were obvious long before the characters figured out the truth. I like books that challenge me to keep up, rather than ones that leave me waiting for 100 or so pages for the characters to figure out something that is painfully obvious.
Another pretty good YA fiction. I liked the characters and the choices they had to make and their disjoint, which made the book a bit unusual.
Elder is part of a dystopian community on a spaceship that has been wallowing, stranded in space for longer than it should whilst going to its destination. He completely accepts the society that he has grown up in, that he has been bred to lead when he's old enough in fact, but the awakening of Amy forces him to realise that his society is an inaccurate construct which is rotten at its core.
Amy is an inhabitant of a future earth which isn't that much different to ours, and it is through her informed perspective on earth that Elder realises the extent to which he has been duped and manipulated into accepting as normal or necessary states (such as the drugging into contentment of its citizens, apart from a select few who are allowed to think properly because of their potential for creativity) and measures (such as the induction of the breeding season so that the generations are born conveniently together) which are offensive to humanity.
I liked the Sci-Fi elements of suspended animation, cloning and social engineering, and Revis writes nicely, but this novel doesn't do too much to raise its head above the average in the crowd. I'm interested enough to read the next one, though, I think at this stage.
Elder is part of a dystopian community on a spaceship that has been wallowing, stranded in space for longer than it should whilst going to its destination. He completely accepts the society that he has grown up in, that he has been bred to lead when he's old enough in fact, but the awakening of Amy forces him to realise that his society is an inaccurate construct which is rotten at its core.
Amy is an inhabitant of a future earth which isn't that much different to ours, and it is through her informed perspective on earth that Elder realises the extent to which he has been duped and manipulated into accepting as normal or necessary states (such as the drugging into contentment of its citizens, apart from a select few who are allowed to think properly because of their potential for creativity) and measures (such as the induction of the breeding season so that the generations are born conveniently together) which are offensive to humanity.
I liked the Sci-Fi elements of suspended animation, cloning and social engineering, and Revis writes nicely, but this novel doesn't do too much to raise its head above the average in the crowd. I'm interested enough to read the next one, though, I think at this stage.