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George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt by Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Garry Parsons

nee_noo2013's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

It was really mysterious and I would love to read the whole series it also gave me alot of knowledge about space

uhambe_nami's review against another edition

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3.0

This is not as good as the prequel (George’s Secret Key to the Universe): the story is a bit cheesy and might put off some of the clever kids that it is aiming to reach. Nevertheless, I think Stephen Hawking and his daughter did a wonderful job in presenting complicated science concepts (redshift, the Goldilocks zone, M-theory etc.) to children, therewith inspiring them to read on and look further into the subject. The illustrations are gorgeous; the background information is very readable and nicely woven into the story.

filippaf's review against another edition

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adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

agisbookworld's review

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adventurous informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

nicoyagirl77's review against another edition

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4.0

second book was great also

vita's review against another edition

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4.0

Історія як завжди цікава і захоплююча, незважаючи на те що розрахована на підлітків, дорослим також може зайти.
Хоча є одне велике АЛЕ: між розділами є сторінки з текстом на чорному фоні, який досить складно читати. Це текст в якому пояснюються яісь фізичні закони і тому подібне.
Та все ж, планую продовжувати й надалі знайомитися з книгами із цієї серії.

leathehatless's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this treasure hunt through space. It was a fun, heartwarming adventure with lovable characters and a funny plot. George, Annie and Emmet were very brave and also very reckless fitting their age of 12. I feel that the age group this book is written for could relate to them very easily. My favorite were the silly parents of George, oh man! On the downside, the villain had a very typical backstory but I was surprised on how the climax was handled.

The great part of the novel, and what made me gave it 5 starts, was the information about astronomy and other sciences. With such complex topics is hard to convey the important ideas and yet the book did it so brilliantly. I feel that anyone could understand the explanation given about planets and phenomena in space.

Even if you are not a young teenager, I feel you can still have a fun experience with this one. Recommended for space fanatics.

olivia_smith432's review against another edition

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funny informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

juliahoermayer's review against another edition

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2.0

Ich sag's wie's ist: Das Buch ist schrecklich. Das Handbuch war interessant, ok, aber die Geschichte war grauenvoll bis aufs Letzte. Cringy, schlecht, klischeehaft, unkreativ, unrealistisch und unauthentisch. Die Charaktere sind eigenartig und nervig, die Geschichte vorhersehbar, langweilig, unrealistisch .. Man merkt, wie dieses Buch versucht so viel zu sein, so vielen Autoren nachzumachen, aber kläglich scheitert und einfach nur dauerhaft cringy ist. Da hilft auch nicht, dass es ein Kinderbuch ist, jeder mit einem kleinen Stück Geschmack merkt, wie schrecklich es ist. So schrecklich sogar, dass es mich schon aggressiv macht. (2 Sterne dafür, dass Physik dabei ist)

nyzky's review against another edition

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4.0

Petualangannya menarik dan tentu saja terdengar lebih nyata, walaupun memang kemungkinan menjalaninya sangat kecil. Dan yah... rasanya akan lebih baik kalau saya menemukan buku macam ini sebelum kuliah di Astronomi, mungkin saat saya masih SD?