Reviews

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

franwyyazg's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

lululem's review against another edition

4.0

”jackie.”
“jupiter. i promise i’ll always know where you are.”

help i cant even see through my tears rn. he had his back

urfriendash's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

in my gut, i saw the ending coming. didnt make it any less bitter when it happened though. 

really pretty and enjoyable writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Bullying, Car accident, and Violence

thepurplepages's review against another edition

1.0

this book was awful yet the review was so promising

farfetched's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

I'm not very good with books like this.

I just don't get the point. Why did it have to end that way - what use was it? All that narrative effort to show that Joseph could be better than everyone thought he was, could be better than even he thought he was, and no. Was it realistic from an abusive dad? Yeah, probably. But goddamn it I think it would have been more powerful for me had he grown up and priced everything wrong. That being a dad at fourteen was not the end of his life. That he could rise above an abusive father. That foster parents really could make a difference.

So, I'm kind of mad. It was quite good, but I'm not good with tragic endings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Teenage pregnancy

ceollador's review against another edition

4.0

*3.5
I cannot tell if I liked this or not

spicierleaf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

miclikesbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a well-written book.  It got a legitimate emotional response from me.  I was invested enough in the characters.  

That being said, this book was not for me.  I wasn't the audience for it.  A lot of repetition, a lot of cow-milking, and

I felt like the ending was an unnecessary punch in the gut.  You have a character develop, just to kill them off?  I don't think the payoff was earned there.

Again, I can't say it was a bad book.  Just not for me.

elwood's review against another edition

5.0

I was not expecting so much emotion in so little pages. I’m heartbroken. This book is absolutely beautiful and tragic.

Jackie❤️

haleyrenel's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5