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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
An absolute jewel of a book. I enjoyed reading it very much.
"And what if... what if these things I've been trying to figure out, like the meaning of love and bravery and truth, what if the reason they're so hard to see is because they're also tesseracts? ...what if the times when we feel love, and act brave, and tell the truth, are all the times we're 4-dimensional? The times we're as big and everywhere as the cosmos?"
3.5 stars (average between 3 stars because the ending felt rushed + 4 stars because I enjoyed it nonetheless)
3.5 stars (average between 3 stars because the ending felt rushed + 4 stars because I enjoyed it nonetheless)
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
Franchement j'ai adoré ! C'est un livre très émouvant, pleins d'aventures partout autour de la Californie au Colorado en passant par Los Angeles et un festival de lancement de fusées... il n'y a pas mieux!
Je crois que je n'avais lu un livre avec comme personnage principal un enfant de 11 ans. Pouvoir être dans sa tête et pas dans celui de Ronnie ou Terra par exemple, ça change le point de vue. J'ai beaucoup aimé le système de chapitres par enregistrements de l'IPod doré c'est très ingénieux !
Bref, même si c'est un livre en espagnol je le recommande fortement ! D'ailleurs c'est mon premier "gros" livre que je lis en espagnol et j'en suis très fière ! Je ne sais pas lequel sera le prochain mais ce sera bientôt !
-G
Je crois que je n'avais lu un livre avec comme personnage principal un enfant de 11 ans. Pouvoir être dans sa tête et pas dans celui de Ronnie ou Terra par exemple, ça change le point de vue. J'ai beaucoup aimé le système de chapitres par enregistrements de l'IPod doré c'est très ingénieux !
Bref, même si c'est un livre en espagnol je le recommande fortement ! D'ailleurs c'est mon premier "gros" livre que je lis en espagnol et j'en suis très fière ! Je ne sais pas lequel sera le prochain mais ce sera bientôt !
-G
LISTEN. TO. THE. AUDIOBOOK
You'll thank me later.
This audiobook is like a movie for your ears. It has sound effects and different voices for every character. But what makes it so awesome is that it works EXTREMELY well for this book.
The story is about little Alex who dreams to one day send his golden iPod into space filled with recordings of the sounds of the earth.
The book is, instead of chapters, divided in the actual recordings which record his adventures. With the audiobook it feels like you found that golden iPod, you get to listen to the thoughts and adventures of little Alex.
I do advice some tissues though, I got very attached to little Alex.
You'll thank me later.
This audiobook is like a movie for your ears. It has sound effects and different voices for every character. But what makes it so awesome is that it works EXTREMELY well for this book.
The story is about little Alex who dreams to one day send his golden iPod into space filled with recordings of the sounds of the earth.
The book is, instead of chapters, divided in the actual recordings which record his adventures. With the audiobook it feels like you found that golden iPod, you get to listen to the thoughts and adventures of little Alex.
I do advice some tissues though, I got very attached to little Alex.
Not really my preferred style of writing. Found myself skimming a lot. The story was okay but I wasn't really interested in any of the individual characters that much.
I love the way this book was so clearly written from a little boy’s perspective. If you enjoyed coyote sunrise you probably would enjoy this book as well. It definitely was a sad and emotional journey. The obliviousness of the kid about his mother and the various degrees of neglect he suffered was so very sad but but it definitely added to the book. This book had many things that I think would go over litter kids heads. I loved this book.
I received this book for free as part of a goodreads giveaway. I will be giving an honest review.
Oh my goodness. I'm so overwhelmed right now but I'm going to attempt to write a coherent review that'll do this book justice, because it deserves it.
I'll start off by saying that I wouldn't have picked this book up under normal circumstances. At all. It was prominently compared to [b:Wonder|11387515|Wonder|R.J. Palacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472429881s/11387515.jpg|16319487] by R.J. Palacio, and while I can see the similarities, I feel like this book goes far beyond Wonder. Not to put the two books against each other or anything. They're both fantastic in their own right and I would highly recommend them; though, for different reasons.
There's something about this book that felt very mature and beyond it's age range. I know that this book is considered middle grade, and it's of course told from the point of view of an 11-year-old boy, but I just don't think that this book is for kids exactly. It does deal with heavier topics, such as mental illness, divorce, family breakdowns and it even has some brief but descriptive mentions of physical and mental abuse. My brother is 11-years-old and I'm not sure if I'd be 100% content with him reading this book just yet. There's nothing exactly inappropriate or wrong, but I guess what I'm trying to say is that one would get a lot more out of this book if it was read at an older age.
I'll give a quick rundown of the story, but it'll be kept brief, because it would do well to go into this book not knowing to much: Alex is a 11-year-old kid who is obsessed with space, so he decides to make voice recording for aliens in hope that one day, he'll send his iPod to space and they can hear about his life. This ends up becoming an impromptu road trip and little Alex ends up meeting an array of wonderful characters and I love every single one.
Seriously. Every single one of the characters in this book is likable and understandable, and of course, the book is told from the point of view of an 11-year-old boy who always tries to see the best in people, but it's done extremely well. One of my biggest issues when it comes to child characters is that they can either be too innocent and idealistic or their "maturity" is played up too much, and the characters end up speaking and acting like they're twenty-five.
Alex is one of the most likable characters everand I'd happily adopt him in a heartbeat, and you really can feel the curiosity surrounding him and his past. His love for space is adorable, and while he certainly does come across as mature, Jack Cheng cleverly remembers that Alex is supposed to be 11-years-old.
Alex demands answers. He cries, he doesn't understand some situations and reasons behind other people's actions. He can be nosy and speak too much or ask too many questions, but at the end of the day, he's realistic. That is the strength of the book.
The other characters are the exact same. I won't spoil, but Zed is the absolute best and I'm slightly upset that, but I'm still glad with how the book ended overall. Ronnie and are the best siblings I've read in a book in an extremely long time. Actually, at all. I want them to be my siblings now, no take backs.
I'm not sure what else there is to say. This review certainly doesn't promote the book in the best way possible, but the point is, if you're even remotely considering reading this, do it. Absolutely do it. You won't regret a thing and I know that this will be a book that stays with me for a long, long time.
Oh my goodness. I'm so overwhelmed right now but I'm going to attempt to write a coherent review that'll do this book justice, because it deserves it.
I'll start off by saying that I wouldn't have picked this book up under normal circumstances. At all. It was prominently compared to [b:Wonder|11387515|Wonder|R.J. Palacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472429881s/11387515.jpg|16319487] by R.J. Palacio, and while I can see the similarities, I feel like this book goes far beyond Wonder. Not to put the two books against each other or anything. They're both fantastic in their own right and I would highly recommend them; though, for different reasons.
There's something about this book that felt very mature and beyond it's age range. I know that this book is considered middle grade, and it's of course told from the point of view of an 11-year-old boy, but I just don't think that this book is for kids exactly. It does deal with heavier topics, such as mental illness, divorce, family breakdowns and it even has some brief but descriptive mentions of physical and mental abuse. My brother is 11-years-old and I'm not sure if I'd be 100% content with him reading this book just yet. There's nothing exactly inappropriate or wrong, but I guess what I'm trying to say is that one would get a lot more out of this book if it was read at an older age.
I'll give a quick rundown of the story, but it'll be kept brief, because it would do well to go into this book not knowing to much: Alex is a 11-year-old kid who is obsessed with space, so he decides to make voice recording for aliens in hope that one day, he'll send his iPod to space and they can hear about his life. This ends up becoming an impromptu road trip and little Alex ends up meeting an array of wonderful characters and I love every single one.
Seriously. Every single one of the characters in this book is likable and understandable, and of course, the book is told from the point of view of an 11-year-old boy who always tries to see the best in people, but it's done extremely well. One of my biggest issues when it comes to child characters is that they can either be too innocent and idealistic or their "maturity" is played up too much, and the characters end up speaking and acting like they're twenty-five.
Alex is one of the most likable characters ever
Alex demands answers. He cries, he doesn't understand some situations and reasons behind other people's actions. He can be nosy and speak too much or ask too many questions, but at the end of the day, he's realistic. That is the strength of the book.
The other characters are the exact same. I won't spoil, but Zed is the absolute best and I'm slightly upset that
Spoiler
he didn't get to adopt Alex in the endSpoiler
TerraI'm not sure what else there is to say. This review certainly doesn't promote the book in the best way possible, but the point is, if you're even remotely considering reading this, do it. Absolutely do it. You won't regret a thing and I know that this will be a book that stays with me for a long, long time.
