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A review by tien
Starglass by Phoebe North
3.0
Out of enjoyment of reading alone, I would have rated the book 4 stars.
But when I stopped to think about it, I found a number of holes that I'm not happy about so it's rounded down to 3 stars.
The premise of a piece of humanity in a spaceship seeking habitable planet because Earth is dying is not new. There are lots of books with such premise. However, the difference in this spaceship was that it was sponsored by Jews with a goal to preserve Jewish cultures but not particularly religious. So while names and some life aspects have Jewish references but the Torah was only briefly mentioned at one point in the story.
Terra Fineberg is a mostly likeable protagonist herself; strong, intelligent, but quite naïve. In a way, this is a coming-of-age story as Terra slowly finds her way through society while her family history unfolded before her. In the meantime, the people aren't happy with the Council and rebellion is brewing within months of reaching Orbit. Terra found herself immersed and conflicted in trying to sort out what she believes herself. Of course, an added complexity is the dreams she's been having of a boy...
I'm rather curious to find out about this dream boy of Terra's but not quite sure if I'm keen to read the rest...
But when I stopped to think about it, I found a number of holes that I'm not happy about so it's rounded down to 3 stars.
The premise of a piece of humanity in a spaceship seeking habitable planet because Earth is dying is not new. There are lots of books with such premise. However, the difference in this spaceship was that it was sponsored by Jews with a goal to preserve Jewish cultures but not particularly religious. So while names and some life aspects have Jewish references but the Torah was only briefly mentioned at one point in the story.
Terra Fineberg is a mostly likeable protagonist herself; strong, intelligent, but quite naïve. In a way, this is a coming-of-age story as Terra slowly finds her way through society while her family history unfolded before her. In the meantime, the people aren't happy with the Council and rebellion is brewing within months of reaching Orbit. Terra found herself immersed and conflicted in trying to sort out what she believes herself. Of course, an added complexity is the dreams she's been having of a boy...
I'm rather curious to find out about this dream boy of Terra's but not quite sure if I'm keen to read the rest...