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A review by thereadingcountess
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
5.0
My youngest son won't pick up a book unless it's assigned. Yup, I call myself "The Reading Countess," yet I have a reluctant reader. He doesn't see himself as a lover of books (yet), and doesn't realize that the more words he lets his eyes gobble the better off he will be in all aspects of his life. His assigned reading this summer is FAREWELL TO MANZANAR, but I have struck a deal with him that he needs to read other books besides that lone text this summer. Enter SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS.
Reminiscent of COUNTING BY SEVENS (love that book...) Jack Cheng's debut novel is an unflinching look at Alex's mixed-up world. You see, in Alex's world, you are in charge of not only your eleven year-old self, you also must look after your mother and your gastro-intestinally-challenged dog. In this world, you can figure out how to build a rocket, transport said rocket and flatulantly-prone dog on Amtrak to faraway NM, meet a wide range of people along the way to your side stops in LA and Vegas, and then make it home again with your half-sister only to discover that your mom is more complicated than you thought. You'll notice I left out his brother, whom I wanted to throttle most of the time; however, he did redeem himself at the end when he showed Alex the true meaning of love (read the book and you'll see what I mean).
SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS' Alex has the pitch-perfect voice for an exceptionally bright, if not slightly-on-the-spectrum kiddo. Jack Cheng masterfully wrote Alex's narration and expertly shows how unreliable his character is. SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS is one of the few books I'd love to reread, and it is one of the summer reads I am hoping my youngest son will love as much as I did.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Reminiscent of COUNTING BY SEVENS (love that book...) Jack Cheng's debut novel is an unflinching look at Alex's mixed-up world. You see, in Alex's world, you are in charge of not only your eleven year-old self, you also must look after your mother and your gastro-intestinally-challenged dog. In this world, you can figure out how to build a rocket, transport said rocket and flatulantly-prone dog on Amtrak to faraway NM, meet a wide range of people along the way to your side stops in LA and Vegas, and then make it home again with your half-sister only to discover that your mom is more complicated than you thought. You'll notice I left out his brother, whom I wanted to throttle most of the time; however, he did redeem himself at the end when he showed Alex the true meaning of love (read the book and you'll see what I mean).
SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS' Alex has the pitch-perfect voice for an exceptionally bright, if not slightly-on-the-spectrum kiddo. Jack Cheng masterfully wrote Alex's narration and expertly shows how unreliable his character is. SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS is one of the few books I'd love to reread, and it is one of the summer reads I am hoping my youngest son will love as much as I did.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED