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A review by ceciliabereadin
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
5.0
From the first chapter, I was hooked on this book. Since the last book I read was a high fantasy, i was looking for a short contemporary and boy did I get one. This book is only 183 pages but it was an amazing book!
Setting/World Building:
This book takes place in a rural community that snows. Since i've never seen snow and have never lived in a rural area, I thought it was refreshing and nice to read in the summer heat.
Flow/Pacing:
Since this book was short, I thought that the plot was gonna be drawn out but in actuality, everything flowed very nicely. The only time I stopped reading was when I was too tired or when I was crying too much. (I cried twice).
Characters:
The main characters Jack and Joseph were amazing! I fell in love with both of them. At first, Joseph wasn't my favorite until he told his back story, which made me love him so much more. There only character development came from Jack and Joseph but I didn't mind that. Since it's a shorter book, I didn't expect a whole lot of character development. One thing I thought was really interesting was that the author gave character to a few of the cows, which I loved.
Conflict:
The conflict in the story is really interesting and doesn't feel forced. The characters dealt with everything that was happening in a way that makes sense. I hate when characters in books make decisions that literally no one in the world would make. Even though the story didn't have a happy ending, I was still happy with how everything turned out.
Overall, I definitely think that this book deserves 5 stars. I think it will become one of my favorite books of the year and maybe of all time.
Setting/World Building:
This book takes place in a rural community that snows. Since i've never seen snow and have never lived in a rural area, I thought it was refreshing and nice to read in the summer heat.
Flow/Pacing:
Since this book was short, I thought that the plot was gonna be drawn out but in actuality, everything flowed very nicely. The only time I stopped reading was when I was too tired or when I was crying too much. (I cried twice).
Characters:
The main characters Jack and Joseph were amazing! I fell in love with both of them. At first, Joseph wasn't my favorite until he told his back story, which made me love him so much more. There only character development came from Jack and Joseph but I didn't mind that. Since it's a shorter book, I didn't expect a whole lot of character development. One thing I thought was really interesting was that the author gave character to a few of the cows, which I loved.
Conflict:
The conflict in the story is really interesting and doesn't feel forced. The characters dealt with everything that was happening in a way that makes sense. I hate when characters in books make decisions that literally no one in the world would make. Even though the story didn't have a happy ending, I was still happy with how everything turned out.
Overall, I definitely think that this book deserves 5 stars. I think it will become one of my favorite books of the year and maybe of all time.