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A review by obscurepages
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
5.0
(This book review is also on my blog.)
After reading King of Scars, I was in some sort of hangover. I didn't know what to read next, I had no motivation to read another book (it is frustrating!). I knew I needed something contemporary, something light as I've binge read so much fantasy novels this month. Fortunately, See You in the Cosmos is exactly what I needed to refresh my reading mood and my senses! It was beautiful, touching, fun, and downright wonderful.
The writing
The writing style of this book is really refreshing! It was light, it was funny, and so, so innocent. I also liked the fact that the story was written differently. It was written as if they were the transcriptions of Alex's recordings on his Golden iPod. That was really unique, and I kept thinking about how the audiobook version must be superb.
Furthermore, the writing style really captures the innocent point of view of such a magnificent child towards the complicated, adult world. It was so simple, yet so moving. The author took us to a journey of making friends, finding family, discovering love, and growing up. The story was just so incredibly human.
The characters
Alex is such a sweet, intelligent, and honest child. Reading the story through his point of view, his recordings, is such a blessing. This kid just has so much innocence, brilliance, and compassion in him that he changes the people around him, affects them for the better. I loved him as the protagonist. I would have liked more representation though. Alex and his brother is half-Filipino, and I would have loved if there were more details and more background about it. (Filipinos represent! )
Zed was really cool, and I knew from the start that his story has more to it. And at the end, it was really nice seeing his character development!
Terra was also a good character for me. It was so nice witnessing her journey, and how much Alex affected her life.
Steve was really annoying to be honest, but I'm glad that he manned up at the end, and started to act more like a responsible adult.
And of course, my favorite character here is the dog, Carl Sagan. Bless him.
The plot
The plot was simple enough to follow, and yet so many things happened. First there was the SHARF, then Las Vegas, then LA, then back home. They went to a lot of places, met a lot of new people, but despite that, I loved how the plot was centered in family. I loved how it progressed, and I certainly loved how all the questions and the conflicts got resolved.
And there you go, 5 stars for this wonderfully-written book! I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. In the end, I'm so glad I read this!
After reading King of Scars, I was in some sort of hangover. I didn't know what to read next, I had no motivation to read another book (it is frustrating!). I knew I needed something contemporary, something light as I've binge read so much fantasy novels this month. Fortunately, See You in the Cosmos is exactly what I needed to refresh my reading mood and my senses! It was beautiful, touching, fun, and downright wonderful.
The writing
The writing style of this book is really refreshing! It was light, it was funny, and so, so innocent. I also liked the fact that the story was written differently. It was written as if they were the transcriptions of Alex's recordings on his Golden iPod. That was really unique, and I kept thinking about how the audiobook version must be superb.
Furthermore, the writing style really captures the innocent point of view of such a magnificent child towards the complicated, adult world. It was so simple, yet so moving. The author took us to a journey of making friends, finding family, discovering love, and growing up. The story was just so incredibly human.
The characters
Alex is such a sweet, intelligent, and honest child. Reading the story through his point of view, his recordings, is such a blessing. This kid just has so much innocence, brilliance, and compassion in him that he changes the people around him, affects them for the better. I loved him as the protagonist. I would have liked more representation though. Alex and his brother is half-Filipino, and I would have loved if there were more details and more background about it. (Filipinos represent! )
Zed was really cool, and I knew from the start that his story has more to it. And at the end, it was really nice seeing his character development!
Terra was also a good character for me. It was so nice witnessing her journey, and how much Alex affected her life.
Steve was really annoying to be honest, but I'm glad that he manned up at the end, and started to act more like a responsible adult.
And of course, my favorite character here is the dog, Carl Sagan. Bless him.
The plot
The plot was simple enough to follow, and yet so many things happened. First there was the SHARF, then Las Vegas, then LA, then back home. They went to a lot of places, met a lot of new people, but despite that, I loved how the plot was centered in family. I loved how it progressed, and I certainly loved how all the questions and the conflicts got resolved.
And there you go, 5 stars for this wonderfully-written book! I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. In the end, I'm so glad I read this!