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A review by sai_g
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
2.0
Joseph's life is tragic, but not realistic. I'm sorry.
This book didn't do much for me. I'm sorry. I know a lot of people found this to be very emotional, but I'm not one of them. I did get a little sad though.
I agree that the issues dealt with in this book are highly sensitive and heart breaking. And that it represents a lot of untold life stories across the world. But I really really REALLY couldn't bring myself to take it seriously. The story and interactions between characters felt soooo unrealistic. They were thirteen (THIRTEEN). I don't think a thirteen year old kid is capable of feeling that deep of a fatherly love Joseph is showing(or becoming a father in the first place).
Maybe I'm not as emotionally intelligent as I thought. It was a mistake from my side to read this book. I have a history of not really liking books of this kind(The Perks of Being a wall flower kind).
Overall, it is a short book. It took me hardly over an hour to complete. So if you like this kind, give it a shot.
This book didn't do much for me. I'm sorry. I know a lot of people found this to be very emotional, but I'm not one of them. I did get a little sad though.
I agree that the issues dealt with in this book are highly sensitive and heart breaking. And that it represents a lot of untold life stories across the world. But I really really REALLY couldn't bring myself to take it seriously. The story and interactions between characters felt soooo unrealistic. They were thirteen (THIRTEEN). I don't think a thirteen year old kid is capable of feeling that deep of a fatherly love Joseph is showing(or becoming a father in the first place).
Maybe I'm not as emotionally intelligent as I thought. It was a mistake from my side to read this book. I have a history of not really liking books of this kind(The Perks of Being a wall flower kind).
Overall, it is a short book. It took me hardly over an hour to complete. So if you like this kind, give it a shot.