If I remember correctly, back in January I made a commitment to finish 12 books in 2017. And now it's already August and I'd only finished 3 books lol.
I recently just finished this book called See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng and I think I would make some kind of review about it. I hope it won't end up too bad.
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Taken from Goodreads:
11-year-old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets, his mom, his brother, and his dog Carl Sagan—named for his hero, the real-life astronomer. All he wants is to launch his golden iPod into space the way Carl Sagan (the man, not the dog) launched his Golden Record on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. From Colorado to New Mexico, Las Vegas to L.A., Alex records a journey on his iPod to show other lifeforms what life on earth, his earth, is like. But his destination keeps changing. And the funny, lost, remarkable people he meets along the way can only partially prepare him for the secrets he’ll uncover—from the truth about his long-dead dad to the fact that, for a kid with a troubled mom and a mostly not-around brother, he has way more family than he ever knew.
This description is actually a pretty comprehensive description of the content of this book. When I started reading this book, I don't know what I would expect. I honestly just buy the book cause the cover is really cool. The premise of the story itself is pretty simple yet interesting. Alex is a boy who wants to build a rocket and lauch it together with his gold-colored iPod to space. This is the central theme of the story and clearly explains to us what motivates our main character throughout the book.
The story is told mainly from Alex's perspective, as he makes recordings with his golden iPod throughout the story. Being a 11-year-old kid who loves rockets, Alex is a curious and bright kid with innocent understandings of the world. Although life is not always easy for Alex because of his family's conditions, his dream always keeps him optimistic in life.
And then we get to see how Alex's journey to follow his dream change his world and everyone he meets along the way's. It's a fun and inspiring story of someone who wants to achieve his dream. But it also has its sad and heart-breaking moments. We get to see how Alex's character and feelings develop as his journey takes him to places he would never expected and him experiencing life as he never did before.
As I finished the book, I feel like the writer leaves the readers with too many unfinished narratives. I don't know if it's intentional, or not. It just seemed weird for me.
Overall, I love this book. If you love rockets like Alex or just enjoy heartwarming and inspiring stories, then you should definitely check out this book.
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That's it for now. Meet ya next time.
Image taken from Goodreads.
