So, I just finished Across the Universe, by Beth Revis, and let me tell you, it was pretty good. The author did a great job of making you feel like you have known the characters all your life and can relate to them on many levels. This is one of those books that in every chapter, the narrator changes, and most times these are the types of books I set down as soon as I realize it, but the beginning of this book just pulled me in. Amy is the main character and she woke up, after being frozen for 300 years (weird), onto a giant spaceship traveling to a new earth. At first, she starts going physco because she was woken up early by the leader of the ship on accident, but she soon starts to relax knowing that there is nothing she can do about it. That's the good thing about her-- I can't stand when I feel like characters are being too dramatic but since she calmed down, she became a lot less annoying to me. On the other hand, throughout the rest of the book, she acts snotty and makes rude remarks to people who don't deserve what shes putting them through. After one of her new friends, Harley, saves her from almost being raped she tells him, "'No.' I want to be alone. I want him to go..." (Revis 506). I would think that you would be grateful towards someone who just saved you, but Amy isn't and that's one of the worst qualities that she has and that any character could have. Overall, Amy was a very intresting main character, just not someone I would've created.
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Across the Universe Website
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