Sunday, January 16, 2011

Every soul a Star by Wendy Mass

Yes, I'm done with the book I started two days ago. I actually got done last night, today I went skiing =)

Back to the book, it's an easy read, 322 pges, switching in between the three main caracters Ally, Jack and Bree. They are three very different teenagers (13-14 years);
ALLY; very nature-close, grew up in the middle of nowhere (literally, no TV, no phone signal, hot spring and labirynt in the back yard). Doesn't care about how she looks, don't really have many friends, homeschooled, and loves space and everything in it.
BREE; top of the food chain, wants to become a model, really fashion and make-up oriented. Her parents are scientists and her little sister a genius. Being one of the most popular girls in school is all she cares about.
JACK; lumpy kid who likes aliens, drawing and flying in his dreams. He can actually control his dreams (wish I could do that). Has no friends at all, and is at the far bottom of the ladder.
These three kids meet by coincidence as a solar eclipse occurs at Ally's home. Bree's family drags her along, and Jack's chemistry teacher promises to get him out of summer school if he goes. And so the three completely different teens become close friends. And there's a little more exitement and drama involved, and a huge lot of space, but wouldn't wanna ruin the book ;)

It's a really good book, switch between the different characters, very good personal details. The insight Mass uses in all three of them are amazing, as they are so different. I was very impressed by how easy she makes the switch from one person to the next, which makes the switch easy for the reader as well. It's the "float through" kind of book, the one that doesn't take that much concentration, and a really quick read too. It's not the kind of book that leaves you with a huge impression, thinking you learned something about life or anything.

I don't know much about Wendy Mass, since this is the first of her book's that I've read, but I'm definitely reading more of her stuff.

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