Customer Reviews

Jupiter Project: 2

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I found myself interested in the book. I loved the technical info the author writes about. I wish the story hadn't splintered into the "will the project be ended and all the people sent back to earth" and the "is there an alien coming back to our solar system". The original concept for the book about a boy about to be a man and fighting to stay on the ship was interesting. I liked the characters also I wish the reader could have known them better though. I hated the ending, it was incomplete and didn't further the story or help it in any way. This could have been a really great book, it kept my attention two thirds of the way through. In the end it was just a disappointment. It is really a shame.

I have to admit that this particular novel didn't really reach me. The story is told from the point of view of a 17 year old - but that doesn't excuse the fact that the novel struck me as being a poor attempt to emulate one of Heinlein's juvenile novels. For the first two thirds of the novel plot was somewhat predictable. Past that point, the plot went haywire - things happening for no reason, simply to allow the author to finish off a story he didn't seem to have a decent conclusion for. I found the work disappointing, and could not recommend it to anyone.

The book is more aimed at a younger audience. The story is about a 17 year old boy who is reaching the turning point in his life. His is maturing faster than he realizes and has some difficulties dealing with his promblems. The story itself is simple and the ending not very suprising, yet it was enjoyable to read. The older more "sophisticated" may find the story a little "low brow", but the teenager may enjoy the story more becasue they can relate to the protagonist.