Across the Universe by Beth Revis

This book seems to have received some good reviews, but I really can't see why. The first third of the story moved along nicely and I was totally into it--a ship headed off to a new world, the people cryogenically frozen for the trip. Then the characters started doing illogical things and the science of Beth Revis' world retreated in some places and completely fell apart in others. (If you're going to write science fiction, you should probably understand that ships don't just slow down in space.) Then parts of the end of the book seemed not just emotionally illogical, but completely rushed.

Did anyone else read this? Were you impressed?

Across the Universe

Hunger Games Rocks!

I've watched it twice so far and plan to go again before it leaves the theaters. The movie-makers did a great job of translating most of the major emotional points of the book onto the screen. Of course, how could you go wrong with Suzanne Collins writing the first draft? I had my doubts about Jennifer Lawrence--I didn't think she made a great Mystique in X-Men: First Class--but she converted me. Josh Hutcherson really impressed me. He's come a long way since Journey to the Center of the Earth. He always plays the spoiled kid with a chip on his shoulder; I'm glad he got a chance to spread his wings. Who's Liam Hemsworth? Never saw him before. What has he been in. His part was pretty small but he did alright. I'm sure we'll see a lot more of him in the next two movies, of course.

As always, what did you think? Did Hunger Games live up to its hype? To the book?

Hunger Games movie.