I loved this book. It was the rare combination where it was both character-driven and a page turner story you couldn't put down. It tackled important feelings and conflicts around belonging too, which I could relate to. If that is not enough, it offered plausible glimpses of the climate-changed world as a backdrop to the story. I cared about the characters and their mission and hope that there is a sequel of sorts, where we see what happens to this crew's offspring.
I was not bothered by the pronouns as some reviewers were. I think it's realistic for this crew, and did not get in the way of the story by any means.
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The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei is one of those reads that I couldn’t put down. I was up past midnight turning page after page so I could find out what really happened on The Phoenix and if its crew would make it through.The crew aboard The Phoenix were sent from Earth just over ten years prior as the globe’s effort to continue humanity forward despite the havoc raging from how we’ve treated the planet. A billionaire began to entice countries around the world to contribute to building the ship as well as sending their youth through an extensive training and schooling program to operate the ship and one day populate Planet X. But now, still well within their journey their ship and crew are rocked by an explosion and it’s up to Asuka to find out exactly what happened, or they and Earth will be doomed.I felt this was more than just a love letter to sci-fi and to heed the warnings to treat Earth better. For me, this was about finding a way to live for yourself, to find importance in who you are as well as finding love in complicated relationships with friends and family. Two things can be true, they can hurt and they can heal.
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This started out super interesting and I loved the narration of the audiobook but it did drag in the middle a bit for me.
The focus was figuring out what happened and who to trust while navigating a complicated mother/daughter relationship and a complicated friendship while political intrigue was prevalent in the flashbacks and earth focused parts of the story.
I liked the space setting- that aspect kind of reminded me of Project Hail Mary.
I liked that the world was queer normative- there were non binary characters and queer characters.
I think overall I liked this but it wasn't quite what I was expecting.
Women's Fiction Whodunit Disguised as sci fi
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2024
This felt like a women's lit book mixed with a whodunit in a sci fi setting.Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2024
This started out super interesting and I loved the narration of the audiobook but it did drag in the middle a bit for me.
The focus was figuring out what happened and who to trust while navigating a complicated mother/daughter relationship and a complicated friendship while political intrigue was prevalent in the flashbacks and earth focused parts of the story.
I liked the space setting- that aspect kind of reminded me of Project Hail Mary.
I liked that the world was queer normative- there were non binary characters and queer characters.
I think overall I liked this but it wasn't quite what I was expecting.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei is one of those reads that I couldn’t put down. I was up past midnight turning page after page so I could find out what really happened on The Phoenix and if its crew would make it through.
The crew aboard The Phoenix were sent from Earth just over ten years prior as the globe’s effort to continue humanity forward despite the havoc raging from how we’ve treated the planet. A billionaire began to entice countries around the world to contribute to building the ship as well as sending their youth through an extensive training and schooling program to operate the ship and one day populate Planet X. But now, still well within their journey their ship and crew are rocked by an explosion and it’s up to Asuka to find out exactly what happened, or they and Earth will be doomed.
I felt this was more than just a love letter to sci-fi and to heed the warnings to treat Earth better. For me, this was about finding a way to live for yourself, to find importance in who you are as well as finding love in complicated relationships with friends and family. Two things can be true, they can hurt and they can heal.
The crew aboard The Phoenix were sent from Earth just over ten years prior as the globe’s effort to continue humanity forward despite the havoc raging from how we’ve treated the planet. A billionaire began to entice countries around the world to contribute to building the ship as well as sending their youth through an extensive training and schooling program to operate the ship and one day populate Planet X. But now, still well within their journey their ship and crew are rocked by an explosion and it’s up to Asuka to find out exactly what happened, or they and Earth will be doomed.
I felt this was more than just a love letter to sci-fi and to heed the warnings to treat Earth better. For me, this was about finding a way to live for yourself, to find importance in who you are as well as finding love in complicated relationships with friends and family. Two things can be true, they can hurt and they can heal.
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