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daniela_g's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kricketa's review against another edition
4.0
yet another piece of teen fiction i took home because i no one was checking it out and i felt sorry for it. i'm really glad i did!
"light years" switches back and forth between maya laor's past and present to tell the story of how she lost her boyfriend to a suicide bombing in her native israel, and how she begins to heal and move on during her freshman year at UVA. i really enjoyed the description of israel's mandatory army service for 18-year-olds as well as life in tel aviv. (snarky comment: as opposed to simone elkeles' "how to ruin a summer vacation" you can actually tell that this book takes place in israel.) highly recommended, even at 8 years old.
"light years" switches back and forth between maya laor's past and present to tell the story of how she lost her boyfriend to a suicide bombing in her native israel, and how she begins to heal and move on during her freshman year at UVA. i really enjoyed the description of israel's mandatory army service for 18-year-olds as well as life in tel aviv. (snarky comment: as opposed to simone elkeles' "how to ruin a summer vacation" you can actually tell that this book takes place in israel.) highly recommended, even at 8 years old.
untitledemily's review against another edition
4.0
She loved him so, and always asks how she will be forever changed by the events that have happened.
ifthebook's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting look about a girl from Israel who then attends college in the United States. It also provided an interesting look at loving and losing and surviving. I don't have anything spectacular to say about this book, but I also don't have anything terribly negative to say about it, either.
macford's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful--I loved it. Heartbreaking, lyrical, unflinching. One of my new favorites. It was imperfect and accurate emotionally and so, so genuine. I can definitely relate to the emotions she experiences with all her new experiences in college--maybe that's why I connected with it so much.
Some of my favorite lines:
"I wondered how he knew that. I wondered if he was trying to break my heart. I was still trying to decide that when I fell asleep."
"I gently hung up the phone and sat in bed, blanket around my shoulders like an Indian chief, thinking."
"The observatory was a round little building, all red brick and climbing ivy. It had a silver dome that opened down the middle to let the telescope peer out. This was my ivory tower, and it was beautiful, serene, and safe. Sometimes there were other students there and some nights I was there alone. It didn't matter to me. There was always this feeling of stillness and magical precision. The perfect balance of the telescope, thirty feet long, that could rotate with the lightest push seemed miraculous to me. To get to the eyepiece, I had to climb a narrow wooden ladder, then settle into the padded seat and stay there, hidden from sight, peeping in on celestial activities, taking notes."
(Because of some mature content and intense subjects, I wouldn't recommend for younger readers.)
Some of my favorite lines:
"I wondered how he knew that. I wondered if he was trying to break my heart. I was still trying to decide that when I fell asleep."
"I gently hung up the phone and sat in bed, blanket around my shoulders like an Indian chief, thinking."
"The observatory was a round little building, all red brick and climbing ivy. It had a silver dome that opened down the middle to let the telescope peer out. This was my ivory tower, and it was beautiful, serene, and safe. Sometimes there were other students there and some nights I was there alone. It didn't matter to me. There was always this feeling of stillness and magical precision. The perfect balance of the telescope, thirty feet long, that could rotate with the lightest push seemed miraculous to me. To get to the eyepiece, I had to climb a narrow wooden ladder, then settle into the padded seat and stay there, hidden from sight, peeping in on celestial activities, taking notes."
(Because of some mature content and intense subjects, I wouldn't recommend for younger readers.)
everydayreading's review
3.0
Not as good as High Dive, but still a lovely, heartbreaking story. She is a fine writer.
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