Sharing my Goodreads Review for Frank Cotrell Boyce's Cosmic

[mary_j_59]

Happy Fourth of July Weekend to all who celebrate - and I understand it's Canada day? Happy Canada Day to all celebrating that! Here's a review for a really fun middle-grade book:
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Okay - this book may have a wildly improbable plot. It may have exaggerated characters. It also has great warmth and humor and kept me both interested and laughing out loud throughout. And, in the end, it's also genuinely touching. Finally, I love Liam! His deadpan voice, his combination of intelligence and cluelessness, his passion for his videogames - somehow, he is, to me at least, a very believable young teen, and his character anchors the plot, as well as providing most of the humor.

As to what the book is about, it's not really about a bunch of ill-prepared kids getting blasted into space. It's about fatherhood, responsibility, and a boy starting to understand what those things mean. It's really kind of great. Really! (And I will never forget Liam in the car dealership, nor his speech at the school assembly.)



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very good

[(Anonymous)]

very interesting, thanks

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec!

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! If you liked the movie Millions, you'll like this, too. Cotrell Boyce was the screenwriter, I believe, and he certainly wrote the novel!