John Boone:
- Relatable: When people broke into his room and he was yelling at him we saw John fighting a smile like he was having a ton of fun fighting with them.
- What I have a problem with: So far to me he seems obnoxiously sure of himself and perfect. He's popular, he was the first man to walk on the moon, and he's allowed on the Ares even though he shouldn't be. I feel like he got away with a lot just because of his charm.
Frank Chalmers:
- Relatable: Less of a relatable thing and more of a good trait is that he actually appears to think things through, even if we don;t agree with his end ideas.
- What I have a problem with: ....well...you know....the whole wanting to murder your best friend thing
Maya:
- Relatable: Her love triangle. She is very centered on boys/men which I think most girls can relate to on some level. Another cool part is how she uses her emotions to help the others at some points during the book.
- What I have a problem with: Her love triangle. Also the boys/men thing again. It'd relatable when you are in high school, but she isn't. This is a full grown astronaut we're talking about it just doesn't seem mature enough. On top of it not being mature she seems to be a very stereotypical girl with a
Nadia:
- Relatable: Once again less relatable and more awesome is that she's an engineer. Having a female engineer as a main character is pretty rare today, but its even more awesome that they made her in the 90's. Go Nadia breaking down those stereotypes.
- What I have a problem with: I don't really have any problems with Nadia.
Michel:
- Relatable: His homesickness.
- What I have a problem with with: He seems to just do what he thinks others want him to do.
It's hard to have any problems with Nadia, right? To the extent that in later books, she has to lead the revolution and hold the government together. She's not thrilled. "It's your fault for being the only person everyone trusts," one of the characters tells her.
ReplyDeleteIt took almost the whole book for Frank and Maya to win me over. Frank, particularly, seems so awful. And he's always angry. But...he talks about feeling empty, like he's a fake person all the time. I think he really believes that he stands for nothing. And at the same time he's killing himself with all this rage and all this furious work--every time so that he can make things work out for the best for other people. He's all about justice and caretaking. He just doesn't know it, so it's hard for us to see it. And yes, the political games, to the point of murder--that's hard to accept.