⇒ Download Gratis Earth Girl Janet Edwards 9780007443499 Books

Earth Girl Janet Edwards 9780007443499 Books

Download As PDF : Earth Girl Janet Edwards 9780007443499 Books

Earth Girl Janet Edwards 9780007443499 Books

I really wanted to love this book. I adore young adult sci-fi and try to read as much as I can in this genre. But this one was a severe let down. I don't know how this one made it past its editor! Jarra was a complete and utter Mary Sue. She was so competent at everything and she had very little to learn during the progression of the book. I thought this was going to be a clue to her advisor, Playdon, that she should be moved to a better program, but he just played along like it was all routine. Every time they went out on a dig, I expected something exciting to happen to show us what Jarra was made of, but instead of making mistakes and correcting them, she just sailed right on through. A building collapsed and she saved people with nothing but a bruise. Got a commendation even! Boring. Then at the 50% mark, she inexplicably "goes crazy" and forgets who she is? It made no sense. The beginning of the book set out to promise us that she was going to learn that she was as good as the exos (the off-worlders) and yet there was no delivery of the promise. In the end, I liked the world-building and that was about it.

Also, the British English was distracting. If you're going to write a novel that takes place mostly in the Americas (present or future) and market it to an American audience, you should consider switching to American English. But if I had really loved the plot, I would've forgiven the British English.


Tags : Earth Girl [Janet Edwards] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. BRAND NEW, Exactly same ISBN as listed, Please double check ISBN carefully before ordering.,Janet Edwards,Earth Girl,HarperVoyager,0007443498

Earth Girl Janet Edwards 9780007443499 Books Reviews

If you're an international reader, I know how you feel. Well, a little bit anyways. You know how there are these really fantastic books in the US that come out, and it's impossible for you to get your hands on them? This was a book like that for me. Earth Girl has been out in the UK since last year, but it doesn't release in the States until March! (That's forever for someone who expects a healthy dose of instant gratification in all the things.) Yes, I know I could get it from Fishpond (which is my saving grace sometimes), but honestly, it can be expensive. (This is why I have never bought my own copy of Burn Bright .) So here I am, knowing a book is out in the world, but I'm unable to get my grubby little hands on it.

It's not a good feeling.

In a way, that very thing also reminded me of the main character in Earth Girl , Jarra. There is this whole universe out there, she knows it, and it's out of her reach. Jarra was not the type to mope silently about her crappy luck. She was a firecracker and one of the best teen characters that I've read. She's impulsive, aggressive, and angry to the point that I wanted to throttle her, but she was also very sympathetic. What if it was humanly possible to travel anywhere in the universe, and you were a part of that minuscule percentage of people who couldn't survive off-planet? Hell, most of the parents of these children just dropped them off on Earth and went on with their lives. It had to be hard, and Jarra was pissed and messed up over the way her cards were dealt to her. She wanted to follow her dreams in such a way that she could prove to those without her disability that she is just as good as any other human in existence, and I don't think she could've ever been happy without trying to do it.

She is clearly not the girl on the US hardback cover.

Basically, this book is about Jarra being a lying, confrontational teen who feels confined by her situation trying to find herself by proving her worth to people who would probably never have looked down on her because she was as prejudiced and discriminatory as she expected them to be. Wait, isn't that almost every teenager ever? Yes? Okay, now imagine the situation a few centuries in the future, and you have Earth Girl .

Yes, there is a lot more to the story than Jarra (along with some excellent world-building!), but she was really the driving force behind the novel. I want to try to avoid as many spoilers as possible when it comes to her, though there's nothing that would necessarily ruin the book. Let's just leave it at this - Earth Girl is truly unique and worth reading. Trust me.

To satisfy FTC guidelines, I am disclosing that I received an advance reading copy of the book for reviewing purposes from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are rambling, honest, and completely my own.
Earth Girl wasn’t just an amazing read, it was completely engrossing. Within a few short pages I was so captured by the unique premise, world building and spunky character Jarra that I couldn’t bring myself to put it down until I was finished.

Lately I’ve read a fair number of sci-fi young adult books and this one out-shines the rest. I am not kidding when I say I even teared up while reading it. I have a seriously soft spot for certain things when it comes to anything military, traditions and ceremonies.

Singing its praises

- The main character Jarra! She has some issues but ones I think everyone can sympathize with. Her character depth and growth was so well developed that I became extremely attached to her.
- The world building details, I can’t go into them without spoiling the experience. But the basics are that portals were invented that allowed for colonization of new worlds as it made distance travel a non issue. But a small percentage of humanity cannot survive outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. Hundreds of years into the future those people are still on Earth and considered to be handicapped. When children are born off world that have the handicap they are immediately portaled to Earth and almost always abandoned by the parents such that these unwanted babies becomes ward’s of Hospital Earth. Jarra was one such baby.
- Earth Girl tackles issues of prejudice and discrimination as well as abandonment and self worth. Jarra is always struggling internally and I felt the way we witness this through the story and her actions was so well done.
- As Jarra is a student, among other student from different planets it allowed for an easily digestible delivery method for information about the world and the history of humanity.
- I adored the author’s vision of the military in humanity’s future. One particular honor ceremony really touched me emotionally.
- I’ve never loved history, but archeology has always been interesting. So it was really fascinating to see how archaeologists in the future might be doing to uncover things from our present.
- Those who like a touch of romance will also enjoy this. It’s there but it in no way overwhelms the main plot of the book.

My only negative thought is not on the content of the book but on the font size of the print version. I recommend the e-book version for those readers that prefer a standard size font. Originally I started out reading the hardcover version and then quickly purchased the e-book instead because the print version has a considerably smaller font than I normally see.

Ultimately, I can’t even explain all the things about Earth Girl that worked for me. I highly recommend it, mostly for Jarra’s personal struggle.
I really wanted to love this book. I adore young adult sci-fi and try to read as much as I can in this genre. But this one was a severe let down. I don't know how this one made it past its editor! Jarra was a complete and utter Mary Sue. She was so competent at everything and she had very little to learn during the progression of the book. I thought this was going to be a clue to her advisor, Playdon, that she should be moved to a better program, but he just played along like it was all routine. Every time they went out on a dig, I expected something exciting to happen to show us what Jarra was made of, but instead of making mistakes and correcting them, she just sailed right on through. A building collapsed and she saved people with nothing but a bruise. Got a commendation even! Boring. Then at the 50% mark, she inexplicably "goes crazy" and forgets who she is? It made no sense. The beginning of the book set out to promise us that she was going to learn that she was as good as the exos (the off-worlders) and yet there was no delivery of the promise. In the end, I liked the world-building and that was about it.

Also, the British English was distracting. If you're going to write a novel that takes place mostly in the Americas (present or future) and market it to an American audience, you should consider switching to American English. But if I had really loved the plot, I would've forgiven the British English.