There is nothing wrong with romances themselves, but it can be aggravating to have a very interesting sci-fi plot take a backseat to a simple teenage love story that could have easily been told in a normal high school setting. While the book was advertised as a love story, the romantic relationship between Amy and Elder does not overtake the main plot. Cryogenic freezing is a sacrifice on many levels in Across the Universe, and this emotional first chapter was a great way to show the high stakes of the choice that Amy has to make.Īnother aspect of Across the Universe that pleased me was how subdued the romance was. While I do enjoy sci-fi where technology is so advanced that many of the downsides have been eliminated, it’s also important (and very interesting) to see stories where science is in development, and where use of new technology comes with a price. I really appreciated this scene as it shows how technology can have consequences.
My heart thumped heavily in my chest as I read about the intense and painful procedure behind cryogenic freezing. The first thing that struck me about this book was its introductory chapter, and I am not the only person who has commented positively on the incredibly suspenseful writing. While doing so, not only do they discover some horrific truths about the ship, but they are forced to challenge the foundational beliefs underlying the unique society that has arisen on Godspeed. When more cryogenically frozen individuals start being murdered, Amy and Elder must work together to figure out who is carrying out these terrible crimes and why.
Elder can’t help but want to spend time with this strange new woman, and she challenges his insular beliefs about society and leadership with information about the history of Earth. The plot begins when Amy is mysteriously unfrozen, a process that almost kills her, fifty years before the ship is scheduled to reach the new planet. One of the most major questions he has is why are there dozens of frozen individuals on a secret deck of the ship? Several hundred years later, Elder, the next leader of the generational ship, starts to realise that there is a lot more for him to learn about the secrets of the ship and its people.
Does she chose to follow her parents into space, leaving behind everything she has ever known, or does she abandon her parents forever and stay on Earth? As she watches both her mother and father undergo the painful process of being cryogenically frozen, she decides to take the huge risk and sacrifice of joining the generational ship, Godspeed, heading to another planet on a 350 year journey.
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