
The Darkness Outside Us
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Narrated by:
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James Fouhey
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By:
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Eliot Schrefer
They Both Die at the End meets The Loneliest Girl in the Universe in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission, from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Stonewall Honor Award winner!
Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission.
Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister.
In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.
* Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of the Year * A Booklist Editor's Choice of the Year * A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *
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As far as the story itself, where to start? Some reviews mention the romance being too much of a focus, but I respectfully disagree as someone who listens to a LOT of gay romance- this is first and foremost a sci fi story, that features a M/M romance, not just a romance novel set in space.
I gave the 4 stars because some of the worldbuilding is pretty eyeroll worthy (c'mon the USSR vs US cold war expy bit was tired in the 90s), and I don't think the basic plot of the story is groundbreaking, but it is really well executed. The sense of lonely, empty space and the endless passage of time is expertly weaved, and Schrefer manages to make some well-worn sci-fi tropes feel fresh by finding new angles to view them from. The relationship between Ambrose and Kodiak was compelling and moving.
Overall, this book stuck with me for days after finishing it. I would (and have!) recommend it highly.
Genuinely engaging sci fi
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Wild ride
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But halfway through, I was so riveted, I stayed up all night just to find out.
Amazing
Mind blowing
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This book is amazing,
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Best boom I have listened to!
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I went into this expecting only a romance in space with a maybe tad bit of drama but it was just a wonderful experience. If you can, go into this knowing nothing as you can, that was what happened to me and it was just an insane and amazing experience. I highly recommend
Holy F*ck
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Ahhhhhhhh
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I was on the end of my seat for the majority, the twists and turns keeping me up at night, mixing melancholy and charm and the vast loneliness of space together into a compelling story that was completely unexpected. I had braced myself for a queer sci-fi adventure, but ended up with something much, much more. No aliens, no laser blasters, just pure, human existence against the vastness of the universe.
I wouldn’t call it a light read, but it will take you on a journey if you let it. I laughed, I cried, I gasped, and wholeheartedly enjoyed every minute.
Existentialism, Romance, and Space? Yes Please !
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Great book
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WOW (i was skeptical)
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