Losers in Space
by John Barnes
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Critic Rating
72%
Critic Reviews: 9
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62%
Reader Ratings: 13
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Synopsis
It is the year 2129 . . . and fame is all that mattersSusan and her friends are celebutantes. Their lives are powered by media awareness, fed by engineered meals, and underscored by cynicism. Everyone has a rating; the more viewers who ID you, the better. So Susan and her almost-boyfriend Derlock cook up a surefire plan: the nine of them will visit a Mars-bound spaceship and stow away. Their survival will be a media sensation, boosting their ratings across... more
About John Barnes
Published: April 12, 2012 by Penguin Press
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure. Fiction. 384 pages
- All Critics: 9
- Positive: 7
- Negative: 2
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The New York Times | 6 Apr 2012
Barnes succeeds marvelously in projecting the 2129 future of our media-saturated YouTube society.
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The Readventurer | 4 May 2012
...this novel could have been such a riot, if Barnes didn't choose to force the infodumps down the readers' throats
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Kirkus Reviews | 15 Jan 2012
Overall, accessible, gripping and poignant.
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Publishers Weekly | 27 Feb 2012
What keeps this book rolling is Barnes’s unfailing ability to draw readers into his characters’ lives and perils
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Once Upon a Twilight | 15 Apr 2012
Unfortunately, I made no major connection with the characters as I feel that their development was not the biggest goal here.
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Notes From the Bedside Table | 26 Sep 2011
Such an adventure-so much fun to read.
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Mysterious Galaxy
Losers in Space is in keeping with the old Heinlein juveniles, only with more of today’s sensibility and scientific knowledge.
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