Log #1

We All Looked UP 

Tommy Wallach

Page read: 1- 133

The novel I picked up is called We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach. I was astonished by the short introduction which was written on the inside jacket, and I felt like I wanted to read more about the story, so I deiced to give it a shot.

The first few chapters were very slow. I was introduced to the four main characters – the attractive athlete, the sell-out artist, skater boy, and the perfect everything girl. Four high-school students that were totally different from each other and weren't very relatable since each one of them had very extreme characteristics. Every one of them had a mix of two or more complex personalities.

As I read further, I learned that there was an asteroid coming down toward the Earth, and everyone knew that they only got two months left to live. Then the story was picked up and started going faster than I imaged. The main characters remain the same lifestyles as before while many other families moved into something similar cabins or solitaries in order to have more time together. However, they did change their way of doing things, for example, they'd make risky decisions, do things they wouldn't normally do, rush traveling throughout the country, etc.

I'm somewhat in the middle of the novel, where romance came in. I have to admit that it took a huge part of the novel. A love triangle; two boys going after the same girl, which often led to fights, arguments, misunderstandings and foolish decisions. Although I don't quite understand why wouldn't they just ask the girl out on a date or something while they only had two months left, in addition, why would an unsure love be so important to them in the first place? I'd rather choose my family and friends than the person I like in secret instead. Nevertheless, the little love story fitted and worked in the story perfectly.

I like the format of the novel so far, I really enjoy it. The third person point of views helped me to understand what was happening around the characters, and the plot just sucked me into their lives which made me feel like I was with them this whole time. I can't wait to read more.