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Ask the passengers focuses on the theme of belonging, of identity, of selfdiscovery, and of peer pressure. Astrid jones is in love with a girl, but shes not sure if that makes her gay or not. Oct 23, 2012 characters have a range of skin tones, but ethnic diversity adds no texture to the portrayals. Passengers director defends the movies controversial ending by contrast, in the films original script, the ending was far less ambiguous. In ask the passengers little, brown and company, author a. Free download or read online ask the passengers pdf epub book. Ask the passengers is ostensibly a book about love and acceptance. Ask the passengers is a story of a girl, who have lots of question. Oct 22, 2012 that said, ask the passengers is still a resonant, beautifully written story. Goodreads members voted ask the passengers into the following lists. In fact, you can turn and walk away, but that may make him mad and he may arrest you for something. I think that this book had one of the strongest and most realistic voices ive read in a long time. It was a beautiful book about rejecting labels and not being caged in by the expectations of others. Astrid jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mothers pushiness and her fathers lack of interest tell her theyre the last people she can trust.

The only problem with the book is it makes you remember youll have to wait a while before the authors next is available glory obriens history of the. The first edition of the novel was published in october 23rd 2012, and was written by a. Best ya fiction with glbtqqi themes characters, lesbian teen fiction, lgbtq for ya. King writes some of my favourite main characters of all time. Ask the passengers book columbus metropolitan library. Nearly all of the characters in this book were homophobic and. There was so much i liked about ask the passengers it was so close to getting 5 stars. But i just had too many problems with this book to enjoy it. The main character says their experience of being genderfluid is just one experience, and. Jennifer lawrence is given top billing for this film even though chris pratt plays the protagonist and, indeed, carries the first half hour on his own box office bomb. Kings brilliantly crafted characters allow the storyline to move and develop in an effortless manner. I loved the way that the story navigates between the very personal astrids very intimate voice and the universal love in all shapes and forms. The main characters parents arent good role models especially the.

Ask the passengers was disappointing because i wanted to like it, since i was interested in the premise and i knew it was an acclaimed novel. I was thinking of reading her, kasie west was also on my mind. The narrator sounded exactly like i imagined the main character would sound and did a good job of conveying read more. Astrid jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mothers pushiness and her fathers lack of interest tell her theyre the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Ask that the questioning stop and that you be provided a lawyer. Little, brown books for young readers, october 2012. Ask the passengers book central rappahannock regional. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Ask the passengers is about astrid, a senior in high school in the small, closeminded town of unity valley. Ask the passengers is a great read, and i hope that books with lgbtq main characters will gain the attention that they deserve and become less uncommon. Jul 17, 2014 there are many books that i enjoy for the plots and the characters, the mystery or the drama. Ask the passengers is a story of a girl, who have lots. Instead, astrid spends hours lying on the backyard picnic table watching airplanes fly overhead.

Is there any explanation in the movie that i missed as to why the two main characters in passengers have no children despite living 60 or more years after. Story world the story world that king chose for this novel was very important. Jan 08, 2016 characters i connected well with astrid, but many of the characters werent complex enough for my liking. Astrid is living in a small town in a complicated situation, but she knows she enjoys. Astrid jones doesnt want to be put into boxes, doesnt want to be forced to be any one thing. The seventeenyearold is smack in the middle of figuring out her blossoming sexuality, and so this is, truly, her comingout story. Ask has all the good stuff weve come to expect from king. A reminder of how, for some of us, we coped in our youth when questions of sexuality arose and that feeling of being a little different from. Ask the passengers book king county library system.

You should show him your id and then refuse to answer any questions. Its not ground breaking in any way but it is a really enjoyable book that has some great characters, writing, and storytelling. They had kids and even made use of artificially inseminated sperm along the way. King is the author of the highly acclaimed reality boy. There was so much i liked about ask the passengersit was so close to getting 5 stars. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of ask the passengers by a. Ask the passengers quotes showing of 45 all those people who are chained here thinking that their reputations matter and this little shit matters are so freaking shortsighted. Ask the passengers is as fantastically written as one expects an a.

Ask the passengers someday my printz will come blogs. Jan 01, 2015 sending love to the aeroplanes while lying on a picnic table is something id like to do a little more often. Ask the passengers was a wonderful book about a girl whos discovering. A canon divergent au of the movie where aurora also woke up by accident. The whole towneven the alleged gay charactersbuy into the stepfordlike ideal, and king elegantly uses platos allegory of the. It is well suited for young adults, aged 14 and up, but i urge all adults to read it. The main characters of this young adult, lgbt story are astrid jones. It is well suited for young adults, aged 14 and up, but i urge all adults to read it ntinued. Ask the passengers instead, astrid spends hours lying on the backyard picnic table watching airplanes fly overhead. Jennifer lawrence is given top billing for this film even though chris pratt plays the protagonist and, indeed, carries the first half hour on his own.

When asked about her writing, king says, some people dont know if my characters. All of the characters are really fascinating actually. Mar 16, 2016 you get a good sense of this feeling of continuation at the conclusion of ask the passengers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shes unsure about her sexuality, which is complicated by her secret romance with a girl. Ask the passengers ask the passengers audiobook, by a. Astrid jones copes with her small towns gossip and narrowmindedness by staring at the sky and imagining that shes sending love to the passengers in the airplanes flying high over her backyard. Ask the passengers is a solid coming of age story, yes, but its also a story that anyone can and should read if they want to be challenged on what it means to love without borders and what it often can be like for the person whose being closed in by them. This comes from the juxtaposition of astrids story and the parallel anecdotes of love from the flying passengers above. She just wants to be astrid jones, whoever that is. Parents need to know that ask the passengers is a contemporary comingofage novel by awardwinning author a.

Sep 10, 20 ask the passengers is as fantastically written as one expects an a. King barbara xiong astrid sends her love away when she sees airplanes flying above, simply because its easier for her. Ask the passengers book pima county public library. Most of the movie presents a serious ethical and moral dilemma for. A short fixfic for the central problem in passengers. Jan 01, 20 in ask the passengers little, brown and company, author a. Instead, astrid spends hours lying on the backyard picnic. Ask the passengers is another winner from king, and i loved it even though it is the lightest on fantasy elements of the three of hers ive read. Astrid is from new york, but has moved to the very closedminded small town of unity valley. The main character and her inner feelings and confusion was really well fleshed out and developed through the story.

Though i loved ask the passengers, its written in a fairly different style than the other two. What a fascinating character study on astrids mom there. My biggest complaint is actually the idea of her sending love to the passengers. Astrid jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mothers pushiness and her fathers lack of interest tell her they re the. Chris edgerly voices a radio dj and the infomat billing displacement. But i enjoy kings books for her sentences and her themes. Nov 01, 2012 i was hooked on kings writing, on the way she gets readers into her characters heads and makes us love them even when were exasperated by them. Her mother doesnt want it, her fathers always stoned.

King takes the skeletal components of a young adult lesbian comingout novel and applies metaphysical, philosophical, psychological, sociological and existential layers that infuse the flesh with outstanding writing. Ask the passengers is a great read, and i hope that books with lgbtq main characters will gain the attention that they deserve and become less uncommon than they are currently. She doesnt know the passengers inside, but theyre the only people who wont judge her when she asks them her most personal questions. Be polite and do not run away or resist arrest, that is a crime. Despite not liking most of the characters, i really enjoyed the coming out story of astrid jones. The whole towneven the alleged gay characters buy into the stepfordlike ideal, and king elegantly uses platos allegory of the. Kings new novel, ask the passengers, explores questions about herself, her friends, her family, and her life. King novel to be and will take you through feeling both hopeless and hopeful, and wishing you could help astrid out. This comingout story features a teenaged protagonist who finds an innovative way of solving her lifes challenges. Ask the passengers ebook yorba linda public library. Ask the passengers is told from the perspective of astrid jones, a 17yearold in a complicated point in her life. Ask the passengers book the seattle public library. Her mother doesnt want it, her fathers always stoned, her.