I was intrigued with the idea of the moon being thrown off of its orbit by a meteor, but disappointed in what the author chose to highlight regarding humanity. Secondary characters were written in such extreme stereotypes, they were simply annoying, and not believable. The author's political and religious views were so obviously affecting the writing, it was hard to suspend disbelief. I frequently felt as though the author would strike out against the government or organized religion with every page that I turned. I had hoped to use this novel as a required summer reading for my secondary school students, but spent too much of my time with my nose turned up at the writer's personal views, made so obvious in the text.