Synopsis of "Meteor Chasing": In a small town in Virginia, USA, two avid astronomy enthusiasts discovered a bolide orbiting the earth at the same time. What's even more exciting is that this bolide is not an ordinary planet, but a "golden ball" made of pure gold and worth hundreds of millions! Suddenly the whole town was boiling. People are excited and full of imagination. In order to defend their respective rights of discovery and ownership, the two former friends launched a majestic and farce-filled crazy war, which even turned them into enemies. Two families and a marriage also fell into an embarrassing deadlock. International powers also held congresses and launched an undercurrent of competition for interests. At the same time, this astonishing astronomical discovery inspired a genius with strange behavior and extraordinary mind in the city. This geek designed a magical machine that successfully caused bolides to fall into his temporary private home in Greenland. However, when people traveled across the ocean and stared at the "golden ball", it unexpectedly sank into the sea...
Reader comments
Just like the two astronomy enthusiasts in the book, their competition and conflict are thought-provoking. This reminds me of the characters in The Great Gatsby, the same pursuit of wealth and dreams. Moreover, the description of bolide in the book is also very vivid, making me feel like I am in that thrilling scene. It's really a good book worth reading!
Just like the two astronomy enthusiasts in the book, their competition and conflict are thought-provoking. This reminds me of the characters in The Great Gatsby, the same pursuit of wealth and dreams. Moreover, the description of bolide in the book is also very vivid, making me feel like I am in that thrilling scene. It's really a good book worth reading!