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undecidedThe Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Publisher: Razorbill
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 356
Format: Hardback
Source: Bought
Intrest: Young Adult
Challenge: 2011 Reading Challenge
Buy the Book: Amazon
Source: Bought
Intrest: Young Adult
Challenge: 2011 Reading Challenge
Buy the Book: Amazon
It's 1996, and Josh and Emma have been neighbors their whole lives. They've been best friends almost as long - at least, up until last November, when Josh did something that changed everything. Things have been weird between them ever since, but when Josh's family gets a free AOL CD in the mail,his mom makes him bring it over so that Emma can install it on her new computer. When they sign on, they're automatically logged onto their Facebook pages. But Facebook hasn't been invented yet. And they're looking at themselves fifteen years in the future.
By refreshing their pages, they learn that making different decisions now will affect the outcome of their lives later. And as they grapple with the ups and downs of what their futures hold, they're forced to confront what they're doing right - and wrong - in the present.
I have been eagerly anticipating the release of this book for quite some time. So you can imagine when it released Thanksgiving week, I quickly snatched it up at a local book store on Black Friday. Many of you may know that I work in retail, so after a crazy day, I was looking forward to coming home and escaping into The Future of Us, and escape is just what I did!
The Future of Us is told from two different perspectives, Josh and Emma. While this sort of story telling typically irritates me (generally because, for me anyways, mass confusion usually ensues) however that was not at all an issue here! The story flowed seamlessly without any confusion or hesitation.
This book was so entertaining to read. Growing up in the 90's I remember when the internet was new, caller ID had just come out, and the days of the first cell phones! Remember those HUGE ones that had an entire battery pack attached by a long chord? Do you even remember what people used before cell phones? Pagers, and a quarter to use the nearest pay phone. Ahhh those were the days!
Aside from the laugh out loud funny moments, and the fun entertainment, The Future of Us brought up some interesting questions. If you could find out what your life would be like 15 years in the future, would you? If you did, would you deliberately do things NOW to change what will happen later?
I'm not quite sure what I would do myself. But you can pick up a copy of The Future of Us and find out exactly what Josh and Emma would do!
The Future of Us is a hillariously amazing, 90's flashback with a twist! I loved this book so much that I didn't want it to end! I loved every minute of it right down to that very last page, and was sad when it ended!
Jay Asher and Caroly Mackler, two stunning authors on their own, worked well together and created one of my absolute favorite reads of the year! So make sure you pick up a copy, you won't regret it!
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed this book! I had it on my TBR but then I was hearing a lot of people say that it was disappointing so I wasn't gonna bother but now I'm putting it back on my list!
ReplyDeleteReally??? People thought it was disappointing? I honestly can't even imagine how. It's so good!
ReplyDeleteI was already interested in reading this, but "90's flashback" REALLY made it all the more interesting to me! Well, that's not the only thing, but it sure doesn't hurt. I was in my 20s during the 90's, so I can relate to remembering all those pre-technology times, lol.
ReplyDeleteKelly- haha you would LOVE it then! I was in my teens but it was still an incredible flashback. You are absolutely gonna LOVE it! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I like Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why but this one is... just not my thing I guess. I rate it 3/5.
ReplyDeleteaww! Books aren't always for everyone. I think the reason I loved this one so much was because it was a total 90's flashback of my childhood! haha
ReplyDeleteThis book has been my favorite read of 2012! I just recommended it today to a friend while we were waiting for our sons to finish baseball tryouts. She saw me re-reading The Hunger Games and we had a nice discussion of books. I mentioned this one to her and she made a note to look for it. Just a fun, fast read.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you I loved this book too. It really was like a breath of fresh air from the stuff that I had been reading previously. My review is up too if you want to check it out!
ReplyDelete~Paige @ Comfort Books
http://paigebradish1996.blogspot.com/
I really enjoyed this book! Not as much as you but it definitely made me laugh and think...what would I do if I knew what was going to happen 15 years from now? So cool. And i totally remember all that stuff about the '90's and was like - Waaaaiiittt....I HAD ONE OF THOSE!! ahaha! ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat review!! :D
Sierra @ Yearning to read.
www.yearningtoread.blogspot.com
I thought it was pretty good, but it wasn't one of my favorites. I think that's mostly due to the fact that Emma was so annoying at times. She refused to appreciate what she had.
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