Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The Future Of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

The Future Of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
Released: November 21st 2011
Publisher: Razorbill
Page Amount: 356, US Hardcover Edition
Source: Library

"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."

-Information from Goodreads.com

My Thoughts:
What would you do if you came across Facebook in 1996, fifteen years before its invented. This is what takes place for our two main characters Emma and Josh. When Emma gets a new computer, Josh brings over his AOL CD-Rom for Emma to download onto her computer. The first that happens is Facebook comes up. They discover their futures. But whiling knowing what will be fifteen years down the road. Makes them iffy about the present and the choices they make.


I really loved what Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler did with mixing the future and taking it back to before it ever came to be.

I was wrapped up in this book. Loved the 90s references.

5/5 stars, Happy Reading, Ashley

1 comment:

  1. Really loved this one, yeah it was an interesting plot to the story. You're welcome, glad you liked my review. And thank you for the comments.

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