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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
I don't normally read YA books but this one is so, so good. I love how much ethics play into this medical thriller.
What an incredible story...is very Sci-finction and it carries a great message about how much are we willing to do to save a love one…there were parts of the book when I would take one side and then the other…Yes that complicated I was!. I have this book on my “to-read” list for a while and I have to say I’m very happy I got the opportunity to read it. Is just not about some scientific story is also about teenage struggle, love, grief and control. If you like the Ugly series….you would devour The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Wow. I couldn't put this book down. I highly recommend. This book tackles difficult issues such as death, self preservation, and what makes us individuals. Amazing! I can't wait to read more from this author.
I read this when I was like in 7th grade so my memory is quite hazy. My distinctive memory about this book was probably the character development. Jenna was quite rude to her parents at first but then she changed after the prolonged accident. Additionally, it really reflected the theme "don't take everything you have for granted" and I was a sucker for that during middle school because I wanted to be quirky and wanted to remind myself to uphold various virtues so I won't take everything I have for granted. Honestly, I can't remember much but I remember I do enjoy reading this book and was probably the first book I rated 5 stars on!
Loved this, even though there were a few things I wondered about (not in a good way) by the end—what was the deal with Dane, why did Jenna never tell her parents about the hell of that purgatory place when she was destroying the computers, why didn’t they change her name to help hide her identity, etc. I was relieved when Jenna found out what she was halfway through, because if the whole of the book had been her revelation of being mostly artificial, that would have been disappointing. On the contrary, her revelation was only the beginning, and so many wonderful, difficult issues were raised. I didn’t expect the pro-science ending, but that only made me like it more.
An interesting story that asks the question “how far would you go for the ones you love?” I found the premise intriguing and it definitely got me thinking. I’m not sure if it was listening on audiobook, but I felt a little disconnected throughout and never really warmed to any of the characters. Still an interesting read.
There was an accident. That's all Jenna knows. And she only knows it because her parents have told her - since waking up from her coma, she has no memories of anything. She slowly tries to piece together her current life: learning about the people who say they are her parents, becoming comfortable in her home, getting used to walking again. Somewhere in this process, bits and snatches of her past begin to come back at the same time that Jenna tries to figure out who the new Jenna is.
I'm going to stop here and if you haven't read it and you like young adult books, I'd suggest going to your nearest public library or independent bookstore and reading it before reading any more of my review. I read it knowing nothing about it and really enjoyed the journey. While I was able to guess at some things - it still gripped me.
Okay. Wow, this book is a ride -. In a biotech future, Jenna Fox's world is a place where if we can imagine it, we can make it - but we can't always control the consequences. This book is so full of philosophical questions, it almost made my head hurt. What part of us is there that is truly our essence, which part is it that we can call human? Is there a time to stop the progress of medical technology or does everyone have a right to a long and full llife? OOHH I love the ethical discussions, much like Unwound by Neal Shusterman. Totally different plot, but similar questions.
So, I liked it a lot. Interesting characters. A poetic and purposeful writing style. So many things to think about.
I'm going to stop here and if you haven't read it and you like young adult books, I'd suggest going to your nearest public library or independent bookstore and reading it before reading any more of my review. I read it knowing nothing about it and really enjoyed the journey. While I was able to guess at some things - it still gripped me.
Okay. Wow, this book is a ride -. In a biotech future, Jenna Fox's world is a place where if we can imagine it, we can make it - but we can't always control the consequences. This book is so full of philosophical questions, it almost made my head hurt. What part of us is there that is truly our essence, which part is it that we can call human? Is there a time to stop the progress of medical technology or does everyone have a right to a long and full llife? OOHH I love the ethical discussions, much like Unwound by Neal Shusterman. Totally different plot, but similar questions.
So, I liked it a lot. Interesting characters. A poetic and purposeful writing style. So many things to think about.
This book was so different from what I have ever read. When I read that Jenna Fox got out of a coma and was trying to figure out what happened, I didn't expect to find out why she survived the crash and how she did. It was so oddly, but greatly put together. I had to keep reading and reading so I could find out everything. It made me want to keep reading and not put the book down. I want and still want to read the rest of the chronicles. This book is great!
A beautiful story... In fact, it would have made an excellent short story. Sadly, it dragged on and was a way too melodramatic for me. (Admittedly, I rarely read YA fiction, so maybe the traits I didn't like are just characteristic of the genre as a whole.)
I wanted to quit. I wanted to quit reading this book so badly, but I didn't. It went from page turner to eye roller and that is disappointing. At first I wanted to know what made the main character different, what were her parents doing to her, and what was happening to her. Then she went to school and we learn more about the medicine and the culture and the big secret was revealed a bit too quickly. After that there are one or two things revealed that her parents were doing, but the mystery wore off. What was left was a terrible version of soul searching mixed with a typical teenage love story. There are issues here that can be explored, but exploring them through the eyes of this girl didn't work for me. Her thoughts and feelings just seemed stupid, and I went from feeling for her situation to not liking her at all, and it was a startling transition. I went from understanding the grandmother a little to not understanding why she was so rude, to just finding her strange. Pretty much everything in the last section of the novel felt out of place and fragmented, and every character turned unlikable to me. This definitely went from a pleasure to a chore, and adds to my dislike of most teenage love stories.