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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
mysterious
Maybe a 3.5?
I love the concept, but the characters and the relationships between them felt really flat and there were some characters who were just dismissed as "bad" without any explanation or backstory whatsoever. Also, very predictable.
I love the concept, but the characters and the relationships between them felt really flat and there were some characters who were just dismissed as "bad" without any explanation or backstory whatsoever. Also, very predictable.
Jenna Fox doesn't know her parents. She doesn't know if she has friends. When she wakes up after a year long coma she has to relearn everything. But some things come back to her quickly like words and walking but her memories come slowly. And everyday it is revealed that she doesn't know who Jenna Fox is.
I have heard so many great things about this book. They were all true. I'm surprised it took me so long to read this. When I finally did pick it up and start reading I was done with it in 11 hours. There is no other way to read it except in one sitting.
Jenna's story grips you from the very first page. You learn about her as she learns about herself. The story is horrifying and beautiful. How far would a person go? Where do you draw they line between saving someone and completely recreating someone? These are all questions this book makes you ask. It makes you think.
This is a sad story. Sometimes I was even disgusted at the actions of Jenna's parents but other times I could sympathize with them. It's also full of hope and betrayal and love. How can it be all these things at once? Mary E. Pearson has written a novel that our children will be reading. Our children's children will be reading. It's a classic. Read it please!
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I have heard so many great things about this book. They were all true. I'm surprised it took me so long to read this. When I finally did pick it up and start reading I was done with it in 11 hours. There is no other way to read it except in one sitting.
Jenna's story grips you from the very first page. You learn about her as she learns about herself. The story is horrifying and beautiful. How far would a person go? Where do you draw they line between saving someone and completely recreating someone? These are all questions this book makes you ask. It makes you think.
This is a sad story. Sometimes I was even disgusted at the actions of Jenna's parents but other times I could sympathize with them. It's also full of hope and betrayal and love. How can it be all these things at once? Mary E. Pearson has written a novel that our children will be reading. Our children's children will be reading. It's a classic. Read it please!
http://www.pureimaginationblog.com/
There are not enough words to describe how much I loved this novel. When I read the synopsis, I thought it would be like [b:Skinned|2791536|Skinned (Skinned, #1)|Robin Wasserman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255601050s/2791536.jpg|2817307]. They're both about teenage girls living in a Dystopian world who had "accidents". But this was so much more. Maybe it's because this book isn't part of a trilogy & I know that every word thats written will be the last. I won't hear more about the characters when I close this book. It will be done. Finished. I felt so much empathy for Jenna, stuck in a body she didn't know how to use. There's been alot of emphasis on other peoples emotions in this novel & Jenna almost always felt like an outcast. Of course she did. She had to learn how to live again, how to even feel emotions & what those emotions meant. And what's so wonderful is that she became more. She became a Jenna Fox that Jenna Fox would never have even dreamed of being before the accident. She became a better Jenna Fox. She lost so much but gained herself in the bargain. Overall, this is a novel about what a parent will do to save their child & the repercussions of that action. I was very sad to see this story end. But as Jenna said, Everyone has to die eventually.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox is a good thought provoking read that brings up the question of what it means to be alive, to be human, and who has the right to decide. It sort of reminded me of I Robot in that aspect.
There are sequels to this, but I found this to be a really good stand-alone and probably will not read them.
There are sequels to this, but I found this to be a really good stand-alone and probably will not read them.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
It was an emotional rollercoaster- I do feel like this book was more of a prequel to the next book after reading Fox Inheritance but it was a nice little emotional teen mystery sci-fi? It was giving me Host by Stephanie Myers’s vibes which was nice.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a 3.5 but then the ending pushed it to a 4. I have read several ya dystopia series but this one was the most unique. I predicted some of it but it's a true coming of age story from an interesting perspective that I found hard to put down once it got going.... I saw there are more but you don't need to read the other books if this one is satisfying to you!
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very thought-provoking sci-fi type novel that is sure to create two 'camps' of opinion on the protagonist's situation, especially the ending. Identity, medical ethics, spirituality, government control, and other issues abound. I don't want to spoil this one - it unfolds at a great pace, as you discover right along with Jenna the truth of her situation. I liked almost all of the characters - well drawn. I didn't, however, know what to make of Dane, and wasn't sure why he was there.
A not to miss book, imho.
A not to miss book, imho.