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3.54 AVERAGE
I thought this book was amazing!!!!! Jenna is seemingly having a war withen herself, but the outcome was spectacular! I loved it! Great read, I recommend it to anyone who doesn't care too much if there is action of adventure.
Jenna Fox has just awoken from a year long coma and she doesn't remember anything. Not her family, not her friends, not even the accident that put her in the coma; her entire life is a mystery. Her mother and father seem to act strange around her, and the grandmother she once adored hardly gives her a second glance.
As Jenna begins to watch the home movies, lovingly recorded by her family covering every year of her existence, she begins to remember her pass but she also discovers things about her future.
The tag line: How far would you go to save someone you love?
This book is a really quick read, I finished it on the plane to Florida last week so 2.5 hours. It was a lot of fun trying to figure out the puzzle of Jenna's story and even though I pretty much knew her secret after the first few chapters, I still wasn't sure where it was going to end up.
A perfect beach read and even better for a book discussion group, especially a parent & tween/teen discussion...(yes, I'm already plotting a program).
Originally posted on orangerful.vox.com
As Jenna begins to watch the home movies, lovingly recorded by her family covering every year of her existence, she begins to remember her pass but she also discovers things about her future.
The tag line: How far would you go to save someone you love?
This book is a really quick read, I finished it on the plane to Florida last week so 2.5 hours. It was a lot of fun trying to figure out the puzzle of Jenna's story and even though I pretty much knew her secret after the first few chapters, I still wasn't sure where it was going to end up.
A perfect beach read and even better for a book discussion group, especially a parent & tween/teen discussion...(yes, I'm already plotting a program).
Originally posted on orangerful.vox.com
There's just one word to describe this book: Boring.
I had a lot of hope and genuinely tought that this was going to be a great book. Amnesia? Check. A technological advanced future? Check. A pretty cover and a great book trailer? Check and check. Let's just said that this disappointed me a lot. I believe that it could have been a great book but it just fell flat.
My main issue with it was the world building and the fact that it was non-existent. It did not feel at all like a probable future, except for a couple offhanded mentions to certain things like a huge destructive earthquake and technological advances. It lacked a lot and the plot relayed heavily on this and that's why I believed it failed.
Then there's Jenna. At first I could understand why she was the way she was, waking up with no memories and in very suspicious circumstances might do that to you but as she started to socialize more and more it just felt like she was a very boring and dull character that lacked motivation. And don't get me started on the love plot, so sudden and lacking passion, I really couldn't believe that it was happening, almost insta love.
And the fact that the plot got pushed aside for both the love plot and Jenna's annoying and constant inner thoughts killed it for me. The truth should have caused more controversy and shcok in universe. Instead we get a super happy ending that skipped the repercussions of that important plot point.
Utterly disappointed. 1.5/5.
I had a lot of hope and genuinely tought that this was going to be a great book. Amnesia? Check. A technological advanced future? Check. A pretty cover and a great book trailer? Check and check. Let's just said that this disappointed me a lot. I believe that it could have been a great book but it just fell flat.
My main issue with it was the world building and the fact that it was non-existent. It did not feel at all like a probable future, except for a couple offhanded mentions to certain things like a huge destructive earthquake and technological advances. It lacked a lot and the plot relayed heavily on this and that's why I believed it failed.
Then there's Jenna. At first I could understand why she was the way she was, waking up with no memories and in very suspicious circumstances might do that to you but as she started to socialize more and more it just felt like she was a very boring and dull character that lacked motivation. And don't get me started on the love plot, so sudden and lacking passion, I really couldn't believe that it was happening, almost insta love.
And the fact that the plot got pushed aside for both the love plot and Jenna's annoying and constant inner thoughts killed it for me. The truth
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that Jenna actually almost died and was almost completely a synthetic person that shouldn't existUtterly disappointed. 1.5/5.
Read this book if you like: Science-fiction, memory loss, self-discovery
I found the narrative style a little distracting at the beginning but learned that it was appropriate for the main character.
Interesting read. (Also, easy enough for me to finish in 90 minutes or so.)
I found the narrative style a little distracting at the beginning but learned that it was appropriate for the main character.
Interesting read. (Also, easy enough for me to finish in 90 minutes or so.)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox was a very unique story and I daresay I enjoyed every page of it. The story is set in the future, although it’s not entirely clear how far into the future, but a future where medicine and science have evolved.
Jenna Fox has just awakened from an eighteenth month coma that she suffered after an accident nearly claimed her life. Jenna has no memories of her past. She does not remember who she was, her parents, friends and she even has a hard time remembering the meaning is simple words. As she begins to learn things about herself she begins to realize that her parents are hiding something from her and she begins to question the world around her, including her humanity. As she digs deeper into her mind for memories or answers she begins to uncover the lies her parents have told her and the secrets that surround her recovery from the accident. The things she uncovers threaten her parents, the lives of the people involved, and her own freedom.
This was a very unique story. I honestly had hoped for a better ending. The ending itself wasn’t bad but considering that there are two follow up books I was hoping for a bit of a cliff hanger. One thing that really bothered me was the fact that the author never truly explained what was wrong with Dane. It was never explained who broke into Mr. Bender’s house. Granted, as the reader you were lead to believe that it might have been Dane, but it was never explained why he did it, or if he really did it. I’m a strong believer that if a certain event doesn’t contribute to the story then it shouldn’t be included. Mr. Bender’s garage getting vandalized contributed nothing to the story. I know that this was when Jenna saw her father’s car and she placed the pieces together, but she had enough interaction with Mr. Bender for her to have pieced things together without the break-in scene. I was also bothered with the epilogue. If things had gone differently I might have loved this book, now I all I can say is that it was good not excellent. Am I in a hurry to read the sequels? No.
Jenna Fox has just awakened from an eighteenth month coma that she suffered after an accident nearly claimed her life. Jenna has no memories of her past. She does not remember who she was, her parents, friends and she even has a hard time remembering the meaning is simple words. As she begins to learn things about herself she begins to realize that her parents are hiding something from her and she begins to question the world around her, including her humanity. As she digs deeper into her mind for memories or answers she begins to uncover the lies her parents have told her and the secrets that surround her recovery from the accident. The things she uncovers threaten her parents, the lives of the people involved, and her own freedom.
This was a very unique story. I honestly had hoped for a better ending. The ending itself wasn’t bad but considering that there are two follow up books I was hoping for a bit of a cliff hanger.
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I was surprised to see that Allys’s parents went to Jenna’s parents for help when their daughter was dying. Allys was completely against what Jenna’s dad had done and had plead her parents to report them but at that point in the book the reader gets to see that no matter how unethical Allys’s parents might have thought the procedure was, they would do anything to save their daughter as Jenna’s parents had once done. I honestly thought that they would report them to the government and I thought that the second book would be the story of what happened after they were turned into the authorities. I also thought that Simmons, the man who took a picture of Jenna, was a reporter and that the story of Jenna’s survival would explode all over the news. Maybe I’ve read too many fiction/adventure books but all those little things could have led to really exiting sequel.Spoiler
Two hundred and sixty years later?! I wish I had known what happened after people found out about Jenna and I wish I had known how Allys took the news of her parents breaking the law for her. I really liked the story and it was heading in a really good directions but then the photographer turned out to be part of Jenna’s security, Allys’s parents decided not to report them to the authorities, the author never explained what was wrong with Dane nor why he was even relevant to the story, and we never got read what happened with Locke and Kara’s parents or the possible criminal action against Jenna as a result of the accident…
This is another case of ridiculously high expectations for a book. I need to stop having those. This is a very good book and it can’t really be blamed for not being the Best Book Ever that I thought it would be. Jenna Fox knows a thing or two about expectations of perfection that do nothing but create disappointment and frustration where there should be only happiness. I should learn from Jenna Fox.
From all my GR review reading, I managed to avoid spoilers on why Jenna doesn’t remember her life before. And then the two sentence library blurb managed to indicate enough that I pretty much knew. Darn you, library blurb! This is the kind of book where you WANT to be kept guessing until the reveal.
Anyway, I liked the book. Even being spoiled I enjoyed the confusion and mystery Jenna experienced trying to piece together her life and identity. I liked Jenna; she had a lot to get through but she did it with strength and intelligence. Besides Jenna, the grandmother was definitely the best character. I loved her and her complexity, even when she was being coldly cruel to Jenna for reasons Jenna couldn’t yet understand.
The love story was entirely superfluous and I think it would’ve been a much better story if it had been (1) cut or (2) deepened. The love interest was just so dull and the story really wasn’t about Jenna’s love life. It was about Jenna and who she was. Also, the sociopath next door (Jenna’s classmate who was dangerous and lived in the neighborhood)? I get that he was there as Jenna’s foil, but like the boyfriend he was kind of a prop. He’s a sociopath! Have him do something more than trashing a house! At least have him put Jenna’s life/future in danger. The sociopath’s purpose would’ve been served by Jenna reading/watching a news story about a serial killer or other Bad Guy and reflecting on that.
Also, the epilogue was horrible. Besides the extraneous characters, it was a very lovely story up until then but with the epilogue suddenly the book made no sense. I can’t believe it was included. It had enough ideas/issues to explore that it could fill a whole book but it’s breezed through in three pages.
My gripes about the epilogue are:
From all my GR review reading, I managed to avoid spoilers on why Jenna doesn’t remember her life before. And then the two sentence library blurb managed to indicate enough that I pretty much knew. Darn you, library blurb! This is the kind of book where you WANT to be kept guessing until the reveal.
Anyway, I liked the book. Even being spoiled I enjoyed the confusion and mystery Jenna experienced trying to piece together her life and identity. I liked Jenna; she had a lot to get through but she did it with strength and intelligence. Besides Jenna, the grandmother was definitely the best character. I loved her and her complexity, even when she was being coldly cruel to Jenna for reasons Jenna couldn’t yet understand.
The love story was entirely superfluous and I think it would’ve been a much better story if it had been (1) cut or (2) deepened. The love interest was just so dull and the story really wasn’t about Jenna’s love life. It was about Jenna and who she was. Also, the sociopath next door (Jenna’s classmate who was dangerous and lived in the neighborhood)? I get that he was there as Jenna’s foil, but like the boyfriend he was kind of a prop. He’s a sociopath! Have him do something more than trashing a house! At least have him put Jenna’s life/future in danger. The sociopath’s purpose would’ve been served by Jenna reading/watching a news story about a serial killer or other Bad Guy and reflecting on that.
Also, the epilogue was horrible. Besides the extraneous characters, it was a very lovely story up until then but with the epilogue suddenly the book made no sense. I can’t believe it was included. It had enough ideas/issues to explore that it could fill a whole book but it’s breezed through in three pages.
My gripes about the epilogue are:
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Jenna and her friend are practically immortal but the government puts an expiration date in for future surgeries. You really think that with known immortality (or at least far extended lifespans) possible, people wouldn’t take advantage of that? Jenna’s proof that people are willing to break the law for medical miracles and I guarantee you a bunch of rich folks would do just that. That’s a Pandora’s Box that cannot be closed by government regulations. And Jenna waits to have a child after her husband is dead? Why? Why deny her husband a child so she can raise it on her own? Jenna plans to expire herself when her daughter reaches a certain age. Wouldn’t it be nice if, I dunno, the child had a father that could age with her? And also, the whole fact that Jenna doesn’t age but her husband does is a BIG DEAL. That is an ISSUE in a relationship, as anyone who has seen Highlander or Buffy or any other production dealing with immortality EVER will know. No one is uncomfortable when her husband looks like her grandpa?
Takes place in the distant future. Who and exactly what is Jenna Fox? It was good, but I got a little tired of it. It was a bit predictable, but Jenna annoyed me a little bit.
incredible
it was really well written
the future IS SCARY
it was really well written
the future IS SCARY