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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
4.0
I don't know what came over me today. While reading the last book I really wanted to finish this week I noticed I had quite a few hours of time left. So, all of a sudden I decided that I wanted to read an extra paperback. However, the font of the book couldn't be too small and the amount of pages couldn't be too high. Not an easy task. I eventually did stumble upon this book though and it was surprisingly enough perfect!
This is sci-fi as I want my sci-fi to be. In this case we're not traveling to another world. We're simply traveling to a possible future of this world. We currently see how fast science develops cures and medicines and we can only imagine where this would end. Which is where this book comes in. How far can we go to save the people we love? What can we replace in a human's body and mind before they're no longer human?
In a way this book is very thought provoking. It's dealing with the questions above, but it's also forcing you to think about identity, humanity and science in general. At the moment those questions seem easy to answer but there will come a moment where we might no longer be so sure about our answers. And I can imagine that this development, and especially how fast we get there, is both exciting and scary.
However, even though the focus is on the science, the heart of the book is very human and realistic. In a way we also simply see a human girl, waking up after a coma without any memories. Slowly she's rediscovering who she is, but also who she wants to be and can be. We understand her anger and her fear and her sadness. We see her struggling with what her parents have done and what that means for her and her future. And I really started caring about her.
I can't wait to read the sequel!
This is sci-fi as I want my sci-fi to be. In this case we're not traveling to another world. We're simply traveling to a possible future of this world. We currently see how fast science develops cures and medicines and we can only imagine where this would end. Which is where this book comes in. How far can we go to save the people we love? What can we replace in a human's body and mind before they're no longer human?
In a way this book is very thought provoking. It's dealing with the questions above, but it's also forcing you to think about identity, humanity and science in general. At the moment those questions seem easy to answer but there will come a moment where we might no longer be so sure about our answers. And I can imagine that this development, and especially how fast we get there, is both exciting and scary.
However, even though the focus is on the science, the heart of the book is very human and realistic. In a way we also simply see a human girl, waking up after a coma without any memories. Slowly she's rediscovering who she is, but also who she wants to be and can be. We understand her anger and her fear and her sadness. We see her struggling with what her parents have done and what that means for her and her future. And I really started caring about her.
I can't wait to read the sequel!