A review by mmotleyu
Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King

3.0

Interesting book... still has me thinking about it. So much happening, maybe trying to cover too much? Glory is graduating high school and trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. Her photographer mother committed suicide when Glory was 4, and Glory and her dad have been stuck in neutral since that day. As Glory has her summer of self-discovery, she and her dad are able to move on. The magical realism element of suddenly seeing others' infinities and the peek into a dystopian future are strangely woven into this coming of age story. I liked each subplot, but I"m still left trying to wrap my head around how it all comes together. I love Glory's witty, sardonic voice (the teen narrator is always one of my favorite parts of any YA book). This is my first A.S. King book. From what little I've read, she is a polarizing author-- a critical favorite and mixed reviews by the regular folk. Happy to have been "forced" to read this as I am writing Battle questions for it.