Mary E. Pearson
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| Title | : | The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Mary E. Pearson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 266 pages |
| Published | : | April 29th 2008 by Henry Holt and Co. |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fiction. Teen. Fantasy. Mystery |
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Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a coma, they tell her, and she is still recovering from a terrible accident in which she was involved a year ago. But what happened before that? Jenna doesn't remember her life. Or does she? And are the memories really hers? This fascinating novel represents a stunning new direction for acclaimed author Mary Pearson. Set in a near future America, it takes readers on an unforgettable journey through questions of bio-medical ethics and the nature of humanity. Mary Pearson's vividly drawn characters and masterful writing soar to a new level of sophistication.Identify Books To The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles #1)
| Original Title: | The Adoration of Jenna Fox |
| ISBN: | 0805076689 (ISBN13: 9780805076684) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.whoisjennafox.com/ |
| Series: | Jenna Fox Chronicles #1 |
| Characters: | Matthew Fox, Ethan, Jenna Fox, Claire Fox, Allys, Dane, Clayton Bender, Locke Jenkins, Kara Manning |
| Literary Awards: | SCBWI Golden Kite Award Nominee for Fiction (2009), South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult Book Award (2010), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2010), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2010), Iowa High School Book Award Nominee (2011) California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (2011), Andre Norton Award Nominee (2008), Missouri Truman Readers Award Nominee (2011) |
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These thoughts are mine and no one else's. They exist nowhere else in the universe but within me. When is a cell finally to small to hold our essence?These are just a few of the musings of the adored Jenna Fox. I personally loved the "gray" pages and think that they beautifully represent the most inner workings of the human mind.Don't read to much about this book though. It is so much better to have no idea what's coming in the storyline. I love books like this where you never would have guessedThe Adoration of Jenna Fox fits nicely into a science fiction/medical category that includes films like Gattaca or books like Starters. As medicine advances, ethical questions begin to develop about treatment, life and death and humanity needs to answer them. But, one thing that remains the same throughout all of these technical changes, is the power of the love that parents have for their child.Even now, people sign do not resuscitate orders so that medicine won't keep them in a vegetative
UPDATE 2017: I definitely liked this book more the second time round!I really don't know what to think of this one. I liked the philosophical aspects but I regret to admit I forced my way through the vast majority of this book.Spoilers (perhaps)I really liked all the ideas of keeping one's soul in a box and then reconstructing their body, thus bringing them back to life. The science behind that whole process was very well thought of. But I felt Jenna's discovery dragged a bit. The whole
I really enjoyed this book. It's thought-provoking yet simple and straight to the point. Just read the synopsis for book 2 and ahh, I can't wait to read it. I only docked it to 4-stars because the pacing was a bit slow in the middle. Otherwise, a great read I recommend!
I confess, my reason for reading this novel was not very noble. When I added The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer to my TBR, a couple of astute friends informed me that this book's synopsis sounded strikingly similar to that of The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Naturally, I couldn't stay away from a possible rip-off controversy (I already have The Hunger Games/Battle Royale, The Giver/Matched, Twilight/Hush, Hush/Evermore "research" covered.) The jury is still out on The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, but I found
"The accident was over a year ago. I've been awake for two weeks. Over a year has vanished. I've gone from sixteen to seventeen. A second woman has been elected president. A twelfth planet has been named in the solar system. The last wild polar bear has died. Headline news that couldn't stir me. I slept through it all." Seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox can't remember who she is. For the last year and a half she's been in a perpetual state of vegetation, and upon waking she can remember nothing from
Im having a hard time summing this book up into a tidy little paragraph because it has a little of everything. The story is set in the not-too-distant future and, as the summary says, follows Jenna Fox who has just awoken from a coma. But its also so much more then that. This book makes you stop and think about what it is that makes us who we are and if our humanity is limited by the cells in our body. It also takes a deep look at family and how perspective can make all the difference.I have to
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