the adoration of jenna fox by mary e pearson

Now, I, like the reviewers at SLJ, Publishers Weekly, The Horn Book, etc., and my colleague Other Paula, who recommended it to me, enjoyed this book. # a meditation on choices nearly as profound as Walden, which it frequently quotesĪnd I think it is, very subtly, a pro-life statement. # a medical thriller, fully as suspenseful as early Robin Cook

# a coming-of-age novel for people who eschew the touchy-feely (me!) * a young adult speculative fiction novel for girls who don't like science fiction The adoration of Jenna Fox is many things. Jenna's 'secret' is easy enough to uncover, but the sophisticated moral questions raised in this book kept me glued to it until the very end. It is a very self-reflective story that examines medical ethics, free will and what it means to be human. 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 that A Long, Long Sleep had a fairly strong resemblance to The Adoration of Jenna Fox.īoth set in a vaguely defined future, both involve teen girls who upon waking up after a long period of unconsciousness have to piece their pasts together, both have dangerously overbearing parents as major story players.īut I liked The Adoration of Jenna Fox more.

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. I confess, my reason for reading this novel was not very noble.

The adoration of jenna fox by mary e pearson