The Future of Us

May 18, 2012 Cory rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: No one

Shelves: contemporary, science-fiction, fantasy, young-adult

I didn't think it was possible, but Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler managed to fuck up one of the best ideas of 2011.

It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet.

Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM.

Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future.

Everybody wonders what their Destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.
How do you fuck up an epic i...more

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Jan 14, 2012 Meg ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books, favs, z-2011-reads

Emma and Josh get their first AOL disc in 1996, and once they log on, they are somehow able to login to Facebook. They can see their future on their Facebook pages and change the future simply by changing small things they do in their current lives.

When I first read the synopsis I thought this was an extremely unique and fun plot. I still do. Then they move into the actual butterfly effect aspect and things just seem silly. Can your whole world change just because you spill some water on the gr...more

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Jan 10, 2012 Giselle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, own

Logging on to your future Facebook account, 15 years ago? Now that would have been interesting! This is what happens to Josh and Emma after Emma gets her first computer in 1996.

Growing up in the 90s, I got a real nostalgic feeling while reading this. Talk of Walkmans, VCRs and scrunchies was simply amusing. I did feel there were a few unnecessary parts thrown in only to add more '90s detail, but they worked to dig up old memories. It's not a deep, emotional read like Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why...more

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Dec 05, 2011 Krista (One Love) (Critical) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: boring, flat-characters, heroine-acts-like-toddler, heroine-i-hate, heroine-doesn-t-love-hero, heroine-i-wanna-slap, heroine-is-a-villain, heroine-pathetic-weakling, heroine-selfish-uncaring, heroine-tstl, own-ab, p-o-s, punch-an-author, stupid-pointless, sucky-characters, wall-banger, ya, wished-death-on-heroine

The hypocrisy in this book is absolutely immeasurable. Emma dates guys based on how hot she thinks they are, or how good their hair looks. She does not care a single ounce, nor even LIKE the guys she dates. She simply dates them so she can have a boyfriend and doesn't once consider their feelings. Does her bff Kellen condone her for this? No. Does Kellen even acknowledge this? No. And yet when Josh agrees to ONE date with Sydney, Kellen is all on his butt telling him he's a jerk for accepting wh...more The hypocrisy in this book is absolutely immeasurable. Emma dates guys based on how hot she thinks they are, or how good their hair looks. She does not care a single ounce, nor even LIKE the guys she dates. She simply dates them so she can have a boyfriend and doesn't once consider their feelings. Does her bff Kellen condone her for this? No. Does Kellen even acknowledge this? No. And yet when Josh agrees to ONE date with Sydney, Kellen is all on his butt telling him he's a jerk for accepting when he doesn't even know if he likes her and that no girl deserves to be hurt like that.

In Kellen's world:

1. It's okay for girls to use guys.
2. It's not okay for guys to use girls.
3. You're already supposed to be in love w/ someone before your first real date.
4. A guy should wait around and date no one while the girl he likes dates the whole world without a thought to his feelings.

Emma goes off to frolic with Cody. Does Kellen get angry at her for this? No. She just worries about her. But Josh is not allowed to date people, even though Emma has already rejected him. What the heck?

Emma kisses Josh in order to change her future. She does this KNOWING that Josh has a crush on her, and does not care that she's playing with his feelings. Does she apologize for this? No. Guess what? JOSH apologizes to her for calling her on her bullsh*t, and it's made out like HE was the bad-guy in the situation. How this was co-written by a man I'll never know. I'm hoping he had no say in the lady's half of the story because otherwise he's down on his own gender, which is just sad.

Emma is just so freaking annoying. She shows no development. The book and authors seem to think her behavior is okay. I was praying for Josh to move on from her. But no. She actually decides to break up with her boyfriend because he got a hair-cut, and she thinks to herself that the only reason she dated him was because he had nice hair. She's shallow and utterly unlikable, but she gets away with it because of her gender.

But really, what does it matter? The characters are all so fake and flat, it's difficult to care. Josh is utterly static, even moreso than Emma. Emma ALMOST learns something, but Josh is just...nothing. Emma realizes that she has POSSIBLY made mistakes--but not of course toward Josh, whose feelings she never ONCE considers throughout this whole novel because she was too busy dwelling on herself and throwing self-pity parties like a pathetic little whiny loser with no life. Josh learns nothing, develops not at all, and is just there to aid Emma in her supposed learning quest that never actually occurs. (less)

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Sep 09, 2011 Alexa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, early-reviewers, young-adult, 2011-reads, own

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I'm really surprised at how much I loved The Future of Us! Looking at other reviews and ratings on here and LibraryThing made me a bit wary, but I'm so glad I gave this book a chance! The book alternated between the POVs of Emma and Josh, who have been best friends since they were little kids. I really liked them both! Emma was a caring and good person, but she did come off...more

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Feb 18, 2012 Joel rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: the Disney Channel

Shelves: 2012, time-travels, ya, audiobooks

Like youth, it would see, time travel is wasted on the young. How else to explain the idiotic uses the teenage simpletons in The Future of Us find for the gift of a glimpse into the future?

If, in 1996, you were given a window of the year 2011 via a magical link to your Facebook profile, would you, A) search as many profiles as you could to find out what happens in the worlds of politics and finance in order to ensure your financial future, B) seek out information on friends and family not only...more Like youth, it would see, time travel is wasted on the young. How else to explain the idiotic uses the teenage simpletons in The Future of Us find for the gift of a glimpse into the future?

If, in 1996, you were given a window of the year 2011 via a magical link to your Facebook profile, would you, A) search as many profiles as you could to find out what happens in the worlds of politics and finance in order to ensure your financial future, B) seek out information on friends and family not only to satisfy your curiosity about what is going to happen to all of them, but to discover if they have any tragedies looming in their futures that you could help prevent, or C) look at nothing beyond your own profile and relationship status and obsess about it endlessly while showing just about zero interest in why and how you have managed to access an internet wormhole into the future or anyone other than your own stupid self?

The Future of Us takes a fun -- if slightly Adam Sandler-ish -- concept and does absolutely nothing interesting with it. It is, in fact, the opposite of interesting, in that it is monumentally dull and insipid. Sorry, I know. Young adult novel. Maybe if I was 14, I would find nothing more fascinating than reading about unrequited love between two teenaged friends. Then again, if I wanted to read that, there was always my ~~diary~~ journal.

So here we have a story told in alternating chapters by two insufferable narrators: Josh is a sad sack who has never gotten over his failed attempt to turn his friendship with best buddy Emma into that ever elusive "more." Emma is a BOYS BOYS BOYS I LOVE BOYS WHICH BOY IS CUTEST? Oops, sorry. Don't know what happened there.

After a run-of-the-mill AOL CD (but the first of many, many irritating "OMG THE '90S!" moments) mysteriously connects her to Facebook, Emma discovers that in 15 years she will be BOYS BOYS BOYS. God. That is annoying. In 15 years she will be trapped in a loveless marriage. Maybe -- she is really reading a lot into innocuous status updates like "Went to hubby's favorite restaurant last night." (WHY AREN'T WE GOING TO MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT CLEARLY I AM A FEW HOURS AWAY FROM DROWNING THE KIDS IN THE BATHTUB AND SETTING MYSELF ON FIRE). Distraught, she shares her secret with Josh, whose own profile reveals that he eventually marries the hottest girl in school; he immediately gets a boner that doesn't go down for the rest of the book. From there, the plot involves Emma constantly trying to "fix" her future via nonsensical butterfly-wing-flapping type cause-and-effect manipulations, even as Josh tries to maintain the status quo while holding a book over his crotch and trying to convince himself he is so totally over Emma (RUN RUN AWAY NOW). I assume you have guessed how it ends from reading this paragraph.

Ignoring the fact that the setup is so half-assed (come on, you don't want to even attempt to justify the Facebook thing? The CD wasn't discovered in a mysterious disappearing Radio Shack? Don Knotts didn't provide tech support?), the vaguely amusing concepts at its core are wasted on the two dullest, least inquisitive and most narcissistic teenagers imaginable ("Ha ha," you say, "that is all teenagers!" then adding, "Ow, stop punching me in the face!"). Seriously, after spending several hundred pages doing nothing but reading their own status updates, they make a pact to not look at anything else on the site because... because... because the co-authors didn't want to put that much effort into exploring their premise, I guess.

Anyway, that's all beside the point, because what really annoyed me about this one is how self-satisfied it is. Clearly after coming up with the idea, the authors were content to build the entire plot around winking at the audience, as such: remember 1996? Remember how we didn't have DSL or smartphones or google or social networking? WASN'T THAT WEIRD? This is accomplished through constant cheesy '90s references, littered with brand names and awkward cultural signposts. There are a lot of sentences like, "I strapped on my ROLLERBLADES® and slipped the new DAVE MATTHEWS® CD® into my DISCMAN®" Or characters have conversations like the following (loosely paraphrased but not at all exaggerated):

PERSON A: I have no problem with gay people. My dad and I love Ellen DeGeneres, and he thinks she's gay.
PERSON B: Ellen DeGeneres isn't gay!

Or like when someone goes, more or less, "It's like Vice President Gore was saying the other day, the World Wide Web will be a gateway to blah blah blah." Yeah, teens in the '90s LOVED quoting the vice president! My friends and I couldn't stop! Screw The Simpsons; we'd have Al Gore quote-offs every day at lunch! (Confidential to Al Gore: No offense. You were pretty boring for a decade or so there.)

And that's not even getting into the constant mistakes with the timeframe, like repeated awkward mentions of fancy new DVD technology a year before it was even test-marketed, let alone widely available at rental stores (they didn't even bother to look up when Wayne's World came out on DVD! WHY BOTHER IF YOU AREN'T GOING TO AT LEAST GOOGLE IT ARGH).

Also, no one said "baby bump" in 1996. They just didn't.(less)

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Dec 31, 2011 Kristi (The Story Siren) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bea-2011, own-arc

Honestly if a book has Jay Asher’s name on it, I’m going to read it. (And it’s about damn time there is another one with his name on it.) I hadn’t read anything by Carolyn but I’ve always heard good things about her books, so I knew this was going to be good. And it was. I had a overdose of 90′s nostalgia while reading this thing, it was comical in that regard. It’s strange to think how far we’ve come in that short that time. I loved that I thought I had this story figured out, I just knew the w...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Sandra Howard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cover-love, favorites, scifi

If there was a device or a program that would let you give a preview of what your life would be 15 years from now, would you try it out?
Would you really like to know how life has turned out for you and the people around you?
When you find out that your life after 15 years sucks, would you try and change it in your present time?

Josh's mom told him to bring the AOL CD they received to Emma's place because she recently received her new PC.
They installed it.
Emma made her email address and then a myst...more

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Sep 03, 2011 Wendy rated it 3 of 5 stars

A funny time-capsule of a book, already dated before it's even officially released. The authors are certainly aware of the time-sensitive nature of the project, so they don't even make an attempt at timelessness or at not setting it in any particular timeframe. This is good, but I think that even in five years some of it will simply not make sense to young readers. Facebook and the internet are going to change that much.

The 1996 setting is overdone in places, with too many cultural references (I...more A funny time-capsule of a book, already dated before it's even officially released. The authors are certainly aware of the time-sensitive nature of the project, so they don't even make an attempt at timelessness or at not setting it in any particular timeframe. This is good, but I think that even in five years some of it will simply not make sense to young readers. Facebook and the internet are going to change that much.

The 1996 setting is overdone in places, with too many cultural references (I strapped my Discman to my arm with Velcro, that kind of thing), but either I got used to it or the authors let it go after a while. I'm the same age as the characters and for the most part everything seemed authentic, though Emma is more of a "now" name than a "then" name. But I'm pretty sure they missed the boat in one place, and it's kind of an obvious boat--there are a few references to DVDs being a new format. I don't think DVDs were around in 1996, certainly not enough to be used and talked about. The video stores weren't yet replacing videos with DVDs, in my recollection. A quick google search shows that apparently Evita was the first movie released on DVD, and that didn't come out in the theater until the end of 1996. Maybe someone will catch this in the ARC if it's not too late, because the references could be removed easily.

The facebook status updates from the thirtysomethings are a little stilted, I thought. And the teen readers may have zero interest in them... yeah, they're a lot like the status updates MY friends write, but they may seem funny to teenagers. But one of my favorite things is when Emma freaks out that she must be insane in the future, because only a crazy person would write that kind of stuff for the whole Internet to read.

I did keep having to let go of one thing, because really, there wouldn't have been any way around it if they were trying for veracity. Can you IMAGINE how long it would have taken to load facebook pages with a 1996 dial-up Internet connection?(less)

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Nov 15, 2011 Laura Newcombe rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: most-anticipated, best-titles, for-review, high-expectations, in-my-bookshelf, memorable-covers, inspirations-what-you-are-to-me, bring-forth-the-hype, watch-the-sexual-tension-hover, favorites, covers-that-make-you-go-oohhh, nommy-nommy-boys, i-own, 2011-reads, arc, signed

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Collaborations always seem like such a cool idea, but when put pen to paper, the idea can become…not-so cool. Conflicting ideas and different writing styles are frequent culprits of a collaboration gone wrong: but not here. Asher and Mackler have teamed up to create an absolute wonder that is sure to be one of the most talked about young adult books of the year. But isn’t that what happens when you combine two outstanding authors? It’s a formu...more Check out A Work of Fiction for more YA book reviews.

Collaborations always seem like such a cool idea, but when put pen to paper, the idea can become…not-so cool. Conflicting ideas and different writing styles are frequent culprits of a collaboration gone wrong: but not here. Asher and Mackler have teamed up to create an absolute wonder that is sure to be one of the most talked about young adult books of the year. But isn’t that what happens when you combine two outstanding authors? It’s a formula that’s pretty straightforward and a guaranteed sure-fire hit (amazing authors + amazing idea = amazing book), and what a result it was!

The premise? Oh, boy! I mean, accessing your future through the internet, how awesome is that? Yes, please! And it’s an idea that will appeal to a range of ages, not just teens, being set in 1996 and including Facebook. I can almost hear everybody’s ears pricking up. Really, this duo was superb for the role. But you know you’re in good hands with two of the most intuitive and authentic voices in young-adult today.

The alternating point of views of the two main characters was beautifully written. The transition was so flawless sometimes you weren’t even aware of it! The plot was deliciously crafted, each character was appreciatively fleshed-out yet still real, and the writing was so well-balanced that you wouldn’t even suspect the writing role to be frequently exchanged.

This book is so rich with creativity and strong messages about embracing the moment and the life you’re living now; to appreciate the things you have, move away from the past, and worry about the future when you confront it. It has a little something for everyone, too, which is always nice. If you’re someone who enjoys a leisurely stroll down Nostalgia Lane with your Discman on, blasting Dave Matthews, then you will devour this book like comfort food. Or even if you are just someone who is investing themselves in an older era, because retro is, like, so in right now and, you know, the 90s are sooo old.

The Future of Us is a novel that offers so much in just the summary and does deliver on every level. It will stay in your hands all day until you have breezed through it and still want more. I was never bored, angry, mislead, and most certainly not disappointed. I guarantee you won’t be, either.(less)

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Jan 20, 2012 Katie rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: tweens

Recommended to Katie by: me

The Future of Us was a big disappointment. Did this really come from the same, insightful writer of Thirteen Reasons Why? I haven't read anything by the woman he co-wrote it with, so I'm going to blame her for creating such a boy-obsessed, annoying, female protagonist. The male character isn't much better, but he likes the future that's been mapped out for him, so his shallowness doesn't shine through as clearly. He makes smarter choices throughout the book. Although, he can still be accused of...more The Future of Us was a big disappointment. Did this really come from the same, insightful writer of Thirteen Reasons Why? I haven't read anything by the woman he co-wrote it with, so I'm going to blame her for creating such a boy-obsessed, annoying, female protagonist. The male character isn't much better, but he likes the future that's been mapped out for him, so his shallowness doesn't shine through as clearly. He makes smarter choices throughout the book. Although, he can still be accused of thinking with his smaller head in quite a few situations.

I won't go into a huge re-hash of the plot. You've probably read the description in the summary, or in one of the other reviews posted here. The gist is: The two main characters who used to be best friends (said friendship ended when he misread her and attempted a kiss, only to be rejected), discover their future via Facebook, years before Mark Zuckerburg created the program, in the not so distant past of 1996.

Problem #1: There's a huge amount of 1996 nostalgia strewn throughout the book, which is perfect for someone like me, I was 21 in 1996, but troublesome for the intended audience, many of whom weren't alive in 1996. Is 1996 an interesting time period? Aside from being largely technology free, I don't know. I don't remember. The teens in the book are juniors, but the comprehension level is much younger. I'd say the content is appropriate for sixth grade and up, but it's difficult for me to judge. I have no idea what sixth graders are like these days.

Problem #2: When they read their Facebook pages, the only thing they care about is their significant other. The boy discovers he's married to a super hot popular girl, and he's fine with that. Through the magic of Facebook editing, which he knows nothing about, his life looks perfect.
The girl does not like the guy she ends up with. Her future self is incredibly forthcoming on her Facebook page. She shares details most people would only tell their closest friends: details about her husband sneaking around, stealing from her, etc. As well as TMI in regard to exactly how she is feeling.
I despise Facebook, and am not a member, but I used to be, and I never saw anyone sharing negative information. In Facebook world, everyone edits their lives into the most perfect, exciting existences one could ever hope to live, so I found her Facebook musings highly unbelievable.
They both spend the rest of the book trying to figure out what to do about their future relationships.

Problem #3: I know teens can be self-centered, but these two take the cake. They look up two other people - her best friend, who according to Facebook, gets pregnant in high school, and his brother, who has come out of the closet he is still in circa 1996. A minor amount of time is spent on these two issues, but nothing is resolved and they fizzle out.
They don't look up any of their other friends and family, nor do they look to see who's president, or what kind of state the world is in. Nope, it's all about their future loves, or lack thereof.

On the plus side, it was nice to read a YA novel that wasn't supernatural or filled with text messages, and it was nice to be reminded of a time when kids hung out outside, rode bikes, and weren't listening to their Ipod while texting and carrying on a conversation at the same time.

I won't spoil any more of the plot points, or how the book ends. I know there are a lot of Jay Asher fans who will want to see for themselves what a lame book this is.

Hopefully, Mr. Asher will go back to a solo writing career for his next project, and give us something to read that reassures us
Thirteen Reasons Why wasn't a fluke.

Proceed with caution.(less)

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Oct 11, 2011 Arlene rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Arlene by: Street Corner Booker - ARC Tour Alexa

Shelves: arc, read-2011, ya-contemporary, young-adult

What a great combination Carolyn Mackler and Jay Asher make when it comes to delivering a highly entertaining and heartfelt story. This was pure awesome, and I hope these two authors continue to combine their magic with great stories and fun loving characters. Well done!

Set in 1996, Emma gets a computer from her father as a gift, and her best friend Josh comes over with a CD that gives her 100 free hours on AOL. Remember those days? Yeah, I do too. ^^ When they log on, they discover this interes...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Shiku rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Es ist das Jahr 1996: Computer sind noch nicht allzu weit verbreitet und wie das mit dem Internet nun so genau funktioniert, ist auch nicht jedermann klar. Die 16-jährige Emma gehört zu denjenigen, die sowohl einen Computer als auch Internet besitzen, doch irgendwas läuft schief bei ihr. Sie stößt auf die Seite Facebook, die es, was sie nicht wissen kann, eigentlich noch gar nicht geben dürfte. Dort findet sie ihr eigenes Profil, nur dass sie dort 15 Jahre älter ist. Zusammen mit ihrem besten Fr...more Es ist das Jahr 1996: Computer sind noch nicht allzu weit verbreitet und wie das mit dem Internet nun so genau funktioniert, ist auch nicht jedermann klar. Die 16-jährige Emma gehört zu denjenigen, die sowohl einen Computer als auch Internet besitzen, doch irgendwas läuft schief bei ihr. Sie stößt auf die Seite Facebook, die es, was sie nicht wissen kann, eigentlich noch gar nicht geben dürfte. Dort findet sie ihr eigenes Profil, nur dass sie dort 15 Jahre älter ist. Zusammen mit ihrem besten Freund Josh erkundet sie die Seite und ist von ihrer Zukunft wenig begeistert. Ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste – und die Warnungen von Josh –setzt sie alles daran, sich eine bessere Zukunft zu sichern, vergisst daraufhin aber nicht nur das Leben der anderen, sondern auch ihre unmittelbare Gegenwart, die noch so viel mehr zu bieten hat.

„Wir beide, irgendwann“ liegt eine ziemlich coole Idee zugrunde. Man musste zwar ein bisschen Fantasy (oder Science Fiction, je nachdem wie man Zeitreisen sieht) hinzufügen, um sie möglich zu machen, aber das ist letztlich nichts Dramatisches.
Wie reagiert man, wenn man mit der eigenen Zukunft konfrontiert wird? Vor allem wenn einem diese Zukunft nicht gefällt? Das ist die große Frage, mit der sich Emma und Josh auseinandersetzen müssen, was beide auch auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise tun. Während Joshs Zukunft eigentlich sehr gut aussieht, ist das, was Emma von ihrer sieht, weniger berauschend. Entsprechend unterschiedlich fallen ihre Reaktionen aus.

Aber nicht nur in dieser Hinsicht sind beide Charaktere sehr verschieden. Josh ist der eher schüchterne Junge von nebenan mit einer Vorliebe fürs Skateboardfahren und einem Talent fürs Zeichnen. Er ist verantwortungsbewusst und umsichtig, auch wenn natürlich auch er Fehler macht. Vor diesen verschließt er aber nicht die Augen und für eine Entschuldigung ist er sich sicherlich nicht zu fein. Er ist außerdem in Emma verliebt, was diese auch weiß und weswegen er erst einmal auf Abstand ging.
Emma dagegen ist zwar nicht die Zicke schlechthin, aber sehr auf sich selbst fixiert. Es geht ihr um ihre Zukunft, ihr Wohlergehen, ihre Ziele. Und wenn sie dazu jemandes Gefühle verletzen muss, dann ist das eben so. Zwar tut es ihr auch ein wenig leid, aber sobald ihr Gegenüber dann auch ein wenig aufbrausend reagiert – was nur logisch ist –, tut sie sich vor allem selber leid. Sie Arme, sie wurde verletzt, es tut ihr ja leid, aber sie ist die gute Freundin und andere nicht. Da nicht an die Decke zu gehen, ist bisweilen ein wenig anstrengend.
Positiv hervorzuheben ist jedoch, dass sie sich ändern. Beide lernen dazu, auch wenn Josh schneller auf dem richtigen Weg ist als Emma. Wiederum nicht so positiv ist die Tatsache, dass Emma nur hinsichtlich ihrer Zukunft dazu lernt. Die Reflektion ihres Verhaltens anderen gegenüber fiel für mich persönlich ein wenig knapp aus. Ich habe nicht das Gefühl, dass sie wirklich begriffen hat, wie egoistisch sie sich teilweise benahm.

Letztlich verstehen aber beide etwas Wichtiges, das auch das Buch vermitteln möchte: Die Zukunft mag wichtig sein, aber sie ist nicht alles. Es gibt eine Gegenwart, mit der man sich auch beschäftigen muss, ohne jede einzelne Handlung auf die Zukunft auszurichten und im Hier und Jetzt gar nichts mehr genießen zu können. Man kann ohnehin nie bestimmen, wohin die Dinge führen, genauso wenig wie man vorhersehen kann, was das Leben für einen in petto hat. Überraschungen wird es immer geben und manche von ihnen führen uns auf einen anderen Weg – aber das ist ganz bestimmt nicht immer etwas Schlimmes, wenn man sich damit auseinander setzt.
Zu dieser Erkenntnis kommen sie Schritt für Schritt; Josh auf seine ruhige, angenehme Art und Weise, bei Emma ist ein wenig Durchhaltevermögen gefragt. Abgesehen davon leben sie ihren Alltag der späten 90er, der – wie das bei Jugendlichen eben so ist – manchmal von kleinen und größeren Krisen geprägt ist, aber auch viel Spaß macht. Abgesehen davon ist das Buch vor allem für die Leute unterhaltsam, die in der Zeit bereits gelebt haben und sich wenigstens ein bisschen daran (oder die Jahre danach) erinnern. Zumindest bei mir hat vor allem AOL einige Erinnerungen wieder hervorgekramt, wogegen ich absolut nichts einzuwenden habe.
Aber auch ansonsten verspricht diese Zeit einiges an Spaß, wenn die Protagonisten sich beispielsweise fragen müssen, warum man in der Zukunft um Pluto trauert. Was wohl mit ihm geschehen ist?

Allerdings würde ich das Buch trotz allem jüngeren Lesern, die sich eher im Alter der Protagonisten befinden, empfehlen. Denn abgesehen davon, dass es eine Zeit vor Augen führt, in der das Leben für die meisten noch ohne Internet funktionierte, hat mir persönlich etwas besonders gefehlt: „Wir beide, irgendwann“ konnte bei mir keinen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen. Was das Buch mir beibringen konnte, wusste ich auch vorher schon und so blieb eine recht unterhaltsame Geschichte, die für mich schöner gewesen wäre, hätte Emma sich nicht so vollkommen daneben benommen.

Der zweite Punkt, der mich sehr enttäuscht hat, ist die Übersetzung. Ich habe das Buch nie auf Englisch gelesen, im Original soll es jedoch besser sein. Zwar lässt sich das Buch trotzdem noch recht schnell lesen, aber das ändert nichts an der Steifheit, die dem Text innewohnt. Ich hatte einen lockeren Schreibstil erwartet, ganz passend zum Buch und seinen Charakteren und vielleicht hätte ich den auch bekommen, hätte ich zur englischen Ausgabe gegriffen. Auf Deutsch kann man darauf aber lange warten, was ärgerlich ist und stört.

„Wir beide, irgendwann“ bietet eine schöne Geschichte, die allerdings nicht hängen bleibt. Auch wenn es immerhin einen Protagonisten gibt, mit dem man sich identifizieren kann und sich das Buch im Grunde leicht lesen lässt, stören sowohl die beinahe unerträgliche Protagonistin als auch die steife Übersetzung. Schade drum, aber es reicht für einen Lesenachmittag.
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Apr 23, 2012 Bri rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

When I got done with this book, I was grinning and happy and had an all over great feeling (basically, the exact opposite of how I felt after finishing 13 Reasons Why - though they were both excellent reads). Last night, I would've given this 5 stars, but that's what happens when I'm left to ponder my reactions...my ratings either get better or worse.

In this case, while I did love this book, loved the premise and the idea behind it, there were a few things that I didn't love in it, and that cau...more When I got done with this book, I was grinning and happy and had an all over great feeling (basically, the exact opposite of how I felt after finishing 13 Reasons Why - though they were both excellent reads). Last night, I would've given this 5 stars, but that's what happens when I'm left to ponder my reactions...my ratings either get better or worse.

In this case, while I did love this book, loved the premise and the idea behind it, there were a few things that I didn't love in it, and that caused me to dock it a star.

I had no idea when I started reading how incredibly freaky it would be. Um. So. 1996? Yeah, I was a junior in high school, same as Emma. Being brought back to that time was...weird. So weird because the authors really hit the nail on the head. (and for the seventeen year old reviewer who said this was a bad adaptation of the 90s, to that I scoff in your face) This was so spot on, it was scary. It blew my mind a little bit with all the details they'd thought to put in that I wouldn't have -- we get comfortable in the conveniences we have now and forget what it was like even 15 years ago (running with a giant discman velcroed around your arm? Taping shows on VHS and what happens when the tape gets taken out? Not knowing what a text is??).

Because I'm a ridiculous, diehard romantic, from the very beginning, I was hoping that every time Emma and Josh went on to Facebook, they'd see each other's names as who they were married to. Every. Time. But, I'm actually really happy with how everything played out in the book. I thought it was handled perfectly. A lot of this story reminded me of 13 Going on 30, which was totally not a bad thing.

I saw some reviews say that the story never really ended, but that's what I liked about it. Because in my mind, I got the puppies and rainbows and never-ending sunshine I wanted, because that's how I wanted the book to go after I got to that last line.

This was refreshing and unique, and barring a few, minor issues, it was a fantastic read.(less)

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Jan 30, 2012 Erica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, summer2011, ya, advanced-reading-copy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. A very quick read that I didn't want to put down. I don't know what made this book so addictive but it was truly enjoyable.

It's May 1996 and Emma and Josh live next door to each other. Josh gets a CD-ROM in the mail for 100 free hours on AOL. (Oh, how I remember being excited to add another AOL account for 100 free hours.) He gives the disc to Emma who has recently received a new computer from her dad. She loads the AOL disc which takes several hours and they log on to AOL through the phone lin...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Andy rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was a great big ball of "meh". There were a couple of moments where I was definitely invested, but it felt like the authors were trying to do a Cohn/Levithan thing, and it just missed the mark. This is no Nick & Norah. The concept is kinda of cool, logging into Facebook before it is even invented and effing with your future based on your updates, but for someone who is so anti Facebook it started to wear thin. The idea that people need to live their lives and not obsess over what i...more

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Nov 24, 2011 Debi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Four and a half stars. I bought this as soon as I saw Jay Asher wrote it. His realistic style is easy to appreciate--so natural that the writing appears to have been effortless.

I'm a sucker for he said-she said books, so this one hooked me right away, even though I scoffed at the concept of a Facebook time portal described in the summary.

In fact, the book is likely to interest adults as much as teens. A story that hinges on the idea that every choice, however insignificant it may seem at the ti...more

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Jul 04, 2011 Yani rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, my-bookshelf

I was really excited to receive an early copy of this book because it's is going to be a movie and also because it has one of the most interesting premise (premises?) of all the upcoming 2011 books. I am so glad it did not disappoint!

First off, these authors are amazing! I have read all of their works and really enjoy their writing styles. So combine them and you get such a genuine real insightful characters, you can't help but love.

Second, I freaking LOVED all the 90's references. Dave Matthews...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Mary Ann rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

*2.5

Tenía unas ganas tremendas de leer este libro y me llevé un fiasco total, el libro no es del todo malo pero me decepcionó mucho.

Emma: ¡La odiosa Emma! Que chica tan pesada, la mayor parte del libro está lloriqueando por qué su futuro es un asco, luego hace algo para alterar su futuro y ¡puf! se entristece porque lo añora, ¿estás bromeando? ¡ Decídete! O quieres cambiar el futuro o te quedas con ese. Otra cosa es que Emma no será la zorrita de la escuela, pero bien que en todo el libro está...more *2.5

Tenía unas ganas tremendas de leer este libro y me llevé un fiasco total, el libro no es del todo malo pero me decepcionó mucho.

Emma: ¡La odiosa Emma! Que chica tan pesada, la mayor parte del libro está lloriqueando por qué su futuro es un asco, luego hace algo para alterar su futuro y ¡puf! se entristece porque lo añora, ¿estás bromeando? ¡ Decídete! O quieres cambiar el futuro o te quedas con ese. Otra cosa es que Emma no será la zorrita de la escuela, pero bien que en todo el libro está hablando de todos los ex que ha tenido, que si sus músculos, que si se enrollaban en el pasillo, luego dice que está enamorada del chico popular y que sé yo y quiere perder la virginidad con él, pero él ni caso le hace, y ella está saliendo con otro. ¡Decídete! Y por último su "romance" con Josh, dice que son solo amigos, luego llora porque él si tiene un futuro alegre, nena, ¿te gusta o no? ¡Decídete! La detesto por cómo es no por el hecho de que rechazó a Josh, porque al fin y al cabo, si alguien no te gusta, no te gusta, ¡así de fácil! Pero esta chica...para que se hagan la idea ella ve en el futuro que no es feliz y quiere remediar las cosas, ¿quién no? Pero lee un estado de su yo futuro que tuvo un mal día y ya quiere cambiarlo todo, incluso dijo que se podía divorciar y irse con el chico del cuerpazo capitán del equipo ¡Venga ya! Luego hace las cosas si pensar y por el bien de ella, luego los autores la arreglan con una que otra parte que quiere arreglar el futuro de su mejor amiga, cuando en TODO el libro vemos que es superficial y egoísta, hace lo que le da la gana por su futuro.

Josh: Por el contrario que Emma, Josh me ha gustado, si en algunas partes me ha parecido un tonto, pero es muy divertido. Siempre va con su tabla, sus patines, muy divertido, me encantaría tener un amigo así, desde el primer momento sabemos que siempre ha querido a Emma pero cuando se decide a declararse, no le va muy bien y las cosas se enfrían.

Y ahora hablemos del rollo del facebook me pareció muy curioso y hasta divertido ¿en este libro? Siento que no se explotó como quisiera. Aburrido totalmente, los estados en los muros muy superficiales, ¿en serio las personas de 30 años escriben así? ¡Gracias a Dios que mi madre no tiene facebook! Tal vez esto se deba a mi eterno odio a facebook y la gente que escribe todo ¡todo! ¿tienes amigos así? no digo que alguna vez no haya hecho eso y no juzgo a quienes lo hacen, pero de verdad ¿todo? Emma, la de 31 años, escribe que si es feliz, que si va al psicólogo, que si el esposo le robó el dinero para comprarse un ipad, ¿de verdad una persona de 31 años escribe eso? No lo puedo creer, ¡parece una adolescente!, aunque no es tan odiosa como la Emma de 1996, ésa sí que es tan superficial.

Esperaba este libro con tantas ansias y al final un chasco y un muy mal sabor de boca, tal vez si Emma no fuera tan odiosa podría haberlo disfrutado más, sin embargo ese no fue el caso. No he leído nada de los autores pero voy a pensármelo dos, tres y cuatro veces para leer algo suyo, no sé si al ser dos autores, una hacía un personaje y el otro, así que no puedo decir. Gasté 16.00 dólares en este libro *respira hondo* que pude haberme comprado uno de los libros de mi Lista de Deseos, mal, mal y ¡no lo recomiendo! (less)

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Jan 26, 2013 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is one of those books where I have reviewers to thank for getting me to read it. I really didn't know what it was about and then when I finally realized it had a best friends romance and a plot where the characters see their future facebook page I was all over it! I'm also very nostalgic about the 90s. I remember getting a million of those AOL discs back in the day.

Josh and Emma have been best friends all their lives until Josh made a move and Emma shot him down. After not speaking for six...more This is one of those books where I have reviewers to thank for getting me to read it. I really didn't know what it was about and then when I finally realized it had a best friends romance and a plot where the characters see their future facebook page I was all over it! I'm also very nostalgic about the 90s. I remember getting a million of those AOL discs back in the day.

Josh and Emma have been best friends all their lives until Josh made a move and Emma shot him down. After not speaking for six months after the rejection, Josh is sent over to Emma's house to give her the AOL free trial disc. Once it is uploaded they see their future facebook page. Josh ends up with the most popular girl at school and he is excited to talk to her and get started on his future life. Emma seems to have a bad marriage so she researches to make sure she keeps herself from ending up with him.

It is hard to judge your life off of a few status updates but every single one Emma sees she becomes obsessed with changing it and trying to make her life better. Josh is determined to not mess up his future with the most popular girl. Through it all Josh and Emma slowly become closer again. I thought it was a really unique and interesting plot line. I loved going back to the 90s and I thought Josh was a great guy. Emma was kind of annoying since she kept pushing Josh away and hurting him but I understand that risking a friendship can be difficult. I laughed a lot at how shocked they were with what people post on facebook. Loved the best friend romance and look back to the 90s.

This is one of those books that isn't super exciting and there isn't much of a mystery or anything. The facebook thing is never really explained. It was just a way for Emma and Josh to work out what they truly want in life. Things change and you can't control everything. You just have to live and do what you think is best. Josh worried about changing anything and Emma wanted to change everything. I loved the journey of Josh and Emma, the 90s references and ended up loving this book way more than I expected!

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"Why does it say she has three hundred and twenty friends?" Josh asks. "Who has that many friends?"

Josh turns to me. "I can't believe she's writing these things."
"Not she," I say. "Me."
"Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It's crazy!"

"I can't tell him what I'm about to do. My future husband didn't come home for three nights. Three nights! And now he's using my money to buy some gadget. Meanwhile, I can't even afford a therapist, which I most likely need in the future so i can talk about him!
I have to get rid of this guy."

"Then macaroni and cheese became lasagna. Maybe Emma doesn't think it's important that her dinner was different, but what if next time she cooks, something causes her to make meatloaf and she gets mad cow disease and dies because one little ripple changes her dinner plans in fifteen years?
But to change her future husband? On purpose? Those consequences are immeasurable!"

"He's drawing Pep Le Pew," Kellan whispers. "I think our little Josh is finally learning how to hit on girls."
I grab Kellan's arm and pull her away. "If that girl wants a chauvinistic, sex-addicted sunk on her folder, that's her problem."(less)

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Feb 23, 2013 Hayley Waters rated it 3 of 5 stars

Firstly, before I begin the review, I want to explain how I even decided to read this book, and it’s basically summarised by four reasons:
1)I couldn’t find The Fault in Our Stars in my bookstore and I just wanted something to read while I was ordering it.
2)I have a bad habit of not reading reviews on Goodreads BEFORE reading a book (yes Nicole, you win this one).
3)Just look at the cover. That’s all I have to say.
4)The premise was crazy, but maybe, just maybe it would be crazy yet brilliant!

The F...more

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Mar 10, 2012 Taneika (Flipping Through The Pages...) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, cover-love

What would you do if you had your future at your fingertips? What would you have done if you stumbled upon Facebook 8 years before it was invented and you saw how your living in the future?

Josh and Emma have been best friends almost their entire lives until things get a little awkward... Josh gets a free AOL CD in the mail and gives it to Emma to install on her new computer. The pair then stumbles upon a website called Facebook and it's a little bit weird... Who would write about what their havi...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Emma Louise rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: bought

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. So after mulling it over (and being up at 4.30 in the morning for no good reason giving me some spare time for once) I've decided to give this a shot...

As always (I really need a disclaimer on my goodreads page don't I?), my reviews aren't really reviews they are just me ranting about how good/bad the book is and things I liked/didn't like and characters I hated/loved etc. If you want an actual review, there are lots of great reviewers here on goodreads. I'm not one of them.

So it was really the...more So after mulling it over (and being up at 4.30 in the morning for no good reason giving me some spare time for once) I've decided to give this a shot...

As always (I really need a disclaimer on my goodreads page don't I?), my reviews aren't really reviews they are just me ranting about how good/bad the book is and things I liked/didn't like and characters I hated/loved etc. If you want an actual review, there are lots of great reviewers here on goodreads. I'm not one of them.

So it was really the premise that had me hooked (and my longing for the nostalgia of the 90s) but honestly, if it was 1996 (I was 6 in 1996 but that didn't stop me playing all my murder mystery games on the computer) and I somehow had access to my future via Facebook, I think I would grab it by the balls ALOT more than Josh and Emma did.

Most of the 3 stars in my rating is because the premise is drool-worthy and I really liked Josh as a character. What weighed the book down was Emma being an almighty queen of the skanks (I may have miscounted but that was like 2 ex boyfriends, 1 boyfriend she was breaking up with, then she had a thing for one of the exes (? Cody?? can't remember) and then eventually was into Josh). Some more points were lost when Emma and Josh really didn't grab this Facebook thing by the balls and delve into more creative explorations such as looking at important world events. I dunno, maybe knowing something about September 11 could have prevented it? More safety measures could have been in place for Hurricane Katrina, or closer to home, the bloody Queensland floods for a start!!! So much world devastation could have been prevented just by having a little look around (okay yeah Facebook might have been limited in that aspect but a little digging could have helped).

In fact there are kind of INFINITE possibilities (sporting match wins, future investments in companies that take off such as Apple or Google) but it's understandable that the book would want to maybe only focus on one aspect the future i.e. who Emma and Josh were going to marry. Fair enough... but even a taste of the other possibilities would have been nice. And even so, Emma really did react badly to such small snippets of her future.

I felt things could have been resolved better. Okay we kind of knew Emma and Josh would end up together (predictable), but I would have liked more resolution about Kellan and Tyson, and even to an extent Sydney and Josh's supposedly gay brother. It was all just so focused on Emma/Cody and Josh/Sydney the whole time and for once the relationship/romance aspect really didn't work for a book such as this.

But on the whole I enjoyed it enough to give it the 3 stars so we'll stand with that.(less)

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Feb 12, 2012 Imani ♥ ☮ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, abittoalotofromance, nice-covers, pg, pg-13, itwasjustalrightshrug, almosttwostars, disappointing

Yay! First book of 2012! *silently celebrating!*

Fortunately, for me, this book didn't totally suck. It was pretty alright. I give it about 3.49 stars but I rounded down.

This is the story of a boy named Josh and a girl named Emma. They live in the year 1996 and the Internet is just then starting to get some popularity. Emma's dad, who no longer lives with her (her parents got a divorce and her mom remarried) sent her a computer. Josh, he next door neighbor gives her this AOL program. Once she in...more

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Dec 13, 2012 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-recommend

"Why does it say she has three hundred and twenty friends?" Josh asks. "Who has that many friends?"

This is such a sweet & fun book. I love the idea of logging on and seeing yourself on Facebook 15 years in the future of course, and the characters were pretty great too.

Josh & Kellan were definitely my favorites. Josh is just so sweet, but still a realistic boy, and Kellan is probably the most perfect best friend you could have. Emma, on the other hand, annoyed me a lot of the time. She...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Amy ~Lover of Books~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, 2012, books-into-movies

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This story takes place in 1996. Emma gets a new computer from her father and her best friend, Josh, comes over with an AOL disc. When the CD is installed and they log on, they discover an interesting site called Facebook. While searching this site, they stumble upon their own profiles but they’re dated 15 years in the future! Their adventure starts when they begin to create a perfect future for themselves.

Being one of the many people who grew up i...more

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Jan 11, 2012 khungkhing rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

I dig this book since the first time I saw Jay Asher's name. So I didn't hesitate to pick "The Future of Us" and read it right away.

I was thrill of the idea of "The Future of Us" that brought Facebook to another aspect. I believe that the first thing we do when we open our computer is log in to our Facebook page to find what going on with our friends' life and share our. However, this book brought the future of two teenager through the Facebook page ... how awesome is that. I also love the story...more

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Nov 15, 2011 Isamlq rated it 3 of 5 stars

I’m recalling some pretty ~~interesting~~ funny things care of my family. The nineties as history?! There was my brother and his love for Wayne’s World, and low slung jeans puffy sweaters. My sister and her love of the group soul ballad. Boyz 2 Men, it mentions, but my sister was all about All Saints. And later still there was her fondness for the Backstreet Boys and their Quit Playing with-what’s it. I, on the other hand, had Captain Planet and Gem to focus on (wait, it will come back to you.) So i...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Tara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: time-travel, e-books-i-own

I had a great time with this book, maybe because I was a teenager in the 90's and so a lot of things were just like my own memories! Emma and Josh made me laugh out loud. If you are old enough, imagine it is 1996. You have a computer with windows 95 on it and there is that screen saver of the brick wall maze thing or the pipes (it is all coming back!). Emma is connecting to the Internet for the first time and all of a sudden Facebook appears, except Facebook was actually around back then and so...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Brodie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, aussie-swap

When Josh gives Emma a free CD AOL CD he received in the mail, the pair use her new computer to log on to the world wide web.... and find a strange site called Facebook. It's 1996 and Facebook isn't even a seed in the mind of Mark Zuckerberg. But somehow Emma has logged on.... to her account 15 years in the future. It's such an intriguing premise, using the internet to take a peek into your future. I found myself so compelled to learn what new updates Emma and Josh would find on their profiles a...more When Josh gives Emma a free CD AOL CD he received in the mail, the pair use her new computer to log on to the world wide web.... and find a strange site called Facebook. It's 1996 and Facebook isn't even a seed in the mind of Mark Zuckerberg. But somehow Emma has logged on.... to her account 15 years in the future. It's such an intriguing premise, using the internet to take a peek into your future. I found myself so compelled to learn what new updates Emma and Josh would find on their profiles and how it would affect them in the present. One ripple in time can change your future in astounding ways. A small thing like spilled water could have a domino effect and change who you marry or where you work.

I was surprised just how much the characters grew on me. Both Emma and Josh are engaging narrators. I loved watching as they matured and their emotions spiralled out of control both from Facebook and one another. Once best friends, Josh started to grow a crush on Emma which resulted in her rejecting him. Cue awkward tension that's lasted the past 6 months. Josh is still into Emma, but she doesn't feel the same way. It was so enjoyable to watch as they rekindled their friendship (with plenty of arguments along the way!) and for Emma to eventually come to terms with the fact that deep down, she might just have feelings for Josh too. Jay and Caroline captured all the awkwardness, confusion and raging emotions of teenage love perfectly.

Josh was a delightful character and it was often amusing reading from his perspective. Despite his disappointment and heartache over being rejected, he wasn't moping around. He still regretted that Emma rejected him, but that didn't mean he wasn't getting on with his life. While initially reluctant with Facebook, he saw what his future could offer and like Emma, that knowledge affected his daily interactions. Although his actions were sometimes a little less deliberate Emma's. He was trying to embrace his, whereas she was constantly trying to change hers because she didn't think she was happy based on her status updates. But we all know social networking sites are a breeding ground for whining (no offense anyone, but we ALL do it haha). She sometimes made stupid decisions that frustrated me, but in a good way, because she felt so realistically flawed. And I could relate to her growing obsession with the future, because I think curiousity would instantly overcome me and I'd be hitting that refresh button 50 times a day just to see if my life was as awesome as my overly exaggerated fantasies suggest it will be.

Knowledge is power. If you had foresight into the future and knew that one small thought or action could change things, would you actively try to alter it? Where would it end, though? It's a downward spiral if you become too invested. You're forever living to create the dream life you want, always looking forward, but never living in the now. The Future of Us is as much a thought-provoking novel as it is a fun and nostalgic look back at the 90's. Endearing characters, friendly nods to the past and a uniquely fascinating premise make this such an addictive read!
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