The Fox Inheritance (Jenna Fox Chronicles #2)
by
Mary E. Pearson (Goodreads Author)
Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna disappeared, Locke and Kara had to go on without her. Decades passed, and t
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
August 30th 2011
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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It pains me to say this, but The Fox Inheritance is an unnecessary sequel/sidequel/companion to The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Not a train wreck by any means and not poorly written, but a slog nevertheless.
The narrator of this novel is Locke (I am sure you remember him from Jenna's story). Locke and Kara's consciousnesses had been scanned and digitally saved for possible future use. Although Jenna destroyed the copies kept by her parents at the end of the first book, there was another illegal copy...more
The narrator of this novel is Locke (I am sure you remember him from Jenna's story). Locke and Kara's consciousnesses had been scanned and digitally saved for possible future use. Although Jenna destroyed the copies kept by her parents at the end of the first book, there was another illegal copy...more
If you have not read The Adoration of Jenna Fox, this review will be spoilery!
The Adoration of Jenna Fox, is one of my all time favorite novel. Ever. To say that The Fox Inheritance had a lot to live up to in my eyes... is an understatement. Although Jenna is still my favorite, The Fox Inheritance definitely makes an appearance on my list.
This story is different... a lot different than Jenna Fox. As the reader we're watching these characters deal with something completely different than what Jen...more
The Adoration of Jenna Fox, is one of my all time favorite novel. Ever. To say that The Fox Inheritance had a lot to live up to in my eyes... is an understatement. Although Jenna is still my favorite, The Fox Inheritance definitely makes an appearance on my list.
This story is different... a lot different than Jenna Fox. As the reader we're watching these characters deal with something completely different than what Jen...more
I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox years ago, and loved it. Mary Pearson is a genius! Her books always have such depth, which is what I love most about her work. There is so much to love in The Fox Inheritance: forgiveness, guilt, avoidance, acceptance, change, and letting go. Pearson introduced the concept of darkness in people, and how it’s not the darkness itself that makes us bad, but how we choose to deal with it. Violence vs. mercy. Calculating, one-track minds vs. compassion and willingnes...more
3.5 stars... rounded up to 4 in our star system.
I liked it. It lacked some excitement...
I wish she had done a bit more 'world building', as the little glimpses into it were charming (chocolate peaches? iScroll? I need one of those...)
It was a very introspective-type book, and you barely realize it's dystopian ... maybe it isn't really dystopian, as that is not a major plot point in the book.
It's more like sci-fi lite.
I liked it. It lacked some excitement...
I wish she had done a bit more 'world building', as the little glimpses into it were charming (chocolate peaches? iScroll? I need one of those...)
It was a very introspective-type book, and you barely realize it's dystopian ... maybe it isn't really dystopian, as that is not a major plot point in the book.
It's more like sci-fi lite.
Come molti di voi ben sapranno, L'eredità di Jenna è l'atteso seguito di Dentro Jenna, pubblicato poco tempo fa dalla Giunti nella collana Y e che finalmente ha raggiunto i nostri scaffali con una copertina a cui, lasciatemelo dire, non riesco proprio a resistere (ho un debole per il blu, lo ammetto).
Diversamente dal primo romanzo della serie, se così vogliamo considerarla date le innumerevoli differenze tra le due storie, la narrazione si concentra su due personaggi che avevamo avuto modo di co...more
Diversamente dal primo romanzo della serie, se così vogliamo considerarla date le innumerevoli differenze tra le due storie, la narrazione si concentra su due personaggi che avevamo avuto modo di co...more
Tenterò con tutta me stessa di recensire questo romanzo limitando la dose di spoiler sul primo, Dentro Jenna, al minimo.
Come dice la trama, Jenna Locke e Kara sono un gruppo di amici che condividevano tutto, le passioni, gli eccessi e, inaspettatamente, hanno condiviso anche la morte. Come abbiamo visto in Dentro Jenna, dopo un tragico incidente stradale i tre hanno perso la vita straziando i cuori dei propri familiari. Tutto questo era avvenuto in un futuro imprecisato, se pur non lontano dalla...more
Come dice la trama, Jenna Locke e Kara sono un gruppo di amici che condividevano tutto, le passioni, gli eccessi e, inaspettatamente, hanno condiviso anche la morte. Come abbiamo visto in Dentro Jenna, dopo un tragico incidente stradale i tre hanno perso la vita straziando i cuori dei propri familiari. Tutto questo era avvenuto in un futuro imprecisato, se pur non lontano dalla...more
I read "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" a couple of years ago, and really enjoyed it, so I had high hopes for this sequel. Unfortunately it didn't even come close to living up to my expectations. There were aspects of it I liked - especially the Bot-driver Dot - but as a whole it just didn't work for me. The writing was spotty (not just "disjointed for a reason" like in book one), the transitions didn't really work, and though the book tried to lead up to the resolutions of two conflicts, neither we...more
The Adoration of Jenna Fox is one of my all time favorite books. Never had I come across something so original and unique. Also, the fact that it had me debating moral issues long after I put the book down made me know it was a keeper. When I heard that there was going to be a second Jenna Fox novel I was excited, yet hesitant. Would it be as good? How would they continue after an ending like that? But curiosity won.
The Fox Inheritance follows the afterlives/new lives of two of Jenna's friends w...more
The Fox Inheritance follows the afterlives/new lives of two of Jenna's friends w...more
This book makes me wonder what I saw in the first book. I LOVED the first book in the series about Jenna, but this book was just...weird. I don't know - I think I just dislike Kara a LOT. Or is that just me? Like damn, get over it Kara...Yes, I have no clue how it would be to be stuck in this mindless limbo for 260 years, and maybe I would turn out like Kara because of it, but still. Eh, this book just fell short for me, especially how I barely remembered what happened in the first book. Alright...more
I was curious where Pearson would go after the previous book, which I liked (The Adoration of Jenna Fox), although it took a little while to settle into a re-read because of the unsubtle teenage narration. To be fair, in the first book Jenna had justification to feel out of place and lied to.
Unfortunately, this book feels like a gratuitous add-on, with somewhat stretched circumstances allowing us to find out what happened to Jenna's friends. It's set over two centuries after the first book, and...more
Unfortunately, this book feels like a gratuitous add-on, with somewhat stretched circumstances allowing us to find out what happened to Jenna's friends. It's set over two centuries after the first book, and...more
In this sequel to The Adoration of Jenna Fox, is the story of Jenna's two best friend, Locke and Kara, who "died" in the accident as well. It has been over 260 years since Locke and Kara have been released from their prison only to learn that not only have they lost their bodies, but they have changed quite a bit. Unlike Jenna, who has been alive in well all this time, their new bodies, or BioPerfect, are much more advanced. However, Locke and Kara have no idea why they were brought back from th...more
This sequel to THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX takes place 260 after the events of that story and are told form Locke's point of view. He and Kara have been removed from the black boxes where they spent those years and given strong, healthy new bodies. Locke is wondering when the doctor who did the procedures—Dr. Gatsbro—will let them leave his isolated estate.
He learns that Jenna is still alive. He also learns that the doctor who rebuilt their bodies is planning to sell his procedure to the highest...more
He learns that Jenna is still alive. He also learns that the doctor who rebuilt their bodies is planning to sell his procedure to the highest...more
Since I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2-3 years ago I was surprised to find it had a sequel. At first I thought that the first book was a prequel to Locke's adventures but apparently not. I think it's a bit weird that the Jenna Fox Chronicles has two books about Locke and only one book about Jenna and the titles are a bit random, only the first book has a title that really fits.
The relationship between Jenna, Locke and Kara was really complicated and in a way it's the basis of the whole story...more
The relationship between Jenna, Locke and Kara was really complicated and in a way it's the basis of the whole story...more
The style of the first book (The Adoration of Jenna Fox) was introspective and thought-provoking. The tone of The Fox Inheritance however, was intense. It had chase scenes, fist fights, and even dipped into the realm of the psychological thriller at the end.
Where Jenna’s story was all about identity and what is required to make a person fully human, Locke’s and Kara’s story is more action-packed. The issues of identity and sentience were addressed in small ways throughout the plot, but there is...more
Where Jenna’s story was all about identity and what is required to make a person fully human, Locke’s and Kara’s story is more action-packed. The issues of identity and sentience were addressed in small ways throughout the plot, but there is...more
I liked the book.
A lot.
It was defiantly an un-put-downable book. I would recommend it. It was just... Kara. Her character made my rating of this book go down a star. She was the most weird character I have ever read about. Their wasn't much information about her, and I couldn't understand why Jenna and I forgot his name wanted to hang out with her in the first place. I know Jenna said that (view spoiler), but if she had really changed tha...more
A lot.
It was defiantly an un-put-downable book. I would recommend it. It was just... Kara. Her character made my rating of this book go down a star. She was the most weird character I have ever read about. Their wasn't much information about her, and I couldn't understand why Jenna and I forgot his name wanted to hang out with her in the first place. I know Jenna said that (view spoiler), but if she had really changed tha...more
Sep 13, 2012
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I think this book was cool because Jenna,locke,and Kara like each other and they got killed and their body's are still alive.Also just out of the blue Jenna disappeared.Locke and Kara didn't have time to find her.
Mary E. Pearson
This took place: in a hotel. I like this book: it is entertaining Characters:locke,Kara,and Jenna
The mood:mad. Who else should read this:a lot of people
The fox inhertiance
Mary E. Pearson
This took place: in a hotel. I like this book: it is entertaining Characters:locke,Kara,and Jenna
The mood:mad. Who else should read this:a lot of people
The fox inhertiance
Nel primo volume della Jenna Fox Chronicles avevamo lasciato la protagonista, Jenna, alle prese con una nuova vita, ormai convinta di aver detto addio per sempre a Kara e Locke, i suoi migliori amici.
Quel che non poteva immaginare, però, era che Kara e Locke sarebbero tornati.
Riportati alla vita in un mondo che non è il loro e in un corpo che non riconoscono, i due amici affronteranno una vita a cui non erano pronti, con un solo obbiettivo: trovare Jenna Fox.
Aspettavo questo secondo volume con...more
Quel che non poteva immaginare, però, era che Kara e Locke sarebbero tornati.
Riportati alla vita in un mondo che non è il loro e in un corpo che non riconoscono, i due amici affronteranno una vita a cui non erano pronti, con un solo obbiettivo: trovare Jenna Fox.
Aspettavo questo secondo volume con...more
Spoiler Alert.
The first book in this series, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, is much more stimulating and challenging than this sequel, especially because Pearson masterfully develops the dawning self-realization of the reconstructed Jenna, illuminating ethical struggles that seem very real today. The Fox Inheritance takes place 260 years later, an interesting jump, and is narrated by Locke, one of Jenna's close friends who "died" with her in a car accident but is also, along with their other friend...more
The first book in this series, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, is much more stimulating and challenging than this sequel, especially because Pearson masterfully develops the dawning self-realization of the reconstructed Jenna, illuminating ethical struggles that seem very real today. The Fox Inheritance takes place 260 years later, an interesting jump, and is narrated by Locke, one of Jenna's close friends who "died" with her in a car accident but is also, along with their other friend...more
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Leggere "L'eredità di Jenna", atteso seguito di "Dentro Jenna" di Mary E.Pearson, è stato come leggere un libro completamente diverso dal precedente: la storia è collegata, ovviamente, e ci ritroviamo sempre in un futuro non precisato molto lontano (si spera) da noi, ma mentre avevo riscontrato non poche difficoltà a familiarizzare con il primo capitolo della saga, con questo nuovo libro c'è stato un totale rovesciamento. A mio parere la Pearson ha compiuto un'evoluzione, riuscendo a mettere in...more
Sequel del fortunato "Dentro Jenna", non solo affascina per l'ambientazione futuristica e per la trama avventurosa, ma affronta temi spinosi, come gli esperimenti estremi di biotecnologia, con uno sguardo profondo sull'animo umano.
"Non riesco a smettere di fissarla per una ragione che lei conosce fin troppo bene.
Perchè la amo.
Lei è tutto quello che ho."
Ammetto che con una quarta di copertina del genere, il mio cuore romantico ha sussultato sperando in un "Dentro Jenna" rivisto attraverso gli occ...more
"Non riesco a smettere di fissarla per una ragione che lei conosce fin troppo bene.
Perchè la amo.
Lei è tutto quello che ho."
Ammetto che con una quarta di copertina del genere, il mio cuore romantico ha sussultato sperando in un "Dentro Jenna" rivisto attraverso gli occ...more
Se la mia impressione su "Dentro Jenna" era già positiva, la lettura di questo sequel "L'eredità di Jenna" non solo si dimostra totalmente all'altezza delle aspettative, ma incredibilmente le supera! "Dentro Jenna" essendo un romanzo totalmente autoconclusivo non aveva la necessità di un seguito, la storia sembrava essere già del tutto finita e il fatto che l'autrice abbia deciso di proseguire con la serie (decisione che ha preso solo dopo la pubblicazione del primo libro e che quindi non era pr...more
The second volume in the Fox set, it has little relationship to the first book, until the end. This takes two of the teens who died in the car crash that the first book revolved around, who's brains were scanned as Jenna Fox's was in the first book, but because there was no one thought to save their bodies, since the procedure that saved Jenna was highly experimental, and the technology didn't really exist to bring them back, they were shelved and forgotten. They later heard after they were 'rev...more
Duecentosessanta anni. Questo il tempo che Kara e Locke hanno trascorso prigionieri di un cubo nero, di un computer, dopo il terribile incidente d'auto che ha interrotto le loro vite e distrutto i loro corpi. Per duecentosessanta anni, i due amici - o forse bisognerebbe dire le loro menti, che sono tutto ciò che rimane delle persone che erano - si fanno forza l'uno con l'altro, sperando di riuscire, un giorno, ad uscire dal buio. E quel giorno arriva quando il dottor Gatsbro, scienziato insensib...more
“L' eredità di Jenna” è il seguito di “Dentro Jenna”, di Mary E. Pearson.
Questa volta la storia è narrata dal punto di vista di Locke, amico di Jenna e anch' egli coinvolto nell' incidente che ha portato ai fatti raccontati in “Dentro Jenna”. La vicenda inizia ad un anno dal risveglio di Locke e Kara, l' altra ragazza rimasta vittima dell' incidente. Durante questo anno i due ragazzi sono stati istruiti dal dott. Gatsbro, colui che ha ricostruito i loro corpi e che li ha aiutati a prenderci conf...more
Questa volta la storia è narrata dal punto di vista di Locke, amico di Jenna e anch' egli coinvolto nell' incidente che ha portato ai fatti raccontati in “Dentro Jenna”. La vicenda inizia ad un anno dal risveglio di Locke e Kara, l' altra ragazza rimasta vittima dell' incidente. Durante questo anno i due ragazzi sono stati istruiti dal dott. Gatsbro, colui che ha ricostruito i loro corpi e che li ha aiutati a prenderci conf...more
Excellent book, better than the first one. Sixteen year old Locke has awakened in a new stronger, taller body that looks just like the one he had before his fatal car accident, 260 years ago. His mind has been implanted in it, a mind that had to endure two centuries inside a small box, with only the mind-voice of his best friend Kara for company. Now he and Kara are free again, on the run from the doctor who wants to use them as "floor models," to convince others to buy (illegal) immortal bodies...more
Ages 12 and up. Companion story to The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Three friends driving home from a party crash their car. All three hover near death. Jenna lives because her scientist father manages to save the undamaged ten percent of her body and integrate it into a genetically engineered new body. Locke and Kara aren’t so lucky—their bodies die, but their thoughts and memories are “downloaded” in the hopes of someday being put into a new body. But they are forgotten—for 260 years. All the two f...more
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First Impression:
Since I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox a few years ago, I have been waiting for some kind of sequel or companion novel. I have been feeling for a long time that I needed to get back into this world. And FINALLY, Pearson gave me my wish.
While Reading:
The Fox Inheritance was exactly what I had been waiting for. Pearson picks up where the previous left off. Writing with a style that is completly her own. The concept. The characters. The intrigue and twists. All of it were exactly...more
Since I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox a few years ago, I have been waiting for some kind of sequel or companion novel. I have been feeling for a long time that I needed to get back into this world. And FINALLY, Pearson gave me my wish.
While Reading:
The Fox Inheritance was exactly what I had been waiting for. Pearson picks up where the previous left off. Writing with a style that is completly her own. The concept. The characters. The intrigue and twists. All of it were exactly...more
I feel about this book the way I felt about the audio. It was just ok. I was kind of disappointed because I really liked The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Here are the things I didn't care for:
-There was too much internal dialog. Most of the book was Locke talking to himself about his life, his thoughts, and "lapses" where he would just go on and on.
-There wasn't enough world building. I can't tell you how many times it said something like, "After two hundred years, (whatever) was still the same." Th...more
-There was too much internal dialog. Most of the book was Locke talking to himself about his life, his thoughts, and "lapses" where he would just go on and on.
-There wasn't enough world building. I can't tell you how many times it said something like, "After two hundred years, (whatever) was still the same." Th...more
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I suppose I have always been enamored with story and character. My mother tells me I could be the most annoying little kid, waking up each day as a new character. Every morning she would have to ask me "who" I was for that day, because unless properly addressed I refused to answer anyone.
One time when I was about four years old, my parents were out shopping at Sears. They each thought the other h...more
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