What do you think?
Rate this book
P.I.V.O.T. Lab Chronicles [Original] #2
Choosing What Matters
If you were dying of cancer, would you risk entering a game that saved you from pain, even if you chanced dying early?
Dorothy Hunt is not willing to go out with a whimper, but rather a bang.
The main problem? Not all of her family will support her decision.
This time, she gets to choose a body that isn't pretty, isn't bound by the social customs of her family and generation.
"Make me ugly."
Unused to video games, fighting cancer, Dorothy Hunt is focused on providing the scientists something they can't acquire without her.
Data on an older human who is about to die.
Will she be able to reconcile her decision with her children? Will she be able to engage with the game when she feels the pain her character feels?
Will she ever get used to the smell?
Dorothy Hunt will forever change the future of medicine, If she can stay alive long enough to do it.
You don't send a kid to do a mature adult's job.
Dorothy Hunt is not willing to go out with a whimper, but rather a bang.
The main problem? Not all of her family will support her decision.
This time, she gets to choose a body that isn't pretty, isn't bound by the social customs of her family and generation.
"Make me ugly."
Unused to video games, fighting cancer, Dorothy Hunt is focused on providing the scientists something they can't acquire without her.
Data on an older human who is about to die.
Will she be able to reconcile her decision with her children? Will she be able to engage with the game when she feels the pain her character feels?
Will she ever get used to the smell?
Dorothy Hunt will forever change the future of medicine, If she can stay alive long enough to do it.
You don't send a kid to do a mature adult's job.
622 pages, Paperback
Published July 27, 2020
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 20 of 20 reviews
July 21, 2020
I am almost speechless
I have never really been a LitRPG fan, which at the root these books are, but... The Pivot Lab Chronicles are so much more. This one made me think, truly think about choice and allowing other people the freedom to make their own choices. It also made me cry, while cheering Dotty on.
Read this, I cannot stress enough how wonderful this book (trilogy) was!
I have never really been a LitRPG fan, which at the root these books are, but... The Pivot Lab Chronicles are so much more. This one made me think, truly think about choice and allowing other people the freedom to make their own choices. It also made me cry, while cheering Dotty on.
Read this, I cannot stress enough how wonderful this book (trilogy) was!
July 24, 2020
WeepFest
OMG!!! This has become my favorite story Ever!,
Dottie's character is so strong in so many ways even though there are some weaknesses. Her battle both in and out of the Pivot pod give her a wonderful sense of character in her humanity. The bond she forms with the Pivot team and her friends inside the game, are loving and heartfelt, but most of all the bond she reinforces with her children is beautiful.
She made sure that her Cancer would not being her down, that she would live her life to the fullest (and boy did she) and that her friends and family knew they were loved. This is a real test jerker so make sure to have a lot of tissue by your side when you read this, fair warning.
What Jacob, Amber and Nick accomplished with their game is really enjoyable and amazing (took me back to Chronicles of Kierafreya) Can't wait for the next installment.
OMG!!! This has become my favorite story Ever!,
Dottie's character is so strong in so many ways even though there are some weaknesses. Her battle both in and out of the Pivot pod give her a wonderful sense of character in her humanity. The bond she forms with the Pivot team and her friends inside the game, are loving and heartfelt, but most of all the bond she reinforces with her children is beautiful.
She made sure that her Cancer would not being her down, that she would live her life to the fullest (and boy did she) and that her friends and family knew they were loved. This is a real test jerker so make sure to have a lot of tissue by your side when you read this, fair warning.
What Jacob, Amber and Nick accomplished with their game is really enjoyable and amazing (took me back to Chronicles of Kierafreya) Can't wait for the next installment.
August 20, 2020
Great Read, but Proceed with Caution
What an amazing story. The concept of using Virtual Reality for medical treatment blows me away. If even 5% of the benefits of VR are possible it really needs to be looked into. I do not think I have ever had a book push my emotions as hard as this one did. The storyline hit closer home than most as I lost my father to cancer last year. I am very lucky that I was close to him and we had the opportunity to say all we felt. Watching my Dad suffer in his final days still hurts beyond words.
This story brought back a lot of the good memories and some of the sad.
Thank you Micheal Anderle foe giving me another amazing world with brilliant characters
What an amazing story. The concept of using Virtual Reality for medical treatment blows me away. If even 5% of the benefits of VR are possible it really needs to be looked into. I do not think I have ever had a book push my emotions as hard as this one did. The storyline hit closer home than most as I lost my father to cancer last year. I am very lucky that I was close to him and we had the opportunity to say all we felt. Watching my Dad suffer in his final days still hurts beyond words.
This story brought back a lot of the good memories and some of the sad.
Thank you Micheal Anderle foe giving me another amazing world with brilliant characters
August 31, 2020
This was a very well done tale, and the ending was absolutely amazing. If you aren't moved by the way it ended, then your heart is made of stone, but even without that incredible ending, the tale is a good one, and I can't imagine there will be too many LitRPG fans that don't enjoy this tale. I have no idea if there will be more in this world, but if there are, I'd certainly be happy to read them, the depth of characterization in this story was about as good as it gets, and while a lot of the story was boring political intrigue, the parts focused on the characters couldn't have been any better.
If you're looking for that one LitRPG book you don't want to miss, this one should definitely be on the shelf for consideration.
If you're looking for that one LitRPG book you don't want to miss, this one should definitely be on the shelf for consideration.
November 10, 2020
Dottie
The game is growing so much and in so many ways. It seems the more Michael (the author sorry for the familiar but I’ve come to know him from all the many books I have read) writes the better it is feeling for the characters is a sign that it’s a good story crying for them, in my opinion is a sign that it is great. So many complex feelings dragons that you hate they hold immense power over the Orcs and Insea the tournament’s real reason for existence the calm of most settlements of the different races and the upheaval when it stops and Dottie will be greatly missed or maybe not?
The game is growing so much and in so many ways. It seems the more Michael (the author sorry for the familiar but I’ve come to know him from all the many books I have read) writes the better it is feeling for the characters is a sign that it’s a good story crying for them, in my opinion is a sign that it is great. So many complex feelings dragons that you hate they hold immense power over the Orcs and Insea the tournament’s real reason for existence the calm of most settlements of the different races and the upheaval when it stops and Dottie will be greatly missed or maybe not?
August 10, 2020
What a great story!
It took me two tries to get going on book one. Unlike other stories by Mr. Anderle, it's not non-stop action. But by the time I was half way through book one, I was hooked. Then I started Choosing What Matters (such an appropriate title). I just kept getting deeper and deeper into the story. And what a story of is!
What a great heroine in such a unique story. It's so strange to start a story where you know what happens to the main character, but it works so well. The emotional connection to the characters is real. I laughed, and yes, I cried.
It took me two tries to get going on book one. Unlike other stories by Mr. Anderle, it's not non-stop action. But by the time I was half way through book one, I was hooked. Then I started Choosing What Matters (such an appropriate title). I just kept getting deeper and deeper into the story. And what a story of is!
What a great heroine in such a unique story. It's so strange to start a story where you know what happens to the main character, but it works so well. The emotional connection to the characters is real. I laughed, and yes, I cried.
August 8, 2020
All the Ándele fin, plus true depth
Mr. Andrew's books are always an adventurously good read, lots of action, and lots of great characters, but this series is a step above his usual offering.
Don't get me wrong, these are great stories, filled with adventures, but there is significantly greater depth to these tales.
I found it a compelling combination, and suspect you will as well.
Mr. Andrew's books are always an adventurously good read, lots of action, and lots of great characters, but this series is a step above his usual offering.
Don't get me wrong, these are great stories, filled with adventures, but there is significantly greater depth to these tales.
I found it a compelling combination, and suspect you will as well.
August 23, 2020
Great concept
The concept that you can use being immersed in a video game to help you get better from a coma or ease your life in trying times is really great. It helps that the characters are so well written and the story lines are fun with plenty of action. These books make you laugh and cry and go through all of the emotions while giving you a world of fantasy. I cannot wait for the next book.
The concept that you can use being immersed in a video game to help you get better from a coma or ease your life in trying times is really great. It helps that the characters are so well written and the story lines are fun with plenty of action. These books make you laugh and cry and go through all of the emotions while giving you a world of fantasy. I cannot wait for the next book.
July 30, 2020
Loved it
Dotty was like my Mother. Mother was born in 1919 and was in the Army during WWII as a nurse. Even though she was 5’ tall she was no one to mess with. Dotty made me laugh along with other characters. I cried in the end but it looks like she will live on. I really can’t wait for the next one!
Dotty was like my Mother. Mother was born in 1919 and was in the Army during WWII as a nurse. Even though she was 5’ tall she was no one to mess with. Dotty made me laugh along with other characters. I cried in the end but it looks like she will live on. I really can’t wait for the next one!
August 4, 2020
Best story ever
This book is so great I have been engrossed in the series of Dorothy. It’s so well done it grabs you and hurls you into her lives within the game. And it brings both joy and sorrow to reality. I cannot describe how truly amazing the book is. A long but wonderful reading experience.
This book is so great I have been engrossed in the series of Dorothy. It’s so well done it grabs you and hurls you into her lives within the game. And it brings both joy and sorrow to reality. I cannot describe how truly amazing the book is. A long but wonderful reading experience.
August 24, 2020
Michael blew this out of the park. A series of adventures based on the interaction of an 84 year old dying grandmother dropped into a full immersion game. Michael weaves a story that tugs at all of your emotions and makes one wonder what if a person could spend the rest of their days living a life they could only fantasize about. In my opinion this is his best work.
July 20, 2020
Amazing
I am blown away, love the different perspective of the main character being an eighty four year old woman,. A very badass great grandmother. This series is awesome. More please
I am blown away, love the different perspective of the main character being an eighty four year old woman,. A very badass great grandmother. This series is awesome. More please
July 26, 2020
Beautiful
I don’t know what to say about the story except that it is a beautiful extendtion it to the series. It’s emotional, well written, the characters grow so much, and it just breaks your heart.
I don’t know what to say about the story except that it is a beautiful extendtion it to the series. It’s emotional, well written, the characters grow so much, and it just breaks your heart.
August 3, 2020
Beautiful and true and heart touching
As someone who has grieved many of the loved ones in my life, this story inspired me with courage and wonder and appreciation. Thanks for the joy and healing! Beautifully and fully alive!
As someone who has grieved many of the loved ones in my life, this story inspired me with courage and wonder and appreciation. Thanks for the joy and healing! Beautifully and fully alive!
August 7, 2020
Wow what a great story
I've never played video games but this book just drew me into this domain. The storyline was captivating, fantastic characters and several twists to keep your head spinning. Another Anderle masterpiece.
I've never played video games but this book just drew me into this domain. The storyline was captivating, fantastic characters and several twists to keep your head spinning. Another Anderle masterpiece.
October 24, 2020
Stories that teach how to feel
Not often do stories do more than distract or entertain or help you to clarify a thought. This one helps you to remember to feel and to try and share that feel with those you care about.
Not often do stories do more than distract or entertain or help you to clarify a thought. This one helps you to remember to feel and to try and share that feel with those you care about.
November 23, 2020
Never better!
Michael is one of the best authers I have ever had the privilege of reading. He can make his story totally realistic. Makes it so you can't wait to finish. No matter what the time is.
Michael is one of the best authers I have ever had the privilege of reading. He can make his story totally realistic. Makes it so you can't wait to finish. No matter what the time is.
July 22, 2020
Brilliant
This second book was better than the first. It was sad and funny and amazingly well written. I'm looking forward to the next story in this trilogy
This second book was better than the first. It was sad and funny and amazingly well written. I'm looking forward to the next story in this trilogy
July 26, 2020
Thought provoking
Loved the first Pivot book, loved this one even more. Dotty is a force of nature. Her story drew me in from the first page to the last. Have tissues handy.
Loved the first Pivot book, loved this one even more. Dotty is a force of nature. Her story drew me in from the first page to the last. Have tissues handy.
July 30, 2020
WOW!!!
Michael has done it again! I think this may be my favorite book so far. I cant wait for the next one!
Michael has done it again! I think this may be my favorite book so far. I cant wait for the next one!
Displaying 1 - 20 of 20 reviews