The Twelve by William Gladstone - Starting 10th January 2020

[Ashleigh]

The Twelve is an extraordinary and unforgettable novel about a most unusual man. As a child, Max lives in a world of colors and numbers, not speaking until the age of six. As an adult, Max ventures on a journey of destiny to discover the secret behind the ancient Mayan prophecy about the “end of time,” foretold to occur on December 21, 2012.When he is fifteen years old, Max has a near death experience during which he has a vision that reveals to him the names of twelve unique individuals. While Max cannot discern the significance of these twelve names, he is unable to shake the sense that they have deep meaning. Eight years pass before Max meets the first of the twelve.

With this, Max’s voyage of discovery begins, as he strives to uncover the identities and implications of “the twelve”—individuals he will meet during his journey towards truth, all of whom seem connected, and all of whom may hold the answer to what will happen at the exact moment the world may end. The novel takes the reader on a series of global adventures, culminating in a revelation of why and how Max and the twelve are destined to unite to discover the magnitude of the meaning of December 21, 2012. Only the twelve can provide the answers, as the fate of all humanity rests in the balance.

[Ashleigh]

Chapter 6

(view spoiler)[For a book that is so short, it's really focusing on Max's life. I'd love to know what the trip to Peru and Bolivia had to do with the overall story. I'm kinda itching for the story to get started.. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

6% (view spoiler)[ I liked that little back story into Jane and Herbert!
But it mentioned that Jane had 3 children, then skips forward to present day and doesn't she only have Louis and Max? (hide spoiler)]

9% (view spoiler)[Oh the twelve names! Wonder what they mean! And it's great that he had a choice to go back to his body! (hide spoiler)]

31% (view spoiler)[OMG the first of the twelve names! But he loves every woman, I can't take him seriously. (hide spoiler)]

41% (view spoiler)[More lovemaking with the next woman he takes to dinner. Seriously. And stuff always seems to happen at 4.44am or 4.44pm.
The while book was good in the first chapter or so surrounding Louis when he beat him up, and then Louis disappeared and it got so boring. (hide spoiler)]

43% DNF