Britt's Rating:
1 of 5 starsWhen Jem looks into other people's eyes, she sees in her mind the date of their death. One day while at the Subway station, she sees lots of people all with the same death date, and their death date is that very day...
Sounds interesting? Yes. Unfortunately, the execution of this book was very poor. Depressing, depressing, depressing. I don't even know what the point of the book was, other than that death happens to everyone and when you know when it's going to happen and can do nothing to stop it, you hate life and dread forming any relationships with people.
I stayed with the story until the end in hopes that it was going to get better, but it didn't. I don't recommend this book. In addition to the depressing, drawn out story, it had lots of bag language and it ends with a teenage pregnancy.
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Meet Daniel and Brittany
The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.
Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.
After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.
Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.
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1 comment:
It seems like a lot of YA books these days are kinda depressing.
I don't mind hard subjects, and I do want them to be treated honestly because otherwise the whole thing feels fake. But I also want a feeling of hopefulness somehow. It has to be a realistic hope but still. What is the point of all these "life sucks and then you die" books?
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