The Measure: The Instant New York Times Bestseller

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In the support group, Maura argues that, “We never should have allowed them to start labeling people as ‘long-stringers’ and ‘short-stringers.’” Do you agree with her? Do you think it would create more division or strengthen community in society?

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A compelling, heart-breaking story of life and love with a perfect, elegant premise.”— Bridget Collins, bestselling author of The Binding First of all, what a premise! I'm sure I'm not the only one who has ever thought to myself, I wonder how long I'll live. Well, this story takes that idea, expands it into a thought experiment, and just runs with it. And the result is absolutely fascinating, if not wholly unexpected. In the world of The Measure, people receive their boxes upon turning 22. Do you think that’s too young to be facing such a choice? Or should the choice be offered to people even younger? Chaos ensues — Are the strings real? Where did they come from? The unknowns result in a divisive nature across many aspects of life — Will short-stringers be discriminated against in the workplace? In health care? How about in their dating lives? The story unfolds realistically as each character contemplates their respective box and how much time they have left. Their reactions–whether they opened their box or not–were conveyed in a very believable manner.

She added, "I know it sounds like a book about death but really it’s a book about how we choose to live." I loved the author’s perspective to the boxes’ traumatic reflections to people’s regular lives but I mostly enjoyed the powerful POVs ! Just six inches wide, and three inches deep-each contained a string which revealed the MEASURE of your life. Your FATE disclosed by the length of your string. This book is so poetic, heart wrenching, meaningful, poignant, one of a kind! It affected me more than I expected! Definitely, absolutely, extremely, highly recommend you to read it!

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I read a lot and while I enjoy most, in the end many are forgettable. This is not one of those books. It is a creative and thought-provoking debut that will be on my 2022 favorites. It would make an excellent book club selection. conversations examined about life - [how we live it] — our choices, friendships, jobs, passions, adventurous spirit — etc. ‘we’re’ interring to think about. This sounds as if it could be a depressing read, but it is not. The tone is hopeful. In the end, I found this poignant story touched on all my emotions. I was invested in the lives of these characters as I cheered on their successes and mourned their losses. It made me laugh, and it made me cry.The characters stories were woven together very well. I thought that their reactions to the ‘new normal’ was conveyed in a very individual and believable way. The societal reactions/discriminations would’ve felt much less plausible if the past several years had not mirrored it so closely.” Book Genre: Adult, Adult Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction I loved this rumination of how we would change if we could have that information. Would you open your box? Would it change your life? Would it change your opinion of others? The other issue I have is that by the time you reach the halfway point, it's pretty clear what's going to happen for the rest of the book. You can see how each storyline will play out, who will learn their lessons and who won't, and even how each character's life will end. All the subsequent conversations and thoughts really just spell out in long form what is already obvious, with no more surprises to be had, which does feel a bit disappointing for speculative fiction.