It’s 1996 and Emma has just received a new computer from her
father as a guilt gift. When she
installs AOL, Emma discovers a weird site called Facebook that shows her 15
years into the future. At first she
believes that the whole thing is a joke that her friend Josh is playing on her,
but his bewilderment over the site convinces her that this isn’t payback of any
kind. (Things have been tense between
Josh and Emma for months, since she rejected him romantically.)
The two quickly become obsessed with Facebook and their
futures. Josh becomes a graphic designer
happily married to the prettiest girl in their school (a girl he has been too
nervous to even talk to) while Emma ends up unemployed and in a miserable
marriage. Understandably upset, she does
everything in her present to change her future, frustrating Josh who doesn’t
want his chance at a great future ruined by Emma.
At first I had some trouble getting into the book; it was a
little heavy-handed with the whole “it’s 1996” thing. But Josh and Emma’s awkwardness with each
other and their obsession with Facebook won me over—it just seemed real. I can’t relate to the Facebook addiction
because I’ve never been on it, but like most people I would love to have a
chance to see into my future and try to change it for the better. Overall it was an interesting book and a
quick read, a nice distraction.
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