Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler356 pages
Josh and Emma have been best friends and neighbors for as long as they can remember. When Josh's family receives an American Online CD-ROM in the mail, his parents have him bring it over to Emma's so she can install it on her new computer. Upon installing the program, Josh and Emma are automatically logged onto Facebook. But there is only one issue...The year is 1996, and Facebook hasn't even been invented yet. The two friends find themselves looking at their profiles fifteen years in the future - their spouses, careers, homes - it's all there. These unexpected discoveries will force Josh and Emma to re-evaluate what they are doing right, and wrong, in the present.
The Future of Us was an incredibly creative story: the plot premise is certainly out-of-the-box and is relevant to today's teens. Emma, Josh and their friends were readable characters, and each of their quirky characteristics brought them to life just a little bit more.
Asher and Mackler had very similar writing styles - I could scarcely have told them apart, if it weren't for the alternating chapters of Josh, and then Emma's voice. Whenever two authors get together to write, there is always a concern that the styles will be uncomplimentary to each other. In this case, that was certainly not an issue.
The Future of Us is certainly a novel bound to make you laugh, smile, and maybe even reflect on the choices you make today, that could change your life tomorrow.
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