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The Forever Contract (A Dystopian YA Novella) by Avery Sawyer
ebook, 46 pages
Published August 1st 2012 by Planet Explorers Publishing
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In the very near future, the country is plunged into drought and unrest. Scare resources and constant heat are making life completely miserable. Casey doesn't think she can stand slugging back another gel pack or working one more shift at the wells. Fortunately, there's a solution: anyone over the age of seventeen can sign the Forever Contract and enter a utopian paradise. While people's minds take a permanent vacation, their bodies get warehoused and hooked up to a complex array of sensors and feeding tubes. As Casey's brother says, "You upload your consciousness to the system and you're free to live as long as you want, however you want. No more pain, no more heat, no more awful dust, no more work. Just pure thought. It's what our species has always been meant for. Suffering is for philosophers. Not for me." Casey's ready to sign--a permanent vacation is just what she needs. There's only one problem: her boyfriend James doesn't trust it. Told from his and her perspectives, The Forever Contract is a 17,000 word (60 page) novella suitable for readers in grade 8 and above.
Would you sign the contract?
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The book sounds like an interesting short that my daughters (the older ones) and I may enjoy.
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ReplyDeleteI don't normally read YA but stopped by for the hop and read the blurb. I must say this looks interesting. Thanks for sharing a favorite.
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I've enjoyed a number of YA books this year, and this sounds like a great one. To answer the question posed, no I wouldn't sign the contract. Pain, heat, dust, ect. are all worth it because without them you can't truly appreciate the good days. Besides, I absolutely believe that if it sounds too good to be true, you should run as fast as you can the other way.
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Nice book cover and sounds like an interesting read! Thanks for sharing and for running this awesome giveaway :)
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Thank you so much for giving us all this opportunity :) it sounds like a sweet little read!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very good book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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