Glory O'Briens History of the Future
Author: A.S King
Published: October 14th 2014 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date Read: Apr 17 2020 - Apr 22 2020
Pages: 308
Rating: 5/5
Published: October 14th 2014 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date Read: Apr 17 2020 - Apr 22 2020
Pages: 308
Rating: 5/5
Quotes I Like
“Not living your life is just like killing yourself, only it takes longer.”
“You are not your virginity. You are a human being. The state of your hymen has nothing to do with your worth.”
“I am tortured too. I am tortured by belly fat and magazine covers about how to please everyone but myself. I am tortured by sheep who click on anything that will guarantee a ten-pound loss in one week. Sheep who will get on their knees if it means someone will like them more. I am tortured by my inability to want to hang out with desperate sheep. I am tortured by goddamned yearbooks full of bullshit. I met you when. I’ll miss the times. I’ll keep in touch. Best friends forever. Is this okay? Are you all right? Are you tortured too?”
“We are all made from star dust and we will all return to star dust, like a cosmic palindrome.”
“Did all outcasts come to this realization at a certain point in life? That being outcast from a bogus and pornographic society actually was a good thing? I hoped so. I hoped there was an army of us out there, smiling about it that very moment.”
“By shooting the darkest areas three zones lighter, you turned a black, lifeless max black zone 0 into a zone 3.
I think, in life, most of us did this all the time.”
“You are not your virginity. You are a human being. The state of your hymen has nothing to do with your worth.”
“I am tortured too. I am tortured by belly fat and magazine covers about how to please everyone but myself. I am tortured by sheep who click on anything that will guarantee a ten-pound loss in one week. Sheep who will get on their knees if it means someone will like them more. I am tortured by my inability to want to hang out with desperate sheep. I am tortured by goddamned yearbooks full of bullshit. I met you when. I’ll miss the times. I’ll keep in touch. Best friends forever. Is this okay? Are you all right? Are you tortured too?”
“We are all made from star dust and we will all return to star dust, like a cosmic palindrome.”
“Did all outcasts come to this realization at a certain point in life? That being outcast from a bogus and pornographic society actually was a good thing? I hoped so. I hoped there was an army of us out there, smiling about it that very moment.”
“By shooting the darkest areas three zones lighter, you turned a black, lifeless max black zone 0 into a zone 3.
I think, in life, most of us did this all the time.”
Review
In true A.S King fashion this was an exceptional read, I actually think this is my favourite book by her. And dare I say in my top 5 all time favourite books! I don't even really know where to start with this beautiful piece of literature.
This book weaves fantasy and whimsy together with real life in a way I haven't read since the Night Circus. This book is sad, about a sad girl in a sad life, with a sad dad, and shitty best friend. And yet the while time reading all I could feel was hopeful. How does King always manage to write these sad stories that leave with with more hope for humanity than I started with? I loved the History of the Future Chapters so much, the look into the future was incredible and realistic and definitely something that is kind of believable, especially about America right now. It was extraordinary getting to read about Glory finding herself, her purpose and knowing that she is worth it, she is a badass. She's one of my new favourite female characters, she was so incredibly believable and likeable. Which I won't lie I was not expecting from her, I thought she was going to be much more whiny and unlikable than she was, but she was wonderful to read about, she felt like someone I knew.
This book is a triumph, it blends the real world with fiction so perfectly. I honestly reminded me Of the Unwind series by Neal Shusterman, and if you've read that you know how well he blends real life with unthinkable horrors and makes it believable.
I really just don't have to words to described how much I enjoyed this book, I hope so many people will read this and enjoy it as much as I did.
This book weaves fantasy and whimsy together with real life in a way I haven't read since the Night Circus. This book is sad, about a sad girl in a sad life, with a sad dad, and shitty best friend. And yet the while time reading all I could feel was hopeful. How does King always manage to write these sad stories that leave with with more hope for humanity than I started with? I loved the History of the Future Chapters so much, the look into the future was incredible and realistic and definitely something that is kind of believable, especially about America right now. It was extraordinary getting to read about Glory finding herself, her purpose and knowing that she is worth it, she is a badass. She's one of my new favourite female characters, she was so incredibly believable and likeable. Which I won't lie I was not expecting from her, I thought she was going to be much more whiny and unlikable than she was, but she was wonderful to read about, she felt like someone I knew.
This book is a triumph, it blends the real world with fiction so perfectly. I honestly reminded me Of the Unwind series by Neal Shusterman, and if you've read that you know how well he blends real life with unthinkable horrors and makes it believable.
I really just don't have to words to described how much I enjoyed this book, I hope so many people will read this and enjoy it as much as I did.