Just finished "The Measure" by Nikki Erlick. Kind of really loved this one.
Everyone gets a box that inside tells them how long they have to live. Would you look?
A character-driven piece about how people/society would react, coping with death, love, loss, how to live your life knowing what's coming, etc. An oddly hopeful book, despite its themes.
Full review here: https://tinyurl.com/3zh3jc7y
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5/5: ”The measure of your life lies within.” Imagine you had a box whose contents would tell you almost exactly how long your life was. Imagine everyone did. Would you look? How would you react? Would you treat people with shorter lives differently? Would it change your outlook on life? This book explores those questions through the points of view of several people, who all come together, either directly or indirectly, through a support group for people with shorter lives ahead of them. We get to know the (large) cast, and essentially this book tells each of their stories through their own POV ...