The Measure
Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.
It seems like just another morning.
Around the world, people wake up, check the news, open the front door.
On every doorstop is a box. Inside that box is the exact number of years that person has left to live.
Whether they open it or hide it under their bed, each person must learn to live in this new world: a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush their life together, a doctor who cannot save himself from his own fate, best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything…
Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is a sweeping, ambitious and invigorating story about family, friendship, hope and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.
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Jenn Thornley –
From the Book Club Meeting:
I think we all agreed tonight that the concept of this month’s book was great and the ultimate message was good, but the book lacked depth and the author could have made so much more of it. It was a thought-provoking read initially but with much of the story being repetitive, it lost a lot of its impact. There were only one or two characters who particularly appealed to us and the question of where the strings/boxes came from was never really addressed.
Overall, we were initially impressed with the book but were ultimately left a little disappointed. We awarded this book an average of 2.55 stars.