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The Measure: A Novel

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"A story of love and hope as interweaving characters display: how all moments, big and small, can measure a life. If you want joy, love, romance, and hope--read with us." --Jenna Bush Hager

A luminous, spirit-lifting blockbuster that asks: would you choose to find out the length of your life?

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.

It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out.

But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live.

From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?

As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they'll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?

The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn't have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, 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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368 pages

Average rating: 7.37

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Community Reviews

BBW
Sep 11, 2024
9/10 stars
This book made me think about anything I am missing from my life that I should be doing before death.
TT2024
Sep 05, 2024
9/10 stars
Loved this book, Erlick is an amazing writer, i could not put this book down it was everything i expected and more.Read this book
Anonymous
Aug 31, 2024
6/10 stars
This book was the perfect analogy to what has gone in present day with the Covid rules. Those with the vaccine and those who didn’t get it. The short-stringers were the anti-vax group who was discriminated against, considered violent, etc where they were not allowed to participate in parts of society. And then the rise of the dictatorial government (which we witnessed current day as well).

I must confess I read for pure entertainment whether plot driven or characters or whatever. And this book was just too depressing for me. It was well done but such a downer and too reminiscent of the current pandemic and the nightmare from our government’s response to it. Just not for me. But again, I could see where another would enjoy it as she thought out all the varying implications and did a lovely job with it all.
Big Dog
Aug 29, 2024
Great read
bdgump
Aug 20, 2024
9/10 stars
Great book - made me think too much

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