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Jay Asher
Jay Asher is the author of the bestselling novel Thirteen Reasons Why. He writes compelling young adult stories that explore difficult themes.
The future of us
Synopsis
It's 1996, and Josh and Emma have been neighbors their whole lives. They've been best friends almost as long--at least, up until last November, when everything changed. Things have been awkward ever since, but when Josh's family gets a free AOL CD-ROM in the mail, his mom makes him bring it over so that Emma can install it on her new computer. When they sign on, they're automatically logged onto Facebook ... but Facebook hasn't been invented yet. Josh and Emma are looking at themselves fifteen years in the future. Their spouses, careers, homes, and status updates--it's all there. And every time they refresh their pages, their futures change. As they grapple with the ups and downs of what their lives hold, they're forced to confront what they're doing right--and wrong--in the present.
Genres
Characters
JoshProtagonist
One of the two main protagonists, a neighbor and best friend to Emma, who discovers a future version of Facebook with her.
EmmaProtagonist
One of the two main protagonists, a neighbor and best friend to Josh, who explores their future lives through an early version of Facebook.
Frequently asked questions
Does The Future of Us have a sequel?
The Future of Us is a standalone novel and does not have any direct sequels or follow-up books that continue the story of Josh and Emma.
How does The Future of Us compare to Jay Asher's other work?
The Future of Us shares Jay Asher's characteristic focus on the complexities of teenage relationships and the impact of choices, similar to his earlier novel, but it introduces a speculative fiction element with the future-predicting social media that sets it apart from his more purely contemporary works.