Synopses:Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a year-long coma, and she's still recovering from the terrible accident that caused it. Her parents show her home movies of her life, her memories, but she has no recollection. Is she really the same girl she sees on the screen? Little by little, Jenna begins to remember. Along with the memories come questions--questions no one wants to answer for her. What really happened after the accident?
My Rating 9/10
My Thoughts: (Warning, spoilers)
This book was fascinating. It begins with the mystery of what is really going on with Jenna, then after we discover the truth, that 90 percent of Jenna's body is made of lab grown parts after a terrible car accident, it continues with the moral and ethical dilemma of that illegal decision. It was this dilemma that was the most interesting to me. After finding out the truth, Jenna struggles with identity, and the question of whether she is in fact still human, which leads to the much larger question of what it means to be human, and how far science should be allowed to go.
Jenna's situation is juxtaposed with the other characters situations. Her parents, who would do anything to save their only daughter. Allys, who lost her limbs, yet still fights against passing laws that would make her whole again. And finally to Ethan who proves that sometimes breaking the law is not black and white and Dane, who may be one hundred percent human but still lacks something. These characters all bring fascinating perspectives, proving exactly how complicated the situation really is.
My only hesitation with the book was the ending. Throughout the entire book, there seems to be no right answer to the question posed, yet the conclusion seems to take a side. Perhaps I just wished the end was left more ambiguous so the reader can decide for themselves, but overall I enjoyed this book immensely.
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