The Measure
A struggle with guilt

Stories about glimpsing the future have always sucked me in. And The Measure is no different. One day, a little wooden box arrives for each person on the planet, no matter where they are. Inside is their name and a piece of string. It soon becomes clear that the length of the string stands for the le......more

This book literally blew my mind! It’s absolutely thought provoking, intriguing, mind numbing! My emotions are everywhere! I think I didn’t care about the mystery centered on boxes that include strings which predict the measure of a person! I cared more about the characters, their suffer, their adap......more

WOW! I didn’t expect to CRY! And, if a book moves me to tears-it earns all the stars! This will make my FAVORITES list this year-and it’s AVAILABLE NOW!! Overnight, the boxes arrived. For everyone 22 years and older. EVERYWHERE. All over the World. Just six inches wide, and three inches deep-each con......more

It seems that everyone loves this book but me, so I expect it to be a big hit. I had high hopes for this one as the premise of the story hooked me in; people all around the world wake up to find a box on their doorstep with a piece of string inside that determines how long they are going to live. Fr......more

I’ll give my rating after the book club chat, but wow. So glad we chose this as the June BOTM! So many things to discuss......more