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The Chaos (Numbers, #2)

Rachel Ward

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Jun 03, 2011 Nick rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult-fiction

After reading the first volume of this series, I didn't see how a sequel could possibly work. Luckily, the author proved me wrong. The story isn't so much about the idea of predicting the future as it is about the difficulties in figuring out what to do if you CAN see the future.
For instance, if you were absolutely, positively convinced that something was going to happen three days from now, who could you tell? Who would believe you? And how would you differentiate yourself from the crazies, the ...more

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Apr 18, 2011 Jen rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, ya

Booktalk:
From page 100: “You mustn’t tell. Not anyone. Not ever.” But maybe I can tell Junior. He won’t believe it, anyway, and it won’t make any difference to him now, he won’t have months of agony, not like Mum, because today’s his last day.
I take a deep breath.
“When I look at people, I see a number. It’s the date of their death. Sounds freaky, I know, but it’s true. I’ve always seen them. There’s nothing I can do about it.”
“So you can see my number?” He’s playing me along, trying to make m Booktalk:
From page 100: “You mustn’t tell. Not anyone. Not ever.” But maybe I can tell Junior. He won’t believe it, anyway, and it won’t make any difference to him now, he won’t have months of agony, not like Mum, because today’s his last day.
I take a deep breath.
“When I look at people, I see a number. It’s the date of their death. Sounds freaky, I know, but it’s true. I’ve always seen them. There’s nothing I can do about it.”
“So you can see my number?” He’s playing me along, trying to make me think he believes me.
“Yeah”
“Today.”
I fall silent. It’s half past nine, dark and cold. The rain’s battering down on the corrugated roof. He’s got three and a half hours left, tops. It don’t seem likely. All his mates are here. There’s four of them and one of me.
He looks around him and spreads his arms out wide.
“So, where is it man? How’s it going to happen?”
This is creepy. It’s sick.
“How’s it going to happen, Adam? I read it, read what you said. There’s a knife, blood. Who’s it going to be? There’s no one else here except us. There’s not one here who wants to fight me, except you. Is it you? Are you going to kill me?”
He’s mocking me to start with, but then his voice turns serious. His tongue flicks over his lips, and there’s something in his eyes apart from his number. He’s scared. Maybe he’s as scared as I am.
I don’t want it to be me. I don’t like the guy. He’s a maggot and I want him off my case, but I don’t want to kill him: I don’t want to kill anyone.
I want the clocks to stop ticking. I want time to stand still. I want the numbers to go away.”

But unfortunately for Adam, the numbers won’t go away. In fact, he’s noticing them now more than ever. Because many people have the same number: 01/01/2027, just a few months away. Why? What will happen on that day? And can Adam do anything about it?

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I often confuse how quickly I read a book with how much I liked it. I zoomed through this book because I couldn't wait to find out how it ended. But how much did I like it? I liked the story, but I think I enjoyed the first one better. ...more

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