Once upon a time there were two selves, the experiencing self and the remembering self. The two selves were in fierce argument over the reading of a book. One maintained the book was fantastic, while the other laid out its flaws. Can the two selves come to an agreement, a final rating? We shall see. 
 Experiencing Self (E.S.): This was book was a complete page-turner! The premise was unique, which you've gotta admit is rare for a dystopia these days. 
 Remembering Self (R.S.): There was a plague in the future, hardly that unique. Though, admittedly, it wasn't a complete cliche. 
 E.S.: Oh, come on! We were really into the story while reading. We were invested, we wanted to know what happened. We enjoyed the characters. 
 R.S.: The ones that made stupid mistakes? 
 E.S.: They were teens. 
 R.S.: Teens don't always have to be stupid. 
 E.S.: Ethan wasn't stupid. He was, in fact, brilliant. 
 R.S.: Exactly, too brilliant. Hello, I'm Ethan, I can recognize time-travelers at a glance, I can cut girls out of jail, I'm a crazy good hacker, I'm a genius physicist, and I'm awesome and nice and cute. 
 E.S.: ... The time-traveling was kind of cool? 
 R.S.: And flawed. And unexplained. 
 E.S.: But cool? 
 R.s.: ...yeah... it was kind of cool. 
 E.S.: And we were interested in what would happen. Also, it made some pretty good points on current society. 
 R.S.: Fine, fine. Three stars. No more. 
 E.S.: three point five? 
 R.S.: No, three. Take it or leave it.