A review by kristinj1
The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I alternated between liking this book and never wanting to pick it up again. At the end, I wish they'd resolved what I felt were the two main story lines - the baby woolly mammoth and the pregnancy of Eve. It was left feeling like the story could use a second book, but the characters in the story could not handle that. This book was interesting and terrifying and deeply sad, all at the same time. The death of the husband/dad, their relationship that was never in balance to begin with, the struggle of pull between the mom and the two daughters - feeling Vera's sadness as the narrator throughout the story. Is that how Lilia feels about some things? 
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