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A review by lizella
Extinction Point by Paul Antony Jones
2.0
I am a sucker for post-apocalyptic fiction, if it isn’t already obvious by my book list. I liked the twist on this book – an alien rain kills most of humanity and presumably all other non-plant life. Only one person is left in NYC to see the transformation of earth as this organism reprograms organic matter into strange new things. The description of these new life forms and the landscape they create was really well done.
The part I have a problem with is some of the logic employed by the main character Emily and her epic clumsiness and self-injury in a world where your physical health would be the most important thing to protect. While Emily’s decision-making seemed to be very logic-driven, I couldn’t help thinking of ways that she could have made things easier on herself. (“Get one of those bike trailers so you can easily manage your supplies! You could pack a bunch of food AND camping gear in that thing!” was one of the things that kept running through my head.) Something about the writing style also started to grate on me. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it seemed almost too self-conscious in its inner-monologue tone.
We’ll have to wait in see if I feel the need to read the sequel to find out what these strange new beings have planned for earth and how Emily will survive.
The part I have a problem with is some of the logic employed by the main character Emily and her epic clumsiness and self-injury in a world where your physical health would be the most important thing to protect. While Emily’s decision-making seemed to be very logic-driven, I couldn’t help thinking of ways that she could have made things easier on herself. (“Get one of those bike trailers so you can easily manage your supplies! You could pack a bunch of food AND camping gear in that thing!” was one of the things that kept running through my head.) Something about the writing style also started to grate on me. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it seemed almost too self-conscious in its inner-monologue tone.
We’ll have to wait in see if I feel the need to read the sequel to find out what these strange new beings have planned for earth and how Emily will survive.