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A review by kat7890erina
The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson
4.0
Whilst the Bird Box analogy is apt, Simpson has ensured her story is uniquely Australian; for the first half anyway.
This mid-apocalyptic thriller begins as a slow burn, with beautiful descriptions of the bushland and artful flashbacks to develop Ray as a flawed character who you want to see grow and win. However, the plot paces itself in parallel to population proximity and once we reached the big city I found myself in a headlong flight into the more fantastical and - for me - predictable.
Still, the timely and heartfelt exploration of the bushfires, as well as the focus on women supporting women, made this a good read.
This mid-apocalyptic thriller begins as a slow burn, with beautiful descriptions of the bushland and artful flashbacks to develop Ray as a flawed character who you want to see grow and win. However, the plot paces itself in parallel to population proximity and once we reached the big city I found myself in a headlong flight into the more fantastical and - for me - predictable.
Still, the timely and heartfelt exploration of the bushfires, as well as the focus on women supporting women, made this a good read.