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A review by alphabetseeds
The Last Gifts of the Universe by Rory August
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This book was lovely: hopeful in the face of absolute destruction and obliteration. The main character, Scout, chooses to soldier on even though the odds are staked against them and their brother as they race a megacorp's mercs to caches that might change the turn of the tide for humanity's survival.
I'm a sucker for stories about librarians and archivists, and especially a sucker for narratives that provide space for those artifacts to shine.
It's a short read but it did make me tear up. There's a whole lot in these pages about perseverance, grief, legacies, and second chances. And Pumpkin might be the best non-talking fictional cat ever.
I'm a sucker for stories about librarians and archivists, and especially a sucker for narratives that provide space for those artifacts to shine.
It's a short read but it did make me tear up. There's a whole lot in these pages about perseverance, grief, legacies, and second chances. And Pumpkin might be the best non-talking fictional cat ever.