Alison's review
The Last Town on Earth: A Novel
by Thomas Mullen
Did you read this after you saw it on my list? I'm just curious because I was going to recommend it to you, and if you came across it on your own then I feel it's added proof that we're the same person! :)
Actually, I charged Dan with picking me up a book when he stopped by the library one day. Normally he finds my vague instructions a little overwhelming ("oh, just any fiction book, darling, you know what I like"). But because he knows that you and I are the same person, he looked to your list for inspiration. Success for all!
Alison's review
The Last Town on Earth: A Novel by Thomas Mullen
Alison's review
rating:
The books I tend to pick up are focused on smartly written, fully developed characters. Often the plots are mundane, but disguised in elegant or witty writing so you don't mind that nothing much is happening. So I was a surprised by how much I enjoyed this plot-driven novel in which, simply put, there's a lot going on. You see the national and local government, the family, and the individual respond to the issues of the day, including the flu epidemic, the US entry into World War I, and the plight of unions and workers. You're introduced to plenty of characters, points of view, and ideas. However, this book doesn't seem overburdened, the way some novels do when they take on such a wide scope. Maybe because it stays centered on the town of Commonwealth, with other bits of the story radiating out but ultimately returning to the novel's center.
No one is going to claim this is a phenomenal book, but it certainly gets you thinking about how you might respond to protect yourself (y...more
No one is going to claim this is a phenomenal book, but it certainly gets you thinking about how you might respond to protect yourself (y...more
Did you read this after you saw it on my list? I'm just curious because I was going to recommend it to you, and if you came across it on your own then I feel it's added proof that we're the same person! :)
Actually, I charged Dan with picking me up a book when he stopped by the library one day. Normally he finds my vague instructions a little overwhelming ("oh, just any fiction book, darling, you know what I like"). But because he knows that you and I are the same person, he looked to your list for inspiration. Success for all!