What would happen if there was an apocalypse almost
every other day? We would become used to it and even become bored with our
constant doom-and-gloom life. That is the premise of this unique novel that
creates a dystopian world that still does not feel as far off from where we are
in the world today. That is one of the best things about this story: it
manages, even in its absurdist style, to capture some of the reality of what we
are living now. The way we have become dulled to the everyday tragedies that
make up our world is represented clearly in the book’s pages.
The writing is fresh, with the author keeping the pace
up in a comfortable way. For me, the one thing that could have been improved
was the two or so chapters at the beginning that give us the backstory of the
world in which our protagonist is now living. All of this information, with the
many kind of apocalypses that have passed through, could have been given to us
in flashbacks or scattered in other ways throughout the story. By giving this
information all at once, I think it pulled us away from the immediacy of what
the protagonist was experiencing at the moment. Other than that, the writing
keeps us turning the pages, waiting to see what other craziness the novel has
in store for us.
There are plenty of laugh out loud moments and you
will be cheering our protagonist on as the climax nears. If you are looking for
a unique novel that packs quite a philosophical punch, this is one to consider.
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