Last One at the Party

Her new life began at the end of the world

De: Bethany Clift

Narrado por: Heather Long, Jane Collingwood

The end of everything was her beginning....

It's November 2022. The human race has been wiped out by the 6DM virus (Six Days Maximum - the longest you've got before your organs disintegrate and you melt from the inside out). The end of the world as we know it.

Yet someone is still alive. Alone in a new world of burning cities, rotting corpses and ravenous rats, one woman has survived. A woman who has spent her whole life compromising what she wants and hiding how she feels to meet other people's expectations. From her career to her relationships, to what she wears and where she lives, she's made a lifetime of decisions to fit what other people want her to be.

But with no one else left, who will she become now that she's completely alone?

©2021 Bethany Clift (P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Compelling Narrative

I enjoyed this perspective of a post apocalyptic world. The main character is not always likable, but grows tremendously through the novel. A lot of the situations she faces are difficult to sit with, undoubtedly, but contribute to the overall devastation of her situation.

Just…wow!

Amazing performance and really engaging story. I highly recommend although it can be a bit dark at times.

A great listen

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I think it will become quite popular in the near future as more people read / listen to it.

I was somewhat reminded of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’, and midway through I started thinking of this book as a companion piece. This is not just because the two books share similar themes. The writer’s prose is disciplined, sparse and economic. Different from McCarthy (of course), but not world’s apart.

I was impressed with how the writer weaved in the unnamed protagonist’s reminiscences almost seamlessly to offer insight and context to her apocalyptic predicament, and unveiling an impressive character arc.

Lastly, I thought the narrator did a great performance supported by some subtle and provocative production.

Highly recommended.

Brutal, funny and enigmatic

Trigger warning ⚠️ : pets dying, miscarriage, gruesome deaths.

Audiobook version: The narrator does a phenomenal job of being funny but also incredibly emotional, especially in the sections where she is recording "live" segments. Geez that hospital scene. Whoa. I will say that the main character can be frustratingly stupid and short-sighted. I kept yelling at her to get off her duff and get prepared and for heaven's sake get a weapon. Then again, who knows how any of us would act if we had been in this situation? Regardless, I could not stop listening to this and tore through it in one day.

Spoilerish: Was not expecting the ending to be a "found footage" type. Mildly disappointed but made sense,

Immersive and enjoyable

I couldn't stop stop listening. Excellent narration. The main character felt so real. Flawed, and relatable.