The Last Man
by Mary Shelley
Taste attributes: science fictiondisasterdramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, slow-paced science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, wrote the apocalyptic novel The Last Man in 1826. Its first person narrative tells the story of our world standing at the end of the twenty-first century and - after the devastating effects of a plague - at the end of humanity. In the book Shelley writes of weaving this story from a discovery of prophetic writings uncovered in a cave near Naples.
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- Mary Shelley
- Published
- 1826
- Pages
- 411
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