The Last Conversation

by Paul Tremblay

[Kim Deister]

The Last Conversation was an absolutely chilling read! It is narrated in the second person, as if the narrator is telling the story to himself. Somehow, the use of this perspective made it even more eerie and unsettling. For most of the book, the reader is kept largely in the dark, wondering where it's all going and knowing the destination can be nowhere good.

There are hints along the way, just vague enough that I'm certain readers will have the freedom to imagine it unfolding it different ways. About halfway through, I was positive I knew what was happening, only to discover I was totally wrong.

The ending was a the fruition of a nightmare, not just in the answers to the questions that lead the reader through the story, but it what it all implies for the future. The fact that it all is so easily applicable to our world makes it that much more of a nightmare

While the book is definitely science fiction, it is set in a post-apocalyptic word, and there are elements of horror. If these genres are in your love zone, this is a great book to read.