The Last Book in the Universe (Paperback)

from Liz_S

I really wanted to love this book! Truly I did! At the very best it was ok. It took me awhile to get into the world that Rodman created, and the lingo was completely foreign. If you are reading this book for the first time there is a little cheat sheet in the back that explains the lingo. I may s...

from tbert204

One of my favorite YA/MG books. Philbrick effortlessly lets his characters tell the story with rich new vocabulary for a dystopian society. Gummies and proovs and mindprobes make this story fun to read. The plot is not just for entertainment but offers a glimpse at the dark side of pleasure-seeki...

from ctmslusc

The Last Book in the Universe was an amazing story. It is following Spaz, a young boy, who is on a quest to see his sister, Bean, one last time. He was taken away from his family unit due to his spaz, in other words, seizures, that he would sometimes get. This is what landed him the awful nicknam...

from coriblake

I loved this book! The exact time period is unknown however we know the book takes place far into the future when even in the back times, people traveled in flying cars. This is a time when those living in the urb live in fear everyday. They live in fear of being cut off, having no place to live,...

from MissBoyer3

Following the Big Shake, which destroyed most of civilization, a small group of individuals (the "proovs") retreated to Eden, learned how to improve themselves genetically, and sealed their environment off from the sprawling ruins inhabited by the remaining normals. Plagued by genetic defects, a ...