Ark

Not a new plot in terms of a world is going to end soon and so human race is trying to populate a new planet storyline. I thought it was a bit of a slow and sad read, a story of how Samantha, one of the last people on earth, is cataloging plant samples to take on the Ark before a life-ending asteroid, Finis, hits earth to follow the rest of mankind who has already taken to spaceships to another planet.

The story almost turns into a story of nostalgia for Samantha as she reminisces upon her Mom and talking to Hagen, the memories of orchids to both of them and really just sad nostalgia for what beauty and how special earth really is and what it has, as well as thinking about how much more there is left to discover, as we see with Samantha discovering a new flower in such a short time before the end of the earth.

Thoughts:
What is it like when you live your whole life knowing that the end of the world is coming?
What is it like to be the last people on earth, all without family members, and all (but not as defining of a detail) doing the same work and with similar degrees.

Part of Amazon's Forward Collection:
-Randomize by Andy Weir ★★★☆☆