Book of M

Epic and original

Some minor spoilers follow. Nothing major.
The premise behind this had me hooked from the start. Such an original and clever concept that had me champing at the bit to find out how it would all play out...
...until about half way through when it became more of a traditional post apocalyptic story with warring factions etc... At this stage I was beginning to tire as it seemed to stray from what made it so enjoyable to me. This was also a very long read so it felt at the time that these sections were unnecessary filler...
...until later in the book when you realise that this section is actually essential to the final outcome in what becomes a very circular tale.
The ending is as beautiful as it is tragic, and made me forgive the middle section of the book.
This one will stay with me for some time.

A fantastic debut.

There is so much about this book that I loved. At first it felt a lot like Station Eleven and I loved Max's recordings she left for Ory. I think most of the issues I have are down to me, you definitely need to read it slowly and take it in. Lots of the explanations are non linier and I frequently found myself stopping and asking myself “did I miss something” and sometimes I had and sometimes I hadn't. I guess just read it, savour it, and when weird shit happens just role with it because tyring to barter for bandages (intentionally covered from head to foot in red paint) with an army of book lovers using only the medium of mime as a form of communication is perfectly normal, perfectly normal.