The Last White Man

I enjoyed Exit West and had high hopes for this shorter story, but it didn't engage. Essentially stake-less race transformation exploration. No growth, essentially no reflection. Temporary stakes that ultimately do not lead to any change.

Also, way, way, way too many compound sentences. “And” became “um” as I was reading. A stylistic choice that just became a very distracting tic. Seriously. A thousand short sentences struggle together with and, or and but, but mostly and, and, and. Example: ““...she did not know if it would be open, if it still existed, but it was, and it did, and the owners were there...”

Do not recommend.