"The last page of all was 'Z is for Zachariah,' and since I knew that Adam was the first man, for a long time I assumed that Zachariah must be the last man."
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien (Simon Pulse 2007) (Originally published 1974)
Genre: Science Fiction
Honors: Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (1976) [Honors Information found at Goodreads.com]
Review: Written in a dairy style narrative the story is about Anne who lives alone on her family farm after a nuclear holocaust has killed everyone outside of the valley she lives in. She literally thinks she is the last human on the face of the earth. That is until one day she sees someone coming towards her in a radiation proof suit. It turns out to be a man who soon becomes very ill from radation sickness. Anne nurses him back to health but quickly discovers that there are more dangers out there then radiation.
Opinion: The book is a little old. The main premises is very timeless, but someone of the thoughts and actions from Anne are very old fashioned. Most of the story is monotonous, her farming, her cleaning, etc. But the thrilling parts are very good and move the story along quickly.
Ideas: A good book to give to science fiction readers, especially if they are girls (might hard to find a lot of science fiction with female leads, Hunger Games notwithstanding). Also a good book for teens who like to read a diary/journal style narrative.
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| One of the many covers since its publication |
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