This book absolutely drove me insane. I am still hardly sure as to why I finished reading it. Between the annoying narrator who just complains all the time and the absurdly confused sense of time itself, I found myself losing patience frequently. I have to admit that I did listen to the audio. It is possible that part of my irritation came from the reader's voice, but after getting my hands on a print copy, I was too far in for there to be real redeeming qualities.
I was really surprised to find that the relationships were so loosely developed. Honestly, there was a lot of potential for this book and I had set my hopes pretty high after hearing so many praises for it. Carrie Ryan just didn't handle the writing as best she could.
Then I got hung up on the little things, which maybe discredits my credibility... but on more than one occasion I found myself talking back to my radio in exasperated disbelief; I had a hard time believing that people would be so closed-minded in this "end-of-the-world" kind of situation. Really, Mary? You can't just drop it about the ocean? Humanity is practically gone and I understand that you've been looking forward to seeing the ocean for a long time but suck it up and take one for the team. And the whole love-triangle-that's-more-like-a-square thing? Harry Travis Harry Travis Harry Travis... Cass? When do we ever see real evidence of having any real relationship with any of them? We don't. Not the kind that really express what Ryan is trying to lead us to feel at least. I'm just saying I would have loved to buy into it if there had been anything worth purchasing.
The only real way to determine what you think of the book is to read it for yourself though. So have at it. Just don't listen to the BCD.
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