The Last Town - The Library of the Uncommons

Hardcover, 397 pages

Published June 1, 2018 by Center Point Pub.

ISBN:: 978-1-68324-806-4

(1 review)

Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. Their children are taught that David Pilcher, the town's creator, is god. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get them killed. But Ethan has discovered the astonishing secret of what lies beyond the electrified fence that surrounds Wayward Pines and protects it from the terrifying world beyond.

3 editions

mopedad reviewed The Last town by Blake Crouch

Trilogy Review

2 stars

Content warning Vague thematic spoilers

As the title says, this is more of a review of the whole series instead of just the last book.

I enjoyed the first book, but the further it went on, the more it seemed to devolve (pun intended) into a video game. Cartoonish villians commiting evil because of pride, protagonists solving everything through action, super-heteronormative relationships, antiquated gender roles. The list goes on.

There's a lot of redeeming qualities, but the character drama seemed extremely forced, like every situation existed only to exploit or create social dynamics.