Tuesday, January 10, 2023

A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life - Robert McGill

My second post-pandemic themed book, this is a dark look into the future where a plague can only be avoided by being "flatpacked"  --- preserved alive for future inflation (as in literally being inflated like a balloon), albeit without memories.  The main character, Regan, is thoroughly unlikeable, even to herself, and the flatpacks she orders to end her life lead her to an alternative she'd not imagined.  Is obliviousness a true escape from death?  

I felt the story was contrived and incomplete, posing questions without answers.  I can't say I recommend it though I think it will be sticking with me for awhile.

Published: 2022   Read: January 2023  Genre:Science Fiction

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