In terms of worldbuilding this was not rigorous-like, where was the ham coming from?-but that’s a lesser concern of mine. There has been a mass infertility problem which means that the population of the world is about 300 quite old people and two teenagers, the last IVF babies. So The Quiet at the End of the World is set in London after the apocalypse. Also I am sadly going on hiatus, which I’ll write more about at the end of the post I wasn’t entirely satisfied with how she engaged with the ethical implications of some of the topics in the book, but that is okay. The reflections on objects and impermanence were interesting too. Lauren James is very good at surprises, and ultimately that was probably my favourite thing about her new book, The Quiet at the End of the World.
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