The Boy at the End of the World

The Boy at the End of the World

by Greg Van Eekhout

3 stars

224 pages

Published June 21, 2011 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens 

 

I started this book, then put it aside for a while to read another book. I guess that says something for the story.

While it was an interesting concept - an engineered boy waking up after thousands of years since the extinction of man - I just couldn't quite engage in the story. Mostly because it was a little-disguised environmental lecture. I love nature, yet I don't like being told that I'm an evil villain because I drive my kids to school.

I give this three solid stars because the writing was actually quite witty. There were even some places where I laughed out-loud ... Hello!