The Last: The post-apocalyptic thriller that will keep you up all night (192 POCHE)

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Jameson had written the first draft of her debut, award-nominated novel - SOMETHING YOU ARE - at just seventeen. Something You Are and two further novels in the series - GIRL SEVEN and ROAD KILL - are available now in the UK, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands. Early in the story, Jon tells Tania about his home life before he left for the conference. What do we learn about him? How does this revelation make you feel about Jon and about his actions so far? Dylan and a couple of other men left the hotel this morning with hunting rifles and returned with deer. The assumption seems to be that we’re going to be here for a while. I counted heads this morning in the restaurant and there are twenty-four of us. There are at least two young children, and an elderly couple, one of whom can’t hear.

Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. Today I am delighted to share my review of The Last by Hanna Jameson with you. The Last was published by Penguin Books on 1st August 2019 and is available in all formats. I received a free ARC of The Last but that has in no way influenced my review. Nathan - Who? I'm sorry. It's not that he was a bad character. He was just so insignificant that I don't have much to say about him. That said, I feel like he was the only person I saw doing any actual work(?) I don't know. Somehow, he ended up being insignificant and important.Yes, there was a body in the water tank and the mystery is solved at the end. Whilst Jon tries to find out why she was there, he discovers cover ups at the hotel. He discovers the violence of others and even find a town full of survivors. The story was told through John’s journal entries as he documented the days after the nuclear distruction. What I found so compelling about this was the social structure that formed in this time of severe crisis. Really made me think what would I do in this situation? What part would I play if I were in this hotel? The setting of the hotel itself was extremely eerie, the thought of being in a huge hotel with only 20 people was tremendously unsettling. The relationships and bonds that formed during this time, the lines that were drawn, the alliances formed, we’re all very intriguing. I really just love everything about this book, I loved how the story was revealed, how we got to know the key players right along with John. There was the perfect amount of mystery that added some major tension to the book. This is a book I would absolutely recommend to all thriller lovers. It was refreshing, unique,Disturbing, haunting, and seriously absorbing. This novel is more of a character study, and not a lot of action takes place. Based on the book description, I was expecting more mystery than is delivered. Still, the characters and their interactions were believable and interesting. Jon thought he had all the time in the world to respond to his wife’s text message: I miss you so much. I feel bad about how we left it. Love you. Consider the epigraph from Hans Keilson’s The Death of the Adversary. Why do you think the author chose this excerpt to open the novel?

In The Last (2019), a post-apocalyptic thriller novel by Hanna Jameson, numerous survivors of a nuclear war struggle to survive in an isolated hotel where a suspected murderer is on the loose. The book received an overwhelmingly positive critical response upon publication, and reviewers comment on its sharp writing and its thoughtful exploration of moral questions. A bestselling crime and thriller writer, Jameson dropped out of university, later returning to study history. She wrote The Last, her fourth book, in response to the outcome of the 2016 US election and subsequent fears over nuclear war. Discuss the group’s judgment of Nicholas van Schaik after his attempted assault on Mia (pp. 195–200). What were the arguments for and against his punishment, and do you believe the final choice fit the crime? Why or why not? Explain what you would do in this situation. Tensions rise and blame gets lobbed around when the survivors discuss the recent election. Later, Tomi says to Jon, “The world didn’t go to shit because I voted for it. The world had long gone to shit; it took years. We all watched it happen” (p. 154). Do you think politics matter in their current situation? Whose side are you on? Discuss.

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Today was the first day I realized that I’m probably never going to see Nadia, Ruth or Marion again. Or my dad and his wife, my students, my friends. Even the people I knew at the conference have gone. They left. BREAKING: CONFIRMED: PRESIDENT AND STAFF AMONG DEAD IN NUCLEAR EXPLOSION. AWAITING MORE INFORMATION. American Historian, Jon Keller, is attending a Conference at the remote L’Hotel Sixteme in Switzerland when the end of the world hits. Now, two months later, there are twenty survivors holed up at the hotel, a place already tainted by its strange history of suicides and murders. Those who can’t bear to stay commit suicide or wander off into the woods.

One other thing is that i was so confused with not remembering who is who, to the point where i could not even remember the protagonist’s name. Speaking about him, i simply could not feel a thing about him (the same about every single character).That was a lie, what I wrote before. I wanted to come to the conference. I was glad of the time away from Nadia and from my children. I might die soon, there’s no point lying about it now. This reading group guide for The Last includes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book.