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The Last Book in the Universe

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This fast-paced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed. Like the award-winning novel Freak the Mighty, this is Philbrick at his very best.

It's the story of an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz, who begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the planet. In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, Spaz is the rare human being who can see life as it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about Earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off an unlikely quest to save his dying sister—and in the process, perhaps the world Dystopian Fantasy & Magic Science Fiction Action & Adventure Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy
Compelling Story • Thought-provoking Narrative • Phenomenal Performance • Life-changing Impact • Ambiguous Ending

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The book was great. I taught it to my high school students; however, I don’t think I would have enjoyed it as much without this amazing audio. The reader’s voice captivated me from the beginning. I have listened to it several times now.

The audio reader made this book! Maybe the best audiobook ever! Loved it!

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I loved listening to this book. Itwas one of my favourite books when I was a child and it's just as good now that I'm an adult.

favorite book of all time

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I love this book so much that my review would be to biased. Please read this book, its the last in the universe.

Please read. You will not regret it.

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between the performance and the way the narration was written, Spaz felt like a very real person, though I personally couldn't relate to him much. made his story very compelling, though my only criticism is that there wasn't more... although the ambiguous ending is very well handled, in my opinion, and probably lends more to the story as a whole. I suppose I just like the universe.

Felt very real

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when I was 10 years old I read The last book in the universe .
I felt so connected to the characters.
as a migrant child I struggled with the psychological pain and subliminal thought I had on my identity in a Anglo American state.
where I felt immense insecurity.
when I read this book I was able to identity my insecurity the resolve in the end of this book gave my 10 year old heart new life.
I am now enjoying this book with my own 10 year old.

from 10 to 30 this is still my favorite book

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