World Famous Comics: The Last Book In The Universe
The Last Book In The Universe
By: Rodman Philbrick Publisher: Blue Sky Press Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Blue Sky Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: March 01, 2002 Reading Level: Young Adult
Product Description: 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.
A great all around book for all ages! In the future where there are latches and gangs, one boy named Spaz finds out his foster sister (that he is no longer allowed to see) is dying. Before he sets out for his long trip to save his sister he meets a new friend named Ryter. He's old and just wants to finish his book. Even though no one reads books anymore.
In this future people don't read books because of Probing Needles. Probing Needles are needles that you stick into your brain and watch a movie or just be somewhere you always wanted to be. For example, Eden.
Eden is a place where all perfect humans are with perfect genes. They are called Proovs. The reason they are genetically perfect is because after the big shake which almost killed every human on the earth, the people that did live mostly died in their 20's because of radiation. So a group of people made genes perfect. Then they made an area without pollution: a beautiful blue sky, green grass, and trees.
On this adventure they find a little boy who has been following Spaz since the beginning. The only word he knows is Chox! Because Spaz gave him candy choxbar!
They also save a girl named Lalaya, a proov girl, from getting eaten by a cannibal mob.
It was a great book and something you wouldn't forget. It leaves you asking questions in astonishment.
Humberto Age 12
A GREAT read! Rodman Philbrick often writes about writing, but spins a great tale that engages both younger and older folks. In this book, we are drawn into the not too distant future where societal decay is rampant, addiction is electronic, and human emotion is on the wane... until an elderly writer and a young gang member form an unlikely friendship that leads to a revolution.
Well written, absolutely lovely implicit moral message, and clean as a whistle.
Banned Books I reacently became interested in books that are being banned. Among other well known named writers is JRR Rowling, Steven King, Sammuel Clemings, Dan Brown, and God. So I bought The last book in the Universe and read it in two nights loosing much sleep. I might have lost a lot of sleep due to the fact that the main character had seizures as I also had seizures. pde
A Good Way to Go Out I had to read this book for a class. I picked it up, and four hours later, I was done. If this is the last book in the universe, it was a good one to end on.
Seriously. This book does not even deserve one star. The plot was boring. The characters were just plain annoying. I got so sick of the word "proov", for no real reason, I just thought it was a stupid word. All the adversity didn't inspire any sympathy in me at all. I just wanted the thing to be over already. Please, do not waste your time. This is one of the very few books that I have nothing good to say about.
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