Last Exit

De: Max Gladstone

Narrado por: Natalie Naudus

Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Max Gladstone weaves American myths—the muscle car, the open road, the white-hatted cowboy—into a deeply emotional tale.

When Zelda and her friends first met, in college, they believed they had all the answers. They had figured out a big secret about how the world worked and they thought that meant they could change things.

They failed. One of their own fell, to darkness and rot. Ten years later, they’ve drifted apart, building lives for themselves, families, fortunes. All but Zelda. She’s still wandering the back roads of the nation. She’s still fighting monsters. She
knows: the past isn’t over. It’s not even past.

The road’s still there. The rot’s still waiting. They can’t hide from it any more.

Because, at long last, their friend is coming home. And hell is coming with her.

©2022 Max Gladstone (P)2021 Recorded Books

One of my favorites

This is the book I wanted “American Gods” or “The City We Became” to be. The cosmic horror hits just right.

no words

this is one of the best novels I have ever read, a perfect blend of science fiction and the mythos of the road

The End of the World is just the beginning

Performance was amazing. Was hoping for an ending more grounded in the mundane to give me hope in the real world but this is a work of fantasy after all.

An epic saga

Beautifully-written story, imaginative and captivating, told in pitch-perfect narration. Throughly enjoyed every moment of this book.

Poverty that is a novel - a novel that explains s poetry

This book is a tour de force of fantasy and psychology of insight and foresight. A joy to read and a joy to hear. Unremittingly dark and extremely hopeful. Give it time, let it unfold, and you’ll be glad you did.

Bit Long

The story went a little longer than I think it needed to. I enjoyed the story and enjoyed the characters. Although there were times when I wanted to give several people a good slap. I'm also not exactly sure what happened, because so much happened and so much didn't happen... It was just a lot. Max Gladstone is known for having a lot going on but this was everything everywhere all at once as a book and it made me tired. I had to stop reading it for a while and then come back but I'm glad I did.

Story: 4 stars
Narration: 5 stars
Total: 4.5 stars

Good story, unlistenable

Somewhere in all the angsty poetry is an interesting story; I think. Honestly, the premise of the story is interesting but the characters' inner monologue is a never ending melodramatic word salad.

When I got to the scene where he describes a character whistling in a Walmart parking lot as 'a corpse flower opening' I decided to leave this review.

I haven't decided if I'll finish this yet. I want to know more of the story but it takes 20 mins for a character to express all her feelings about washing her hands in a public restroom. I'm 43; this feels like discussing literature with college sophomores. ugh.

An adults His Dark Trilogy all in one book

I have never been let down by Max Gladstones books and this one is no exception. This is a perfect book to dive into and get lost in, plenty of thrilling plot twists and a satisfying ending. Can’t wait to listen to another of his great stories!

Great book

This book left a strong impression on me and has helped me understand myself a little better. I really loved it. Strongly recommend

The Narrator is Nerve Wracking

Although I am not finished with this book- and I hope I make it through because it's not a bad story- I have to complain about the narrator, who is actually TOO good at acting out some of the characters and their internal emotional states. I don't know how many more near panic anxiety states I can go through or how many more earnest college students screaming at the world their thoughts and theories. I listen while I do things- garden, clean, etc. I don't always have the ability to drop what I'm doing to turn the volume down suddenly because another character is screaming, no matter how positive and happy the characters are. The worst are the character's super anxious states- I feel like I need a Xanax or something just seconds into what can last several minutes. Narrator should get an award for her acting- she really is very good. I just don't need THAT much excitement in my life.