The Last Book in the Universe

The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick


Summary: After an earthquake has destroyed much of the planet, an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the Earth of a distant future.


A futuristic look at the world after wars and earthquakes have destroyed most of the planet.  At first this book was a little hard to understand because they use quite a few different words in the future, but thankfully there was a great glossary at the end of the book that I referred to quite often.  This was basically an adventure story about a young boy who is trying to see his sister before she dies.  I have issues with the title of the book because it really wasn't about the last book in the universe.  While books have all been destroyed and nobody really remembers what they are, one old man remembers and is trying to write a book before he dies, but that is a very minor part of the book.  While I did feel a bit deceived by the title, it was an enjoyable read.