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The Last Noah
In space, nobody is watching your reality. Or are they?
Robin and Miranda go to bed in their separate rooms but wake up somewhere else. Somewhere that is alien and way outside their comfort zone. However, as they discover more about their new surroundings and have several unusual and action-packed adventures, they begin to suspect that all may not be as it first seemed.
As the days progress, their passion for each other grows as their relationship develops emotionally and physically. However, is someone or something watching them? Why do they keep discovering things that don’t feel right? And what’s the story behind the various androids who they meet during their adventures?
Follow the mysterious adventures of our two unwilling space travellers, and discover what is really going on....
Some reviews from other sales sites
"An unseen presence, consistent and ever-present, drives the story forward with a strong sense of mystery, and a need to know more.”
“Interesting plotline with masterful twists and turns that are tied up in a nice bow at the end.”
“The Last Noah by David Cuff is a worthy sci-fi novel. Puzzling at times, mysterious and absolutely captivating.”
“I read the entire book in one day, entranced all the way through.”
“This wonderful ability to relate the story so finely by Cuff adds immense enjoyment to the overall reading experience! The Last Noah is a fine addition to anyone's book collection who loves a good space adventure!”
Robin and Miranda go to bed in their separate rooms but wake up somewhere else. Somewhere that is alien and way outside their comfort zone. However, as they discover more about their new surroundings and have several unusual and action-packed adventures, they begin to suspect that all may not be as it first seemed.
As the days progress, their passion for each other grows as their relationship develops emotionally and physically. However, is someone or something watching them? Why do they keep discovering things that don’t feel right? And what’s the story behind the various androids who they meet during their adventures?
Follow the mysterious adventures of our two unwilling space travellers, and discover what is really going on....
Some reviews from other sales sites
"An unseen presence, consistent and ever-present, drives the story forward with a strong sense of mystery, and a need to know more.”
“Interesting plotline with masterful twists and turns that are tied up in a nice bow at the end.”
“The Last Noah by David Cuff is a worthy sci-fi novel. Puzzling at times, mysterious and absolutely captivating.”
“I read the entire book in one day, entranced all the way through.”
“This wonderful ability to relate the story so finely by Cuff adds immense enjoyment to the overall reading experience! The Last Noah is a fine addition to anyone's book collection who loves a good space adventure!”
262 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 8, 2019
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About the author
David Cuff
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David Cuff built a career in operations, logistics, and Charity store management before settling into a much-awaited retirement in Western Australia. Over the years, he has read many great science fiction novels with a superb plot that also explore social or philosophical issues. The Last Noah follows this theme.
The author welcomes constructive criticism, positive or negative, and can be contacted at:
Web: https://dnacuff.com/contact
David Cuff built a career in operations, logistics, and Charity store management before settling into a much-awaited retirement in Western Australia. Over the years, he has read many great science fiction novels with a superb plot that also explore social or philosophical issues. The Last Noah follows this theme.
The author welcomes constructive criticism, positive or negative, and can be contacted at:
Web: https://dnacuff.com/contact
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May 19, 2020
The Last Noah is a science fiction novel debut by David Cuff. I downloaded a free copy in exchange for a review. The following is my honest, subjective and, I hope, constructive review of this work.
Plot Summary
Robin and Miranda who are flat mates, mysteriously wake up on board an empty spaceship, hurtling through space, towards some unknown destination. As they explore the many levels and features of the spaceship they slowly become aware that they are being watched and their environment is being controlled - it’s like they are trapped in a futuristic version of the reality tv show - ‘Big Brother’.
Their spaceship, the mothership called NOAH 6, appears in all respects to be a giant breeding facility, set up to promote life.
But as Robin and Miranda negotiate their way through contact with a band of helpful androids, a computer hologram and an aggressive band of humanoids with their own agenda, they begin to question their own life, and their role in the ability to create a future.
All Robin and Miranda want is to get home, they’ve had enough of being stuck on their mothership. As their relationship blossoms, their plight becomes evermore mysterious and hopeless. Will they ever get back to Earth?
My constructive criticisms
At times the dialogue between Robin and Miranda is contrived, perhaps to move the story along, but for the most part it was natural and spontaneous. But my overwhelming irk was the one dimension of both these characters - a bit of complexity with their backgrounds would have been refreshing and given me something to engage with.
I also felt the main characters could have displayed more emotion, more despair in the face of adversity.
The narrator’s language began to grate on me at times with the overuse of idioms like, ‘and the such like’ to imply generalisation.
The sex, let’s talk about that and the titillation; although necessary for the plot I found it unrealistic in the beginning and perhaps a little androcentric especially since I took that both Miranda and Robin were of equal importance in the story. But wow! that was a new one for me! I must note that the sex was described subtly enough not to tilt this book into the erotic genre - but that’s my take on it anyway.
The Last Noah is David Cuff’s debut novel, and unfortunately it isn’t without grammatical and structural issues. For example in the first half of the novel there are no changes in paragraphs for different characters' speech, so at times I had to reread sentences to understand who was saying what. But apart from this, a few tense mix ups, and characters’ thoughts in brackets rather than italics, the novel reads quite well and fluidly. Oh, and I should mention that there is a lot of ‘telling’ rather than ‘showing’, but I think it fits the science fiction genre somewhat in its world building. However I did notice this improved towards the end of the novel.
Summary
I enjoyed The Last Noah by David Cuff. I could see the effort that went into the detail of describing NOAH 6’s various levels and rooms - it was like Cuff had detailed plans or a mock up model while he wrote this work.
Also I enjoyed the realism of space travel descriptions and the portrayal of the complexity of human existence. Mix this with a young sexy couple in a blossoming relationship, angry humanoids devout on pain and destruction, the overwhelming mystery of the main characters predicament, a realistic ending and a final twist - what else could you ask for? Oh 21 hidden references to popular science fiction films and tv!
Finally, I would recommend The Last Noah by David Cuff to anyone who likes a science fiction mystery. I look forward to future works by this author!
Plot Summary
Robin and Miranda who are flat mates, mysteriously wake up on board an empty spaceship, hurtling through space, towards some unknown destination. As they explore the many levels and features of the spaceship they slowly become aware that they are being watched and their environment is being controlled - it’s like they are trapped in a futuristic version of the reality tv show - ‘Big Brother’.
Their spaceship, the mothership called NOAH 6, appears in all respects to be a giant breeding facility, set up to promote life.
But as Robin and Miranda negotiate their way through contact with a band of helpful androids, a computer hologram and an aggressive band of humanoids with their own agenda, they begin to question their own life, and their role in the ability to create a future.
All Robin and Miranda want is to get home, they’ve had enough of being stuck on their mothership. As their relationship blossoms, their plight becomes evermore mysterious and hopeless. Will they ever get back to Earth?
My constructive criticisms
At times the dialogue between Robin and Miranda is contrived, perhaps to move the story along, but for the most part it was natural and spontaneous. But my overwhelming irk was the one dimension of both these characters - a bit of complexity with their backgrounds would have been refreshing and given me something to engage with.
I also felt the main characters could have displayed more emotion, more despair in the face of adversity.
The narrator’s language began to grate on me at times with the overuse of idioms like, ‘and the such like’ to imply generalisation.
The sex, let’s talk about that and the titillation; although necessary for the plot I found it unrealistic in the beginning and perhaps a little androcentric especially since I took that both Miranda and Robin were of equal importance in the story. But wow! that was a new one for me! I must note that the sex was described subtly enough not to tilt this book into the erotic genre - but that’s my take on it anyway.
The Last Noah is David Cuff’s debut novel, and unfortunately it isn’t without grammatical and structural issues. For example in the first half of the novel there are no changes in paragraphs for different characters' speech, so at times I had to reread sentences to understand who was saying what. But apart from this, a few tense mix ups, and characters’ thoughts in brackets rather than italics, the novel reads quite well and fluidly. Oh, and I should mention that there is a lot of ‘telling’ rather than ‘showing’, but I think it fits the science fiction genre somewhat in its world building. However I did notice this improved towards the end of the novel.
Summary
I enjoyed The Last Noah by David Cuff. I could see the effort that went into the detail of describing NOAH 6’s various levels and rooms - it was like Cuff had detailed plans or a mock up model while he wrote this work.
Also I enjoyed the realism of space travel descriptions and the portrayal of the complexity of human existence. Mix this with a young sexy couple in a blossoming relationship, angry humanoids devout on pain and destruction, the overwhelming mystery of the main characters predicament, a realistic ending and a final twist - what else could you ask for? Oh 21 hidden references to popular science fiction films and tv!
Finally, I would recommend The Last Noah by David Cuff to anyone who likes a science fiction mystery. I look forward to future works by this author!
February 16, 2022
I'm not sure I've read a book since Planet of the Apes where I have disliked the protagonist (or -ists in his case) so much. I mean furiously. I try to veer clear of spoilers, but it will be necessary in this review, so if you do not wish to know the outcome certainly leave now.
Robin and Miranda live together. They apparently don't talk much because they know next to nothing about one another, not ages, not place of origin, not likes or dislikes. Sure, they've been flatmates for only a couple of months, however, we meet them returning from a mutual friend's garden party, so surely they would have met at some point prior to moving in together. I don't know about you, but if I was going to friend's a party it would be with people or a person I knew, not almost complete strangers. Anyway, there's a point to this. So, they get back to their flat, go the sleep as normal, and then Robin wakes in the night only to find himself in some strange place. He goes into Miranda's room - even though she has EXPLICITLY told him never to do that - instead of just knocking to wake her up, to tell her something's not right. So she gets up and they find themselves in some weird generic place, and when they re-enter their bedrooms they find all the furniture gone. Thus, their exploration of this weird place begins.
Or does it? I'm not sure about you, but if I woke up in a strange place, with nobody else about but my basically-a-stranger flatmate for company, I would first secure a location to hole up in, search for water, then food, then somewhere to hole up in, then maybe source or fashion some weapons. These two just wander about, passively coming across things, doing dumb things, having conversations like where are you from (apparently South Africa and Australia but neither knew this already) and how old are you, and acting like horny teenagers (apparently they're in their early twenties, him working for the government...and her an assistant curator...). It doesn't take these two long to just start having sex (and amusingly call it lovemaking) in the public areas even though they are ill-suited; Miranda the shockingly irritating and aggressive woman and Robin the remarkably gamma and flaky man. She has a nasty streak; when Robin states he was waiting for the right woman before he had sex, Miranda asks him if he's calling her a slut. What? And I'm sure she actually hits him at one point. Of course, with such strong morals, his flights of fancy about saving himself for the woman he loves are tossed out the window because Miranda acts like a...well, see previous, and yet continues to berate him at every moment. They also discover the whole ship is rigged with cameras. Yep.
Anyway, after some exploits the whole thing finally winds up with them discovering they have been in a big simulation (or possibly not), by some mental billionaire trying to create manned-missions to space. This billionaire has this massive building, a big team of deceivers, running a hoax with cameras everywhere, to win a wager with a mate that he could keep two people in this fake Big Brother illusion for seven days because apparently they're trying to build the same kind of ship and wanted to see if it would work.
Now. I am inclined to perhaps suggest that this whole charade is perhaps a light-hearted satire at the lengths some immoral people might go to ensure the continuity of the human race, and the absolute irredeemable idiots that might be sent to take part (God rest the human race). Maybe it is. However, after being drugged, abducted, deceived, mentally and physically abused, almost starved, injured, attacked, and filmed & perved on twenty-four-seven, how much would you expect as compensation, if you were dumb enough to accept compensation rather than take these disgusting pieces of fecal matter through the court system for extremely violating your humanity, let alone your basic rights and liberty, and expose their utterly disgusting behaviour? How much? Billions?
These MORONS take £250k each.
Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
Let that just sink in for a moment.
Really, really, I’m thinking now this must be ultra-satire. Maybe the author was just expressing how stupid, how utterly ignorant and degenerate some people in the modern era can be (I mean Robin apparently works for the government so a fair assessment). How people like this understand no value in anything at all, can hold no integrity or long-term beliefs and succumb with little effort to temptation even in life-threatening circumstances. The writing is simple, not particularly inspiring, though it's not unreadable, and there's no deeper philosophical value as most science fiction would offer. The story is basically soft porn throughout (breeding ship, sure), the main characters did remind me of the idiocy of the journalist in Planet of the Apes (novel), so this was the parallel it took.
I won't end this on a downer. There are aspects of this work I liked, such as the light-hearted tone, as much sci-fi can be very heavy. I was intrigued by the androids and the systems they had developed, or been developed for, and that would have been a far more interesting exploration for me. The 'nice' androids, whose work was for humanity, and the 'bad' androids, who generally had uploaded human consciousnesses (except the really weird 'orgasmic' qualities I don’t want to repeat). Though not original, they still formed part of the more interesting aspects of the book (even though they ended up being actors...or did they?). That section was a far more interesting investigation of possible human futures, that some unqualified woman managing to 'fly' a space shuttle. If it had been a case of them really being on a spaceship, and really being locked out of their own century forever, with no other humans at all, then that would have been a better read in my opinion. Or these two find out that some idiot billionnaire managed to really make that ship and somehow managed these unsuspecting people aboard it. Though, I should note that I read it fairly quickly, as it's not very long, and certainly out of some morbid curiosity in how these two humans managed to live in real life so long.
Maybe - maybe - I missed something in this book. Answers on a postcard. But I don't think so. Though I did have an emotive reaction to it. That's what books are for.
Robin and Miranda live together. They apparently don't talk much because they know next to nothing about one another, not ages, not place of origin, not likes or dislikes. Sure, they've been flatmates for only a couple of months, however, we meet them returning from a mutual friend's garden party, so surely they would have met at some point prior to moving in together. I don't know about you, but if I was going to friend's a party it would be with people or a person I knew, not almost complete strangers. Anyway, there's a point to this. So, they get back to their flat, go the sleep as normal, and then Robin wakes in the night only to find himself in some strange place. He goes into Miranda's room - even though she has EXPLICITLY told him never to do that - instead of just knocking to wake her up, to tell her something's not right. So she gets up and they find themselves in some weird generic place, and when they re-enter their bedrooms they find all the furniture gone. Thus, their exploration of this weird place begins.
Or does it? I'm not sure about you, but if I woke up in a strange place, with nobody else about but my basically-a-stranger flatmate for company, I would first secure a location to hole up in, search for water, then food, then somewhere to hole up in, then maybe source or fashion some weapons. These two just wander about, passively coming across things, doing dumb things, having conversations like where are you from (apparently South Africa and Australia but neither knew this already) and how old are you, and acting like horny teenagers (apparently they're in their early twenties, him working for the government...and her an assistant curator...). It doesn't take these two long to just start having sex (and amusingly call it lovemaking) in the public areas even though they are ill-suited; Miranda the shockingly irritating and aggressive woman and Robin the remarkably gamma and flaky man. She has a nasty streak; when Robin states he was waiting for the right woman before he had sex, Miranda asks him if he's calling her a slut. What? And I'm sure she actually hits him at one point. Of course, with such strong morals, his flights of fancy about saving himself for the woman he loves are tossed out the window because Miranda acts like a...well, see previous, and yet continues to berate him at every moment. They also discover the whole ship is rigged with cameras. Yep.
Anyway, after some exploits the whole thing finally winds up with them discovering they have been in a big simulation (or possibly not), by some mental billionaire trying to create manned-missions to space. This billionaire has this massive building, a big team of deceivers, running a hoax with cameras everywhere, to win a wager with a mate that he could keep two people in this fake Big Brother illusion for seven days because apparently they're trying to build the same kind of ship and wanted to see if it would work.
Now. I am inclined to perhaps suggest that this whole charade is perhaps a light-hearted satire at the lengths some immoral people might go to ensure the continuity of the human race, and the absolute irredeemable idiots that might be sent to take part (God rest the human race). Maybe it is. However, after being drugged, abducted, deceived, mentally and physically abused, almost starved, injured, attacked, and filmed & perved on twenty-four-seven, how much would you expect as compensation, if you were dumb enough to accept compensation rather than take these disgusting pieces of fecal matter through the court system for extremely violating your humanity, let alone your basic rights and liberty, and expose their utterly disgusting behaviour? How much? Billions?
These MORONS take £250k each.
Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
Let that just sink in for a moment.
Really, really, I’m thinking now this must be ultra-satire. Maybe the author was just expressing how stupid, how utterly ignorant and degenerate some people in the modern era can be (I mean Robin apparently works for the government so a fair assessment). How people like this understand no value in anything at all, can hold no integrity or long-term beliefs and succumb with little effort to temptation even in life-threatening circumstances. The writing is simple, not particularly inspiring, though it's not unreadable, and there's no deeper philosophical value as most science fiction would offer. The story is basically soft porn throughout (breeding ship, sure), the main characters did remind me of the idiocy of the journalist in Planet of the Apes (novel), so this was the parallel it took.
I won't end this on a downer. There are aspects of this work I liked, such as the light-hearted tone, as much sci-fi can be very heavy. I was intrigued by the androids and the systems they had developed, or been developed for, and that would have been a far more interesting exploration for me. The 'nice' androids, whose work was for humanity, and the 'bad' androids, who generally had uploaded human consciousnesses (except the really weird 'orgasmic' qualities I don’t want to repeat). Though not original, they still formed part of the more interesting aspects of the book (even though they ended up being actors...or did they?). That section was a far more interesting investigation of possible human futures, that some unqualified woman managing to 'fly' a space shuttle. If it had been a case of them really being on a spaceship, and really being locked out of their own century forever, with no other humans at all, then that would have been a better read in my opinion. Or these two find out that some idiot billionnaire managed to really make that ship and somehow managed these unsuspecting people aboard it. Though, I should note that I read it fairly quickly, as it's not very long, and certainly out of some morbid curiosity in how these two humans managed to live in real life so long.
Maybe - maybe - I missed something in this book. Answers on a postcard. But I don't think so. Though I did have an emotive reaction to it. That's what books are for.
April 18, 2021
The Last Noah is the author’s first book, according to the blurb in the back of the novel, and he does a bang-up job of it. I read the entire book in one day, entranced all the way through. The story is one long puzzle, written in a very straightforward way. Two Londoners, a man and a woman who share a flat, wake up to find themselves the only humans on a giant, exotically outfitted spacecraft heading toward an unknown destination. The first half of the book involves them exploring the multi-level craft and, since they only shared a flat but weren’t close friends, the man the couple gets to know each other, even becoming lovers.
Simplistic as this plot sounds, the author manages to keep the suspense going, as both the characters and the reader gradually learn more about the ship, but little about their situation or the reason for it. Miranda, the female, is more adventurous than Robin, the male, but her risk-taking gets them into serious trouble on several occasions, one in which she almost loses her life by ignoring warning about visiting a certain part of the ship. But Miranda is also willing to take advantage of a small supply ship that appears next to their larger craft, and she and Robin attempt a dangerous, and poorly thought-out, escape. It is during this escape that they learn the purpose of the large ship and where they are and who else is present in their world. It turns out that they are in a world, encompassing several star systems, occupied by only androids, some of which have uploaded human minds, and some of which are unfriendly toward the two humans in their midst.
Without giving away the totality of the plot or the surprise ending of the story, there are some exciting space chase scenes and encounters with hostile androids that keep the pace moving and the suspense going throughout the second half of the book.
The characters, which consist almost entirely of Miranda and Robin are interesting and endearing and the reader grows to care about their fate. It’s almost miraculous that a story with such few characters can be so riveting, but I found it so. The ship and its workings were realistic and detailed. As a science fiction novel it is notable more for its suspense than its science but it had a suitable amount of the latter to satisfy those with a technical mind.
All in all, I found The Last Noah a really enjoyable read.
Simplistic as this plot sounds, the author manages to keep the suspense going, as both the characters and the reader gradually learn more about the ship, but little about their situation or the reason for it. Miranda, the female, is more adventurous than Robin, the male, but her risk-taking gets them into serious trouble on several occasions, one in which she almost loses her life by ignoring warning about visiting a certain part of the ship. But Miranda is also willing to take advantage of a small supply ship that appears next to their larger craft, and she and Robin attempt a dangerous, and poorly thought-out, escape. It is during this escape that they learn the purpose of the large ship and where they are and who else is present in their world. It turns out that they are in a world, encompassing several star systems, occupied by only androids, some of which have uploaded human minds, and some of which are unfriendly toward the two humans in their midst.
Without giving away the totality of the plot or the surprise ending of the story, there are some exciting space chase scenes and encounters with hostile androids that keep the pace moving and the suspense going throughout the second half of the book.
The characters, which consist almost entirely of Miranda and Robin are interesting and endearing and the reader grows to care about their fate. It’s almost miraculous that a story with such few characters can be so riveting, but I found it so. The ship and its workings were realistic and detailed. As a science fiction novel it is notable more for its suspense than its science but it had a suitable amount of the latter to satisfy those with a technical mind.
All in all, I found The Last Noah a really enjoyable read.
July 23, 2020
Falling down a rabbit hole into a completely different world is what the characters in David Cuff’s novel “The Last Noah” have done, but not by choice!
Going to sleep in your comfy flat but waking up on a spaceship is the dilemma faced by the man and woman in this fascinating science fiction story. An amazing world is opened up to the “accidental travelers” aboard a giant spaceship. Every amenity a space traveler could need is aboard this enormous ship, even those meant for amorous interactions! What could this all be, who has brought them to this world,time? And why is a feeling of being watched pervading the minds of the couple forced to live in a world they don’t fully understand?
Cuff has paid an enormous amount of attention to detail in his story telling. As the tale unfolds the descriptions of technology, alien worlds,space stations, androids and all that is encountered by the traveling duo is described down to the smallest detail. This wonderful ability to relate the story so finely by Cuff adds immense enjoyment to the overall reading experience!
Going to sleep in your comfy flat but waking up on a spaceship is the dilemma faced by the man and woman in this fascinating science fiction story. An amazing world is opened up to the “accidental travelers” aboard a giant spaceship. Every amenity a space traveler could need is aboard this enormous ship, even those meant for amorous interactions! What could this all be, who has brought them to this world,time? And why is a feeling of being watched pervading the minds of the couple forced to live in a world they don’t fully understand?
Cuff has paid an enormous amount of attention to detail in his story telling. As the tale unfolds the descriptions of technology, alien worlds,space stations, androids and all that is encountered by the traveling duo is described down to the smallest detail. This wonderful ability to relate the story so finely by Cuff adds immense enjoyment to the overall reading experience!
June 13, 2021
I picked up this book not knowing what to expect. I didn't have high hopes because I've read too many sci-fi to be impressed. But this book impressed me. Is is compelling and the ending was completely unexpected. I'm glad I read it and I advise all the sci fi fans to give it a chance.
November 5, 2020
Basically enjoyed the book. It was a tad poorly edited. The author had a tendency to over-explain what was going on and some of the stuff was a bit of a stretch, but...
June 14, 2021
The Last Noah by David Cuff is a worthy sci-fi novel. Puzzling at times, mysterious and absolutely captivating. I rate it 5 stars and I will look from more books of the author.
June 15, 2021
Interesting characters! I loved the character development In this book. The plot is also pretty amazing! Well done to the author! I recommend.
March 2, 2020
The Last Noah is a unique take on the sci-fi genre which throws questions at you from the word ‘go’. An unseen presence, consistent and ever-present, drives the story forward with a strong sense of mystery, and a need to know more.
The story is told from an omniscient third person perspective, told from both character’s perspective simultaneously. I am not particularly a fan of this style to begin with, but in The Last Noah it tends to cause issues with telling a bit too often. However, the author makes up for it in the form of clear specificity with the events of the book by following the two main characters closely, which allowed us to relate to the characters regardless.
I won’t spoil the ending, of course, but the twist of it all was compelling, and is a good example of narrative mirroring. That being said, and again this is just my personal preference, I felt the last chapter was a little heavy-handed, and while very creative and well thought out, it left little to the imagination. Of course, plenty of readers would have preferred this method, with this being a standalone novel, but I personally would have preferred to speculate on things myself a bit more.
I particularly liked the relationship between the two main characters, as it develops within the story arc, and feel that it does so naturally and realistically given their respective personalities and the strange situation they were in. It made me care what happened to them all the more.
Overall, I enjoyed The Last Noah as David Cuff’s first work and I will definitely be on the look out for more of his books as he develops as a writer.
The story is told from an omniscient third person perspective, told from both character’s perspective simultaneously. I am not particularly a fan of this style to begin with, but in The Last Noah it tends to cause issues with telling a bit too often. However, the author makes up for it in the form of clear specificity with the events of the book by following the two main characters closely, which allowed us to relate to the characters regardless.
I won’t spoil the ending, of course, but the twist of it all was compelling, and is a good example of narrative mirroring. That being said, and again this is just my personal preference, I felt the last chapter was a little heavy-handed, and while very creative and well thought out, it left little to the imagination. Of course, plenty of readers would have preferred this method, with this being a standalone novel, but I personally would have preferred to speculate on things myself a bit more.
I particularly liked the relationship between the two main characters, as it develops within the story arc, and feel that it does so naturally and realistically given their respective personalities and the strange situation they were in. It made me care what happened to them all the more.
Overall, I enjoyed The Last Noah as David Cuff’s first work and I will definitely be on the look out for more of his books as he develops as a writer.
February 29, 2020
“The Last Noah”is perfect for readers who enjoy a fast-moving sci-fi adventure, which also has a surprising plot twist in its final chapter.
The suspense is gripping
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The suspense is gripping
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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