Z’s Reviews > The Cabin at the End of the World > Status Update

+beginning got me hooked
+cool premise
+Wen wasn’t too smart for 8yo
+dads acted realistically not action movie heroism

-pacing issues, should’ve been a short story
-my pet peeve is when someone’s trying to explain something and they continuously say “listen to me” without further explanation of said thing and this did it a lotttttt
-audiobook sucked

3*

Liked that the premise itself was impressing on the family but they were also affecting each other in the opposite ways that they viewed it. Wished that happened a little sooner tho so we’d have multiple influences of tension, but that would require them to come to terms sooner and ask point blank for an explanation from Leonard. And if that happens it wouldn’t be able to dragggggg lol

Sabrina digs up keys and gun

They’re in a standoff and both Eric (to do last sacrifice) and Andrew (she buried it) see this very differently. She yells at the to leave and get in the car but robotically she switches and says they can still fix it after she’s gone but have to be quick and shoots herself. Eric moves to shoot himself but eventually is talked out of it and they walk into the sunset type shii

Sabrina hits Leonard w shovel and then flights crash on tv. She puts fabric on his head. they all walk to their car and look for the keys
Eric refuses to let go of Wen and carries the physical and emotional weight, Andrew’s knee acts up

Andrew tries to rationalize (timing of disasters, checking watches, recognizing Redmond) and Eric does the opposite (exact descriptions of plagues, doesn’t recognize Redmond)

Sabrina comes back, wants to fight it she can’t stand Wen died

Andrew taught revelations in his class (they’re wearing same color shirts as the horseman) but doesn’t want Sabrina to explain so Eric will hear it. She tells how she felt compelled to do all of this. Heard voices. She tells them where she left their car keys miles away. She wants to help them escape even tho she believes what’s happening here.

Andrew and Eric argue cuz he’s starting to believe. On tv it’s bird flu but Andrew says it’s not a live recording and it’s been reported on for months, reminds they kept checking their watches.

He still remembers the figure of light when Redford died and there was a second quake which happened live. And epicenter of pandemic is in Hong Kong which is their city together.

He spots jar w lid closed but doesn’t confirm if the grasshoppers are there

Adrian attacks Andrew and he kills her. Leonard wrestles for gun and has rage moment and then Wen is shot accidentally and dies. Leonard knows this is because of his tightened grip.

Eric ties him up, and swats flies off Wen’s body but Andrew doesn’t see them. One guides Eric to turn on the tv, they didn’t stop the apocalypse

Leonard started a message board and Redmond was first to join. He saw the cabin, did he lead them here cuz he knows Andrew? But the others saw the cabin too. And Eric doubts it’s him

Wen remembers the grasshoppers (Leonard says he released them) and makes a scene and Andrew manages to escape but doesn’t have keys and tires are slashed, Sabrina hits his knee and he misses two shots! Cmon my man.

Leonard makes dinner, Eric is starting to believe them but Andrew notes they were checking their watches continuously and the first earthquake happened 4 hrs prior
Leonard tells Wen god sent them
Redmond was the one to attack Andrew 13 yrs ago, reason he eventually bought a gun

hey all had nightmarish visions of the future if they don’t do this
Redmond puts on head sock says thank u and a shimmer of light that resembles a person appears momentarily but it’s thru Eric’s POV who has a concussion, then they each hit him until he has a hole in his chest, Leonard vomits

On the news is an earthquake but then it’s a tsunami Adrian dreamt of