Cathy’s Reviews > The Future > Status Update

So Martha didn’t know Zhen was on the island. And Zhen knew the world hadn’t ended bcs Albert made her go there to destroy the communications. That part makes more sense now at least. And I appreciate the 100 years into the future look. I don’t quite understand the last page tho. Is it setting up for a sequel or just saying that peace never lasts? And what is the message from Marius about?

I just feel like this is a bit too perfect. Like 3 years and they’ve sold all the worlds environmental problems and hundreds of thousands of people have agreed to relinquish their cars for access to a self driving car network and they’re regrowing the amazon rainforest and stopped tigers from going extinct. 3!! YEARS!! And you’re trying to say all these governors other companies just agreed? I don’t think so

I was starting till suspect something like this. Martha, Albert, Selah and Badger got Ellen, Lenk and Zimri to evacuate, crashed their plane, left them on the island, brought Zhen to the island. Tricked them all into thinking the world had ended and just left them there for 3 years. Then they could take over the companies and fix things. Genius. But why leave Zhen there too??? I don’t get that at all

Well That’s not how I was expecting that to go. A deadly virus and the world has collapsed in a matter of days. It doesn’t feel quite right to say the world has ended bcs I think that would mean it’s completely dead and there essentially no life left, which isn’t the case. But humanity seems to be ending. And those four are stuck on an island. Is Zhen never meeting Martha again?

Zhen at a campfire with Ellen, Zimri and Lenk is not what I was expecting. Where’s Martha?

Sverige mentioned? Ucklum av alla platser? Det är ju förfan nästan i gbg, alldeles för långt söder för att säga att solen inte går upp på vintern, om inte det var överdrift.
Men det jag köper minst av allt är att alla på denna snubbens skola älskar deras lilla stad o bara vill snacka vinter sporter. Bullshit. Svenskar älskar att klaga, och No way att folk från Ucklum är nöjda med livet

I don’t understand the happymeal thing But if you say so

It’s really cool to see the start of it all With Martha and Albert and Selah. Is the plan to wrench back control from Lenk, Zimri & Ellen? Sure hope so. Also very disappointing to hear that Zimri is a serial cheater after reading the prologue. Love Selah tho

Interesting that Zhen has already met Selah and Martha. And obviously they are aware that some kind of apocalypse is on the way. The “would you save yourself” question annoys me but it does also force me to acknowledge that yeah if I had the the same choices I would save myself just as the tech moguls were doing in the prologue.

Huh so Martha grew up in a survivalist cult and and interview with Martha about Said cult went viral and the cult got angry and now wants to kill Zhen. And Zhen and Martha hooked up at the conference. Got it.