I listened to all the hype and chose to end out October with this (supposedly) spooky read. It was a bonus that Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts have already been cast in the adaptation.  But I was led completely astray. Don’t trust the masses. Don’t even trust Denzel and Julia. 

If, however, you enjoy tense, incredibly ambiguous, awkward, end of the world scenarios, this is your read. 

The writing itself is especially dense (Why use one word when you can use twenty?) and overly symbolic (George Washington is a main character... GW both at the beginning and “ending” of America. Hmmm.)  

The overall theme of how one deals with the unknown is interesting and thought provoking. There’s also a note to our addiction of phones and technology that’s on point. But the messy plot and the ambiguity and the writing style just didn’t do this theme any justice.