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booklovinalicia's review against another edition
5.0
I won this book as a giveaway by the author. However the version I read was the Kindle edition, which I purchased.
Let me start by saying that I have not read the previous two books (although I am definitely going to now). That fact didn't seem to matter, this seems to be a "stand alone" book. This "series" is about the end of the human race in a way I have never heard mentioned or imagined myself. Chris Dietzel created such an original, interesting story with "The Hauntings of Playing God". I must admit that when I started this book I thought "how can he possibly make this interesting enough for a whole book?". But he did. This book is a one-person drama. All thoughts, actions, and decisions of the last person on earth make up the entire plot. Morgan is the last person on earth and is a 90 yr old woman caring for "blocks". If she dies, they all die. What will she do? Can she go on caring for people who cannot care for themselves when her death is looming and her body is shutting down? Will she give up and choose herself?
Chris Dietzel leads us through Morgan's life in a series of flashbacks of her remembering her life before she was the last normal human. The creative conversations she has with the blocks she cares for are so entertaining. The nightmares she has will give you shivers and leave your heart pounding. Morgan questions her life's decisions, her religious beliefs, and what will happen to her when she dies. But the biggest question she continually asks herself is simply "what is life".
This book brought up questions about myself and what I believe about life. What would I do if I were Morgan? I was completely swept up in her character. I could relate to her entirely and got lost in this amazing story. It's such an emotional story that reviewing this book is almost too hard. It's definitely a book that will haunt my thoughts for awhile.
Let me start by saying that I have not read the previous two books (although I am definitely going to now). That fact didn't seem to matter, this seems to be a "stand alone" book. This "series" is about the end of the human race in a way I have never heard mentioned or imagined myself. Chris Dietzel created such an original, interesting story with "The Hauntings of Playing God". I must admit that when I started this book I thought "how can he possibly make this interesting enough for a whole book?". But he did. This book is a one-person drama. All thoughts, actions, and decisions of the last person on earth make up the entire plot. Morgan is the last person on earth and is a 90 yr old woman caring for "blocks". If she dies, they all die. What will she do? Can she go on caring for people who cannot care for themselves when her death is looming and her body is shutting down? Will she give up and choose herself?
Chris Dietzel leads us through Morgan's life in a series of flashbacks of her remembering her life before she was the last normal human. The creative conversations she has with the blocks she cares for are so entertaining. The nightmares she has will give you shivers and leave your heart pounding. Morgan questions her life's decisions, her religious beliefs, and what will happen to her when she dies. But the biggest question she continually asks herself is simply "what is life".
This book brought up questions about myself and what I believe about life. What would I do if I were Morgan? I was completely swept up in her character. I could relate to her entirely and got lost in this amazing story. It's such an emotional story that reviewing this book is almost too hard. It's definitely a book that will haunt my thoughts for awhile.
gbdill's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent. Very thought-provoking. A lot of metaphor about life what we do on earth now and about the life we have thereafter. I particularly liked the main character Morgan and how she and Erin ascribed a life story to those who really had none. It's the way we should look at everyone, to know that everyone does have a story and each person is created special in the image of God. This book has a lot to say about spirituality and somehow stays free from any one religious belief. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more by this author.
ashlyjenkins's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! I can't wait to read your other two books about the Great De-evolution......every time I read something in the dystopian genre, I'm reminded how much I LOVE this stuff :)
octobot's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't think I would like this book, considering it was all focused on a single person, all alone. But despite the slow pace of the book, it was incredibly engaging. I recommend it for anyone who wonders what it might be like to be the last person on earth.
stacylmoll's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. Morgan is a 90-year-old that is left to care for 60 some “blocks” what is left of the human race. All in their nineties as well. She has to keep their nutrition bags filled and change them everyday. What she ends up doing is what haunts her. I question whether that was the only way for if she could have done something else. But then the real question is what would we do in the same situation? Since reality versus hypothetical situations are very different, I think we truly do not know.
ru_th's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
snowbenton's review
4.0
One day there were no more healthy babies -- only Blocks, humans born with the ability to breathe and blink but unable to feed themselves or move or communicate. Dietzel's book follows one old lady as she cares for these Blocks as she has done for her whole adult life, and his alternately musing and frightening novel covers the topics of religion, loss, purpose, life, and hope. Too much was lacking in the way of science (where did the food come from, why were they taking care of the Blocks in the first place, etc) so I wouldn't recommend it to scifi fans, but I would recommend it to someone looking for a creepy story that makes you question your definition of life.
catra121's review against another edition
4.0
This one is definitely the creepiest and darkest of the novels in this series...and its definitely my favorite of the series so far. As with the other books in the series...this world is just fascinating. I try to imagine what it would be like to live in this world...what would I do if I were in this situation? Those thoughts could keep you up at night. This was free with audible plus.
lisa2021's review
1.0
I just didn't like it.
I can't quite put my finger on it but I really struggled to like this book even an ounce. It just wasn't good.
I can't quite put my finger on it but I really struggled to like this book even an ounce. It just wasn't good.