A review by emckeon1002
Last Words by Michael Koryta

2.0

I struggled with this one, then got angry, then told myself to shut it and walk away several times. Reading to the end didn't provide any reward. Why wouldn't I love a book with anthropomorphizes a cave, features a protagonist who is like the movie heroine who refuses to take the advice "don't go into the basement," and features a story where hypnotism is a driving force. Kortya frustrated when an early dialogue reported by a third-person, omniscient narrator proves to be totally unreliable, and when the third to last chapter is filled with explication in the form of a confession. Cheat!!! Last words is right. Last words I'll be reading by Michael Koryta.