RENZ NIKOLAI C. FLORESPRE-PHILOSOPHYBOOK REVIEW

Title:The Last Resort: A NovelAuthor:Alison Lurie

Summary:

The Last Resort: A Novel tells a story about a famous writer, Wilkie Walker, who has been accomplishing his last book, The Copper Beech. Along the way, he figures he has cancer due to blood being seen in his stool. He has been acting weird lately so his wife, Jenny Walker suggested they go to Key Westthe Last Resort-- this winter. Depressed at his findings, he agrees to go to the place where he can plan his demise. Key West was no ordinary place. Lives are changed and even short-term visitors can experience things beyond their imagination. During the whole of their stay, the Walkers experienced many things: Jenny met new friends, had lots of life-changing experiences and Wilkie had many attempts to suicide. In the end, Wilkie did not end up taking his life. He realized he had to live and be with his wife.

Analysis and Evaluation:

Alison Lurie wrote a good novel, showcasing the realities of the world nowadays. She had the sense of humor injected in her book though for those who cant really understand American humor, one finds it difficult to comprehend, like me. I had difficulty in understanding some of its humor. I admire the effort to include such art. It made the book colorful.

As I read the story, at first, I found it very boring. But, in the long run, I became interested in it. There were things in the early part of the book that I did not get but later in the story, it became vivid to me. The conflict of the story was very evident. The only thing I really did not understand was the concluding part. In my own point of view, it was boring. It did not give a bang to the whole story.

The way she wrote the book was unique. I appreciate that very much. The only thing I could not really get was including these indecent words in her art as expressions. Well, probably it may be due to the custom of her place or whatever. Yet, amidst all these, it made the book more realistic in a sense. As a whole, it was a great job done by Lurie.

Conclusion/Recommendation(s):

The Last Resort: A Novel was a good and realistic book. I recommend people of intermediate level to read this kind of book. It presents a very realistic situation that might be applicable in our modern situation and/or society.