The Postmortal by Drew Magary

When the cure for aging is discovered and made widely available for people to take, society is changed forever. John Farrell, a twenty-nine year old lawyer, is one of the first people to take the cure. Following his point of view, over a course of sixty years, The Postmortal tells a dark, disturbing story of a world without natural death - a world where violence and murder abound.

I thought this book was amazing. It was thought-provoking and really explored the idea of death and how it held people in line and had such a big impact on society. The story itself was fantastic as well, and the development of Farrell as a character was also very interesting. The story really showed how different events in his life changed his outlook on things. The novel was very dark, but engaging and suspenseful. Overall, I really liked the premise and execution of this book, and I would definitely recommend it to other readers.

Reviewed by NK, Grade 10

Montrose Library