Eve of Man: Book 3 (Eve of Man Trilogy, 3)

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Napriek tomu bola Eva veľmi príjemná hrdinka, bola ale veľmi mladučká, no sledovať jej cestu a to, ako postupne otvára oči a zisťuje pravdy nielen o sebe, ale aj o svete, je na jednej strane krásne a na druhej žalostné. V takom prenesenom zmysle som vlastne sledovala dieťa, ktoré zrazu prichádzalo o nevinnosť a svoje ideály tým najkrutejším možným spôsobom.

Tom also writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series too, which has sold over 1.5 million copies.Without females the human race was facing extinction and by the time Eve was born the earth was a mess. Men living without hope of a future have abused the world beyond imagination. Overconsumption of fossil fuels accelerated global warming. Eve of Man je príbeh v duchu kníh ako Dokonalý pár alebo Pasca, ktoré pred rokmi zobrali svet útokom tak, až nám z toho bolo zle. Well, guess what - prestávka v popularite popravde dystópiam celkom pomohla a aj obohratý príbeh zrazu pôsobí celkom sviežo. Kto by to bol povedal?

A major issue that I found in the book is this very clear divide in the story into two distinctive parts. The first half is very Eve focused, and centres around her life in the dome and her relationships with Bram and the ‘Mothers’ - the ageing women who care for her. The second half is very much more of a revolutionary fast paced action story. I found it quite jarring, although I did enjoy the second half more. However, again I found Bram’s story a little too ‘easy’ for him. Everything falls into place with very little struggle and strife, and his character goes from beaten down son of high powered genius to revolutionary leader without any real believable development of character. In comparison, Eve comes across increasingly more like a damsel in distress as the story progresses, with little ability to really fight for herself without the help of others. Eve war mir sympathisch, wenn auch etwas zu naiv. Zumindest am Anfang. Sie lernt jedoch sehr schnell dazu, in manchen Situationen vielleicht sogar zu schnell. Ich fand sie zwar eine sehr angenehme Protagonistin, aber sie ist halt einfach die Typische Heldin! Then came the miracle everyone had hoped and prayed for Eve. A special dome is created for her so she can live in a perfect world. Safe and secure.Spätestens seit “The Christmasaurus” bin ich ein riesiger Tom Fletcher Fan. Es war also nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis ich mich auch dem Werk, welches er gemeinsam mit Ehefrau Giovanna Fletcher geschrieben hat, widmen würde. Als ich dann erfuhr, dass es auch bald auf Deutsch erscheinen würde, machte ich Nägel mit Köpfen und befreite das Buch von meinem SUB. Dort lag es ohnehin schon viel zu lange. One thing that stopped me giving this a full five stars was the problematic plot itself. I couldn't quite comprehend that humanity would ever get to the point where only one woman of child-bearing age existed. How would this situation arise? Wouldn't more be done before it ever got to this state? Whilst I appreciated the drama of the idea, it felt a little too far-fetched for comfort. Likewise this whole 'they just wanted Eve to gain power' plot-line. We've seen that one in other books - I wanted something fresh. Why couldn't it genuinely be a case that they thought they were helping humanity? That would have added a fresh layer of moral ambiguity that would have been interesting. Set in a dystopian future where infertility has decimated the female population, Eve was the first girl born in 50 years. Her life is contained to the tower, where she’s watched over by the strict ‘Mothers’. Now 16, humanity’s survival rests in her hands and three suitors have already been selected. But then she meets Bram. An unconventional love story set amidst a chaotic future England, Eve must choose between true love and the future of the human race.

Was mir gefehlt hat war das Worldbuilding und auch viele Details, die die Welt abrunden. Wenn mir kreative Details auffallen, bin ich immer total begeistert, und das war hier nicht so. Dass es keine Frauen gibt, betrifft ja die ganze Welt, aber außerhalb vom Tower sieht man so wenig. Kein normaler Alltag und auch vom Rest der Welt sieht man nicht viel. Bei einer so globalen Thematik sollte man mehr Faktoren mit einbeziehen.

What I liked about this book: I enjoy the dystopian genre very much, also post apocalyptic worlds etc. and especially ones with good ideas. The book was special in its scheme as well as in its writing style, we got to read from two POV's: Bram and Eve. I admired that very much, because I got drawn into the story and could sympathize with both of them, especially with Eve. She was separated from the rest of the world and never had the chance to meet new people and make friends, I was so sad when she was screaming alone in her room after what has been done to her. Bram hingegen war mir super sympathisch und ich hätte von ihm gerne noch mehr erfahren. (Wir erfahren zwar sehr viel, aber ich meine andere Dinge) What a relief, With this then upbeat in the storyline, things really did improve for me rescuing "Eve Of Man" and reinvesting me in the storyline. The Christmasaurus is currently being developed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey into an animated, feature-length movie with original songs written by Tom.

Autori síce v knihe dosť jasne pomenúvajú niektoré závažné témy a mnohé morálne otázky, avšak všetko toto som vnímala skôr len medzi riadkami. Nakoľko Eva a Bram si to ešte neuvedomovali a neskôr len okrajovo, ale je jasné, že s tým všetkým budú konfrontovaní v pokračovaniach. Kniha sa teda čítala dobre, dej bol svižný, avšak nepriniesol nič, čo by predtým nevidela v iných dystópiách. Napriek tomu som si čítanie užila, nakoľko autori vo mne vyvolali veľa pocitov a dali mi veľa námetov na premýšľanie. Čo, predpokladám, bolo ich zámerom. But at sixteen it's time for Eve to face her destiny. Three potential males have been selected for her. The future of humanity is in her hands. She's always accepted her fate.

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Another thing, this book focused more on Eve’s journey of self-discovery and her romance with Bram than I expected. It really isn’t an issue. Honestly, I love self-discovery and romance books. The problem is that this was mainly marketed as Sci-fi/Dystopia when I didn’t feel like that at all. Yes, it's a dystopian book. And let's face it, there are rather a few of them around at the moment. However, this definitely stood out from the crowd, thanks to its inventive approach and strong, confident writing. And it's not long before the deep feelings these two inspire in each other spill over into real time. Also, there's no real explanation for why things are the way they are which I found a rather perplexing fact.