We Have Reached the End of Our Show

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Hero archetypes

Heroine archetypes

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Synopsis

An announcement blares over the TV: twenty-five days until the end of the world. Quiet, caring Josie and rebellious performer Gabe have been together six years when they hear the news: a world-ending asteroid is set to hit Earth in twenty-five days. This is devastating news for humanity, but for Gabe, it's simply speeding up what his diagnosis had already set in motion. The world is thrown into chaos around them, and when Gabe's young, carefree cousin Lisi shows up with a car and a plan, the three begin a journey none of them ever expected: a road trip through the end of the world. Profound, moving, and delicate, We Have Reached the End of Our Show is a crystalline depiction of the best of humanity, of the invincible good we can do in the bleakest of times. Gabe, Josie, and Lisi take turns driving us through a story about real love, real family, and the real purpose we find when the careful map of our life is ripped from under us, laying bare the unexpected nexus of ties that connect us to each other, to the very end.

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Is We Have Reached the End of Our Show appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This literary sci-fi novel deals with terminal illness and apocalyptic themes as three characters take a road trip during Earth's final 25 days. Contains emotional intensity around death and grief, likely some strong language, and intimate but non-explicit romantic content.