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A review by sometimesbryce
The Last Pilot by Benjamin Johncock
4.0
You ever had the feeling the future’s become the past while you were busy being scared?
An emotional tour-de-force that tells the story of a couple on the brink of the stars and nuclear fallout. Jim Harrison is an air-force test pilot, with nothing but the arid desert and his wife, Grace. When Grace unexpectedly gets pregnant, their whole life changes as the nation races to beat the Soviet Union to the moon. Told slowly and poetically, this is a profound novel about love, life, and loss, that utilizes exceptional scenery and sense of place to put you squarely in the devastation of the desert. This book would be good for fans of Don't Worry Darling's atmosphere or historical fiction like [b:The Green Glass Sea|149132|The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1)|Ellen Klages|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347519126l/149132._SY75_.jpg|2135456].
An emotional tour-de-force that tells the story of a couple on the brink of the stars and nuclear fallout. Jim Harrison is an air-force test pilot, with nothing but the arid desert and his wife, Grace. When Grace unexpectedly gets pregnant, their whole life changes as the nation races to beat the Soviet Union to the moon. Told slowly and poetically, this is a profound novel about love, life, and loss, that utilizes exceptional scenery and sense of place to put you squarely in the devastation of the desert. This book would be good for fans of Don't Worry Darling's atmosphere or historical fiction like [b:The Green Glass Sea|149132|The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1)|Ellen Klages|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347519126l/149132._SY75_.jpg|2135456].