The Last App, Tom Alan
The Last App, Tom Alan
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The Last App

Author: Tom Alan

Narrator: Dennis Kleinman

Unabridged: 10 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2024

Synopsis

Mick wants to know when he’s going to die. Luckily—or unluckily—there’s an app for that… Dr. Mick Strong has bought himself something unusual for his seventy-fifth birthday: a LifeTime projection. This new tech crunches data including your medical history, diet, and lifestyle to predict how much—or little—time you’ve got left. That’s all well and good, but he’s also bought them for his daughter, his grandchildren, and even his eleven-year-old great-grandson. He wants them each to wait until their next birthday to use the app. But whether they scoff at it, sneak an early look, desperately turn into a health nut, or die before their appointed time, the gift is wreaking havoc on the whole family. This dark, insightful novel about hope, fear, and stubborn curiosity reminds us that we never quite know what lies ahead—and that when it comes to love and family, there’s no time like the present.

About Tom Alan

Tom Alan was born in London to Irish parents, one from the north, one from the south. He caught his parents’ wanderlust; as a primary school teacher, he has taught in the UK, Kuwait, Japan and (currently) Spain. Tom Alan is his pen name for fiction writing. His first novel (Hitting the Jackpot) is the story of Cindy and Jack, a pair of millennial, gig-economy workers who are in the middle of divorcing. Tom plays tennis and squash and enjoys photographing weird and wonderful Spanish fiestas.

About Dennis Kleinman

Dennis Kleinman is an experienced audiobook narrator. His body of work includes drama, mysteries, fan fiction, and adventure. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, he emigrated to the United States in 1980 after completing his bachelor of arts degree at the University of Cape Town. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Yvonne

I do like a book that has a more speculative fiction style to it, The Last App slots nicely into that genre. A service is available in the US and is making its way over here to the UK. Dr Mick Strong is the first person in the UK to sign up for this, it gives a projection of the data he may die. it......more

Goodreads review by Sammi

This book kept popping up on my Facebook ads, and I was intrigued. It's on Kindle Unlimited, so why not? I loved this book, the characters were great, the story was interesting & different and the layout with the news articles was really interesting. It was sitting at a solid 5 stars until I hit the......more

Goodreads review by Faye

I received this book for free from Bloodhound Books. This book took me a bit to get into because it was hard keeping track of all the characters. But once I got into it, I was thoroughly engrossed. This is very different from the author's first novel. I enjoyed this book just as much.......more

Goodreads review by Scott

A thoroughly engrossing novel by Tom Alan. The central character, apart from The Last App itself, is Mitch, an aging British doctor, who comes across the app that will give you a Lifetime Projection. In other words, after you input data about your health, lifestyle and family history, the app will p......more

Goodreads review by Sonja

This is the second book that I've read by this author now and wow, what a total contrast in genres. I loved Hitting The Jackpot which I found a little more light-hearted than this latest read - but actually on thinking about it, both take a little look into how we behave in certain unusual situation......more

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