RaveCritical MarginsLast Last Chance follows the chaos and mystery of drug addiction and impending plague through the first-person narration of Lucy, who has so many things going on in her life at once, it becomes difficult to follow ... The superplague seems like a minor part of the plot in comparison to Lucy’s many personal problems, but Maazel uses it to make some profound observations of modern America ... It’s this threat — one that has remained in the back of people’s minds since 2001 even if it still hasn’t happened — that makes Maazel’s story work ... At the same time, Maazel has weaved an excellent story about the dangers of addiction ... Maazel’s voice is bitingly satiric and hopelessly pathetic, the exact opposite of a novelist out to make the world a happy place.
