The Island of Last Things: almost a literary take on Jurassic ParkWith its striking cover, Emma Sloley’s The Island of Last Things follows Camille, a zookeeper stationed on Alcatraz at the last zoo in the world. Almost every animal in the world is extinct or near extinction, and at 25, Camille hasn’t known a world where animals were abundant. The Island of Last Things by Emma SloleyThe chapters alternate in points of view and timelines. The Island of Last Things: speculative fictionAt times, however, the story dragged on with a bit of skirting around the issues at hand. The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley is published by Text.