As I read through other reviews written I see a lot of complaints about the ending, and I definitely sympathize with these readers. The ending leaves you feeling a bit hollow and unfulfilled, but I think it has more to do with the series ending than with the ending itself. I do not see how this series could have ended any differently.
By book 8 I could not see a conclusion that didn't end with almost the exact events that occurred. There are five conflicting endings and only one could exist. Either Yorick ended up with Beth, 355, alone or dead. Any one scenario would leave you wishing for the others, and yet only one could happen. I say the hollowness comes from the series ending because until the very end there was hope for all three options without picking one. Yorick was destined for a tragic ending one way or another from the moment the series started, but the focus should not be on the beginning and ending. It should be on the adventure in between. It is hard to think of a story with such compelling characters who really made you care about them, and the world they were thrown into played on all their advantages and disadvantages.
I'm sorry it's over, but I'm glad it was ended when it was. Had it been dragged on for five or ten more books it would have been due to filler that ruined the story. I compare it to the Sopranos. That TV series should have been two or three seasons max. Instead it was dragged on for six seasons. So, while the Sopranos has some of the best content of any show ever, I will not watch the series again because I have to wade through so much crap to get to it. On the other hand I will definitely go back and read Y the Last Man.
Get more detail about Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores.
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