'Endling' is a shape-shifting debut that takes on heavy themes with humor
- Posted on June 23, 2025
- By NPR
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'Endling' is a shape-shifting debut that takes on heavy themes with humor

Maria Reva's virtuosic novel starts out as a straightforward story about a Ukrainian biologist, but morphs into a comic take on war, the mail-order bride business and the plight of snails.