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A review by auroraleighs
Severance by Ling Ma
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is such an eerie, darkly comic treat of a novel that does a brilliant job of showcasing a lot of the ridiculous aspects of late-stage capitalism that we've grown used to. The scenes where they're living in the mall; as well as the parallels about survival at work vs. during the apocalypse, were especially memorable.