During a pandemic, a young woman at a publishing house is offered a bonus to keep the New York office open, and continues to do so even as people and infrastructure evaporate around her in Ling Ma's Severance.
Severance is a literate post-apocalyptic story, following three separate snapshots in time. We see before the pandemic, as our protagonist navigates being young and hip and finding her soulmate in New York; during, as her office life becomes more surreal; and after, when she reluctantly joins a caravan heading for a perhaps mythical sanctuary as told by a maybe crazy former IT guy turned evangelical prophet. There is also a dash of her arrival as a child from China, with immigrant parents.
This story engages on all levels and works across multiple genres. Enjoyable throughout and recommended for general readers, but post-apocalyptic fans in particular. Recommended.
I checked this out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library in New Castle, Indiana and read it quickly.
Severance is a literate post-apocalyptic story, following three separate snapshots in time. We see before the pandemic, as our protagonist navigates being young and hip and finding her soulmate in New York; during, as her office life becomes more surreal; and after, when she reluctantly joins a caravan heading for a perhaps mythical sanctuary as told by a maybe crazy former IT guy turned evangelical prophet. There is also a dash of her arrival as a child from China, with immigrant parents.
This story engages on all levels and works across multiple genres. Enjoyable throughout and recommended for general readers, but post-apocalyptic fans in particular. Recommended.
I checked this out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library in New Castle, Indiana and read it quickly.
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