A review by randi_jo
Severance by Ling Ma

challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I think for me, this book ended up being too much of not enough. There was a lot, but it was a lot of banging you over the head with the idea that the monotony of the capitalist lifestyle being a death sentence. There was enough background story for Candace, but it didn't go far enough into what made her different from the other immigrants that DID succumb. And the dystopian present/future didn't go far enough and ended up having a very lackluster ending.

One whole star is dedicated to writing a book that basically foretold COVID, though. lol