A review by fflur
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Strange book. I enjoyed that (possible spoiler?)

the mystery of the noise was left unsolved/unexplained

- it added a lot of intrigue and suspense, which I enjoyed. the description was very detailed, which was good most of the time, but at some points felt overly drawn out, making the pacing a bit weird. I also went into the book thinking there was going to be a lot about race/class, but honestly there wasn't that much, just the main two adults expressing slight biases and going "hmm am I racist? I don't think so!" once or twice. Not much actual discussion sparked about either of those issues.