A review by ls_1928
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I started this book thinking it would be a thrilling page turner, but the details and flawed humanness of the characters are what kept me reading. I appreciated the humor in Alam's prose, and the way he makes the reader simultaneously relate to the characters and cringe at their behaviors and thoughts. It was timely that I finished the book the morning of Election Day, because it made me reflect on how people act in times of crises - do we turn inward, band together in solidarity or some complicated mix of the two?
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