A review by estrangelycute
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

All of the terror and lyricism of Station Eleven, but much more focused on the reality of the human condition, less on the aestheticisms of memory. Less a meditation and more a prediction - and so truly haunting. The middle of the book sagged at times, but it certainly delivered in the end. This is not a plot driven book. It is real. It is everywhere around you. And it is somehow, as well as putrid and frightening - really, really funny.

I have read this book twice. On my second read through, it resonated more, and I changed my rating to reflect this.