A review by whoischels
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyed this. A wonderful balance of speculative fiction with the deep character work you find in literary fiction. A breeze to read because of the short-story structure, with clever updates to the fate of early chapter characters in asides in later chapters. Full of thought provoking ideas about how a capitalist society might handle a pandemic of gargantuan proportions like this, and a varied dive into the Japanese-American diaspora with incredible character work.