A review by 10000bees
Severance by Ling Ma

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The mix of dreary capitalistic reality and a pandemic that too many people don't take seriously enough until it's too late made me feel a dread I haven't felt in quite a while. It's not a dramatic zombie story, but an eerie reflection on modern capitalistic society and the feeling of being nothing more than a cog in a machine. Why do we continue to spin even when it threatens to break us down? At what point will this all collapse, and what then?