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Severance by Ling Ma
3.5
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The exploration of the themes about immigration and living up to parental expectation were great. The apocalypse and fever being a backdrop to all this made it interesting too. I wish the collapse of the world’s operations did go into more detail. Unfortunately the main character fell a little flat and I don’t feel like we got as much depth was we couldve from her.