Sunday, December 16, 2018

Severance

Severance / Ling Ma, 291 pgs.

Candace Chen is a hard worker.  She is often lost in her work and gets a lot done for the publishing company that employs her. She also has a long term boyfriend that she isn't TOO serious about.  Oh, and she seems to be immune to Shen Fever, the epidemic that is racing through the world.  Candace stays at the office when everyone goes home for good.  She really doesn't have any other place to go.  Her parents are dead, the boyfriend moved away and she doesn't feel close to anyone else.  After it becomes apparent the fever has killed most, Candace gets picked up by a small group of survivors.  They are heading to a place their leader Bob is billing their safe place.  She goes along but isn't sold on the group and is certainly wary of Bob.  How will this end up for Candace?  Learning her story along the way is at least half the journey here.  An interesting take on many topics and often quite funny.

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