It is to Ling Ma’s credit that it wasn’t until about 1/3 way through this novella — which is about a disease that originates in China, flattens New York, and a millennial who sticks with her corporate employer until the absolute last moment that society exists — that I realized it was written before Covid. For prescience alone, I want to give it 4 stars. This is essentially a zombie story set during the Obama years. Our protagonist Candace is our first generation immigrant who […]
a pre-Covid novella that I thought was post-Covid
Severance by Ling Ma
