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Ling Ma: Severance (Hardcover, 2018, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 4 stars

Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. …

Review of 'Severance' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I was immediately engrossed in this satirical takedown of office culture, labor outsourcing, and the routines we use to establish our identities. The tone is similar to Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" or Atwood's "The Year of the Flood", so if you enjoyed those, try this. It floored me in the best way.