Severance
A Novel
by Ling Ma
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“@AyeshaASiddiqi i LOVED it and immediately tried to get everyone i know to read it and one lost my copy. but this gif will probably motivate me into finally replacing it. truly a perfect book | @MikeIsaac I loved this book, and it was written before the pandemic (just barely) Also read “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” for more of those fever dream isolation coping vibes | @MikeIsaac this book is among my favorites | Obsessed with this book & the ?severance package? it came in. I did not realize how badly I wanted to read an office novel that was also an apocalypse novel, what a sick & perfectly tuned thrill | Two of my favorite books are on kindle sale today: Severance by Ling Ma and Annihilation by @jeffvandermeer. If you haven't read them, now is a good time to buy!”
Source →“@AyeshaASiddiqi i LOVED it and immediately tried to get everyone i know to read it and one lost my copy. but this gif will probably motivate me into finally replacing it. truly a perfect book | @MikeIsaac I loved this book, and it was written before the pandemic (just barely) Also read “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” for more of those fever dream isolation coping vibes | @MikeIsaac this book is among my favorites | Obsessed with this book & the ?severance package? it came in. I did not realize how badly I wanted to read an office novel that was also an apocalypse novel, what a sick & perfectly tuned thrill | Two of my favorite books are on kindle sale today: Severance by Ling Ma and Annihilation by @jeffvandermeer. If you haven't read them, now is a good time to buy!”
Source →“@AyeshaASiddiqi i LOVED it and immediately tried to get everyone i know to read it and one lost my copy. but this gif will probably motivate me into finally replacing it. truly a perfect book | @MikeIsaac I loved this book, and it was written before the pandemic (just barely) Also read “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” for more of those fever dream isolation coping vibes | @MikeIsaac this book is among my favorites | Obsessed with this book & the ?severance package? it came in. I did not realize how badly I wanted to read an office novel that was also an apocalypse novel, what a sick & perfectly tuned thrill | Two of my favorite books are on kindle sale today: Severance by Ling Ma and Annihilation by @jeffvandermeer. If you haven't read them, now is a good time to buy!”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Susan J. Fowler and Jia Tolentino
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, and Science.
Maybe it's the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, firstgeneration American and office drone meandering her way into Adult,hood in Ling Ma's offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance.Candace Chen, a millennial drone selfsequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Ch...
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, and Science.
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“@AyeshaASiddiqi i LOVED it and immediately tried to get everyone i know to read it and one lost my copy. but this gif will probably motivate me into finally replacing it. truly a perfect book | @MikeIsaac I loved this book, and it was written before the pandemic (just barely) Also read “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” for more of those fever dream isolation coping vibes | @MikeIsaac this book is among my favorites | Obsessed with this book & the ?severance package? it came in. I did not realize how badly I wanted to read an office novel that was also an apocalypse novel, what a sick & perfectly tuned thrill | Two of my favorite books are on kindle sale today: Severance by Ling Ma and Annihilation by @jeffvandermeer. If you haven't read them, now is a good time to buy!”
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