Severance

Dystopian literary fiction following a woman named Candace, from her parents immigrating from China to her corporate job in New York until her survival in a post pandemic USA.  
I really liked this book. The gorgeous writing and introspective story made for a interesting take on the dystopian/pandemic theme.   I loved the comparison between the virus' effect of repeating movements like a zombie and our current society, living everyday the same, doing the same routines over and over like a robot.  Other themes like the hardships of immigrants, American work culture, mass production and capitalism were also explored in accurate details. 
The main character was compelling to read, and as a millennial myself I really liked how the author portrayed her, her positive and negative sides. 
I loved the flashbacks especially those in New York and it definitely made me want to go back to visit this city.  While I loved those parts, the present time telling of Candace travelling a group of survivors interested me less and I felt the ending was a bit abrupt. 
Interestingly this book was published in 2018, so reading it now, in a post Covid era, felt both like a premonition and a reminder of what the world went through during the pandemic and lockdown.