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Leave the World Behind

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Rumaan Alam

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2020
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January 25, 2021 Andrew C says:
This strangers-at-an-Airbnb-during-the-(maybe)-apocalypse stunner conjures fight-or-flight intensity, bizarre imagery and achingly personal dilemmas.
Sheltering in a New York beach house with a couple that has taken refuge during a massive blackout, a family struggles for information about the power failure while wondering if the isolated property is actually safe.
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I'm a library associate and I seem to find a new book for my reading list around every corner. Just don't count on my reading them all, since I like to take my sweet time becoming fully immersed in each story and subject (whether fictional, historical or technical) once I'm hooked. Otherwise, you'll find me cartooning, dreaming up new stories and hitting the trails of Ohio for more hiking and nature-watching. 

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