The Denim Test | Severance by Ling Ma

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English - June 27, 2019 12:44 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss Jennifer’s litmus test for a novel likely to be a comforting read and Jenn shares her thoughts on reading a recent dystopian novel, Severance, that may be enjoyed by fans of Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven.

Authors and books mentioned in this episode

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt Pattern Recognition by William Gibson Zero History by William Gibson Far From the Madding Crowd - film adaptation directed by Thomas Vinterberg The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton After the Plague by T. C. Boyle The Terranauts by T. C. Boyle The Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang The Left Hand Darkness by Ursula Le Guin Severance by Ling Ma Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Road by Cormac McCarthy Dawn of the Dead directed by George Romero Doomsday Book by Connie Willis The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

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