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Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
2.0

What did I just read? Seriously, I'm trying to really understand what I just read.

This book is more literary fiction in my opinion than mystery or thriller. Literary fiction is not my favorite genre, but I really loved the synopsis of this story. It sounded like it had all the makings of a great thriller, and when they blackout happens and these six people are stranded in this house with no WiFi, cable, or phone service, I expected a lot to happen. Things happened, but I still cannot make sense of them. The story does touch on race and class, but not enough, in my opinion, for it to meet my expectations.

On another note, I didn't really need to know how horny the wife, Amanda was because she was on vacation. I listened to the audiobook, and I feel like I heard the word horny at least 50 times if not more, in the first 15 minutes. There was also a lot of unnecessary talk of bodily fluids, masturbation, and random nudity.

The worst part for me though was the ending or lack there of. It just ended without an explanation as to what was happening. It's frustrating to invest time in a book and wonder why you bothered.