I think this book is okay. And from other people’s responses, maybe I shouldn’t have listened to it on audiobook, or maybe I’m just not smart enough to fully appreciate it *shrug*? This was a rather interesting speculative fiction/sci-fi read, however, the first 3/4-ish of the book was a bit difficult (for me) to follow because it jumps time periods rather quickly. It also reads literary (in the sense that I feel like I should have read this for my English Lit degree). That being said, I think the writing is really smart and the plot packs a punch. I appreciate that it is a shorter read and that apparently two of Emily St. John Mandel’s other books are interconnected with this title.

Explores themes of time travel, pandemics, reality versus simulations, loneliness, and consequences for actions.