Review: Severance

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I wasn’t sure what to expect from Ling Ma’s debut novel, SEVERANCE, but the only true label I can ascribe to it, is that it is first and foremost a millennial novel. Ma is the first author to so thoroughly nail the working ethos, apathy, and thirst for belonging that encapsulates millennials.

Set in the present, Candace Chen is your basic child of immigrants-turned young professional, working in New York City. After her Chinese parents pass away, she is left adrift and instead throws herself into her wo...