How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Set against the backdrop of a plague that has swept across Earth several decades in the future, Sequoia Nagamatsu’s short story collection wades through loss and longing with equal measure, painting a bleak yet innovative picture of the future.

One of the benefits of going into a book without too much knowledge of its premise is that it becomes fully poised to surprise you. And surprise me, it did! On multiple accounts.

Classified as sci-fi, the book veers towards medical science and discu...