Leave the World Behind - Rumaan Alam
The first 20 pages were a clunky adjustment for me, mostly because they felt overly-descriptive and overly-wordy. Either I acclimated to that really quickly, or the book eased back on its robust vocabulary after the first few chapters; I want to go with the latter. Alam's narration is very observational and to some may feel slow, but for me, that simply contributed to the high degree of suspense in the story.
If you’re a fan of Paul Tremblay’s (dare I say “masterpiece”) “Cabin at the End of the World,” you’re bound to love this book for its eerie simplicity, its constant sense of underlying dread, and its complex, relational element.
This is the sort of book that begs discussion afterward—just a great piece of literary suspense!
Rating: 4 Stars
Publication Details: Out Now, Ecco Books