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Songs for the End of the World

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This is a book that reminds me so much of Station Eleven. It’s a story that flows from one person to the next very organically. I’m not sure when this was originally written and if it just happened to be very timely with COVID 19 but it just feels almost too close to home. The characters were very believable and human in their actions and I think it’s a great story but may be a little too fresh for the time for some. I think this is a great one for fans of interconnected storytelling where narratives weave together.

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Author Saleema Nawaz spent six years researching and developing her story of a novel coronavirus coming out of rural China and causing a global pandemic, so it shouldn't be too surprising that her fictional virus proceeds much the same way we are experiencing right now with COVID-19. This makes for an eerie and weighty reading experience. As for the details of her plot, the biggest question Nawaz investigates seems to be whether a person's ultimate duty is to oneself and one's immediate family (to gather – even hoard – supplies and isolate in some remote place) or to society at large (and find ways to help others, even at personal risk). That's a question we're all trying to answer right now, and due to the book's timeliness, I appreciate that Nawaz offers glimmers of hope for humanity.

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How strange to be reading a book about a pandemic in the middle of a pandemic. The noel corona virus ARAMIS is brought to New York City by a visiting Chinese family member and what happens is an all too familiar story these days. Stressing family, relationships and hope Saleema Nawaz brings us through the worst that can happen into a more hopeful time, trusting that our connections with each other are what make us stronger.

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