Aaron and I listened to the audiobook together and when it was over we both said “that was it?”. I honestly don’t know how to review this book.

Ratingģ Stars ( I was entertained) It probably would be lower if I had read the physical book.

The audiobook was the perfect length for our trip (we were able to finish it all on the way there) so we decided to listen to it. This was a Read with Jenna book club pick and got a lot of hype last year. Why I Decided to Read this BookĪaron and I were driving to Raleigh, NC a few weeks ago and wanted an audiobook to listen to. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped-and unexpected new ones are forged-in moments of crisis. Suspenseful and provocative, Rumaan Alam’s third novel is keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple-and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one another? But in this rural area-with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service-it’s hard to know what to believe. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. are an older black couple-it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. SynopsisĪ magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrongĪmanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week.

The book is Leave the World Behind by Rumman Alam. I have been putting off writing this review because I don’t even know what to say.

Book review leave the world behind