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How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster
How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster | Muriel Leung
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A dark and tender debut set against a writhing backdrop of postapocalyptic New York City.
Acid rainstorms have transformed New York City into a toxic wasteland. Thousands have died and thousands more have been left stranded inside the five self-contained boroughs under military control. In one apartment building, an unlikely family of humans and ghosts survives. Mira reels from a devastating breakup with her partner Mal who is lost in the faraway expanse of Queens. A second generation Chinese American now back at home with her mother, Mira calls out to the empty airwaves with her HAM radio in the hopes of reconnecting with Mal, or connecting with anyone at all. Across the hall, Shin, a ghost cockroach, replays his lost life, and a headless man named Sad falls in love. Mira’s mother is plagued by furious dreams alongside Grandpa Why, now a rambunctious ghost. As the world around them worsens, each character must learn to redefine what it means to live, die, and love at the end of the world.
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Having little recollection of joy before this, think about what it means to let go of something what it means to begin again. I wish there were a proper template for joy. I can love the person who is here, loving me the best way he can. These days all we have is the rain and each other. Say yes, before it is too late.

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