A review by ellecee
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

5.0

Anyone who was raised Evangelical (or in some way came of age in the mid-to-late 90s, at the height of the Left Behind series) has some sort of baggage about the Rapture (slash Sudden Departure), and being "left behind" (slash left over). The Leftovers triggered these anxieties for me in the best, most artistic way possible. Seeing the characters grieve for lost loved ones and the way the world used to be and (for most of them) to come out on the other side was refreshing and cathartic. A truly amazing book and well worth the read.