#pandemic-fiction

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fromThe Atlantic
9 hours ago

The 'Seinfeld' Principle of COVID Fiction

Andrew Martin uses annoying characters and irritation as literary devices to explore social norms and human behavior, particularly in his pandemic novel Down Time, which successfully captures the early pandemic period without merely documenting it.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

There Are No Great Pandemic Novels

Andrew Martin's novel Down Time captures pandemic-era anxiety through characters navigating personal humiliation and inaction while confronting the disconnect between aspirational pursuits and the crisis unfolding around them.
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