I’ve tagged “The Leftovers” as science fiction, although I’m not sure it was intended as such.  The book opens with a great conceit: Over 2% of the Earth’s population has disappeared.  Just poof, gone!  Some think it was the Rapture; most are simply stunned and confused by what has happened.  The novel focuses on the residents of a quaint suburbia called Mapleton and how they attempt to move on several years after the great exodus. I absolutely loved the premise.  What would you do if […]