Pink Slime

"Even if you’re wary of reading a pandemic novel, give this one, by Uruguayan author Fernanda Trías, a chance. It tells the story of a woman living in the aftermath of a deadly algae bloom that has decimated her city, leaving residents dependent on “pink slime” – a meat product as unappealing as its name. Trías conveys the horror of mass illness perfectly in this enormously unsettling, but surprisingly beautiful, novel."