It’s a little too real, and in that sense, horrifying. I can’t say I enjoyed it, and I almost gave up on it several times as I needed to escape the realities of the America that Hawley portrays. The author, aka, the narrator, tries to stay neutral, but it is clear where his beliefs lie.Ī cast of eccentric characters, including a Trump-like God-King The Wizard a Jeffrey Epstein-like character an almost Supreme Court justice, an Opioid-magnate, and Q'anon followers pervade the pages. If you are not a fan of politics, don’t read this. This is an all too real, depressing read, grounded in reality. There are multiple narrators, storylines, and timelines, including the voice of "the author" to add personal commentary.Īnthem is a social commentary on America and explores the themes of climate change, social media, the big pharma/opioid epidemic, politics, culture wars, and racism, to name a few. The three bust out on a quest to start a utopia and save America. Simon, Louise, and a 15-year-old boy known as “the Prophet” have all been institutionalized for various reasons.
The apocalypse has begun, and it is up to three teenagers to save it all. A suicide epidemic has infiltrated American teens, and the country is on the verge of a civil war.
We, their children, are starting over.”Īnthem is an ambitious, dark, and dramatic novel about a spiraling post-Covid America. It is a leap into the idiosyncratic pulse of the American heart, written with the bravado, literary power, and feverish foresight that have made Hawley one of our most essential writers. Unforgettably vivid characters and a plot as fast and bright as pop cinema blend in a Vonnegutian story that is as timeless as a Grimm’s fairy tale. Noah Hawley’s new novel is an adventure that finds unquenchable lights in dark corners.
Their quest becomes a rescue mission when they join up with a man whose sister is being held captive by the Wizard, impregnated and imprisoned in a tower. Who lies at the end of the road? A man known as The Wizard, whose past encounter with Louise sparked her own collapse. He breaks out to join a woman named Louise and a man called The Prophet on a quest as urgent as it is enigmatic.
Something is happening to teenagers across America, spreading through memes only they can parse.Īt the Float Anxiety Abatement Center, in a suburb of Chicago, Simon Oliver is trying to recover from his sister’s tragic passing. An epic literary thriller set where America is right now, in which a band of unlikely heroes sets out on a quest to save one innocent life-and might end up saving us all.
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