The absurdity of Vonnegut meets the dark fantasy of Stephen King’s The Stand in this speculative tale filled with fantastical creatures that is decidedly not a fairy tale because it’s too close to current reality.
In Noah Hawley’s Anthem a new plague is spreading – teen suicide. Young people are systematically ending their lives in droves with only the symbol “A11” left for explanation. The apocalypse has arrived in an eerily familiar world and it’s up to one ragtag group of teens to save us all.
I’m not sure whether Hawley has contributed anything new to the “legitimate political discourse” as humanity hurtles full throttle into the End Times, but he has written an incredibly provoking and horrifically entertaining modern classic quest of good vs evil.
Pairs well with Netflix’s Don’t Look Up.
Be sure to check content warnings if you like a head’s up on sensitive content before reading this one.
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