A review by tashadandelion
Anthem by Noah Hawley

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I think the author wrote this book while in an incandescent rage about the state of our world at large. This is a giant middle-finger (eff u) to the Methuselahan leaders of the world who have created such a dystopian and chaotic way of life, that in the fictional version shown in this book, young people begin to opt out in the most stark and direct of ways. This is not an easy book to read, and I don't think it quite coalesced. I admire the author for getting his point across though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Suicide

This book is going to be very, very hard to read by anyone who's been traumatized by suicide of someone they know, especially someone in their teens. The whole book is framed in terms of mass teen suicide.

I have a strong constitution when I read, but this book almost broke me.