A review by lucasgarner
Anthem by Noah Hawley

2.0

What do you get when you mix South Park, MSNBC, and Chuck Palahniuk? This mess of a book. It really reminded me of a failed South Park episode that took itself way to seriously. But that’s because Noah Hawley has So. Much. To. Say! And this would be all well and good if he was able to concisely put together all of his thoughts, but instead we are left with an endless regurgitation of preachy liberal nonsense (note: I say this as a proud liberal) that makes any point he is attempting to make sound like a toddler trying to cry his way out of eating his vegetables. It’s just too much. The book is also very condescending, which makes me wonder just who this novel is actually written for. Any self respecting liberal will realize what a bastardization of our logic this novel is, and any conservative will throw this out with the rest of the “woke trash” they don’t want to listen to. I know there a decent reviews for this, but I’m really scratching my head wondering what kind of person would enjoy this novel. Maybe I missed something here.