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A review by mystifiedbulb22
Red Pill by Hari Kunzru
2.0
While I do fundamentally agree with the book's sentiment that community and love are essential tools in overpowering the rise of the far-right, I found this book really hard to mesh with. The main character is (deliberately) a pain in the arse, and the writing, while at points achingly poignant, veers into a deep-set anxiety that I personally don't mesh with.
I think that perhaps this book was mis-marketed, as the blurb and online press releases presented the book as something quite different to what it actually turned out to be. I was hoping for a bit more interrogation about online communities that foster and develop hate-groups, rather than a novel that focused on a very abrupt "red-pilling" incident.
I think that perhaps this book was mis-marketed, as the blurb and online press releases presented the book as something quite different to what it actually turned out to be. I was hoping for a bit more interrogation about online communities that foster and develop hate-groups, rather than a novel that focused on a very abrupt "red-pilling" incident.