A review by rcthomas
The Mirage by Matt Ruff

4.0

Updating my review because I don't think I really caught the main theme of the book when I originally read it. Ruff's books have been progressively reflecting on political, social, emotional trends in society and this book is a pretty good satire of the way extremist (specifically right wing) ideologues position themselves in the world. Facts and reality may be changeable but their internal human nature/desire for power is essentially immutable. I think this book stands as an example of something only becoming more relevant over time even as its direct subject matter becomes (slightly) less relevant.