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A review by ashleyjewell
Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Molly McGhee
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I just finished this book a week ago and I was so enraptured by it that it became my number one read this year!
In this book, McGhee introduces us to the loveable loser, Jonathan Abernathy, a lonely twenty six year old who is already drowning in debt. We follow him into his new once-in-a-lifetime job, auditing the dreams of the middle class, but he soon learns this job comes with a lot more baggage than he could have imagined.
The blend of surrealist, sci-fi dream-scapes and Mcghee’s witty yet sobering critique of late stage capitalism made for one hell of a book.
(P.S. - the ending did make me cry but like in a cathartic good-ish way)
In this book, McGhee introduces us to the loveable loser, Jonathan Abernathy, a lonely twenty six year old who is already drowning in debt. We follow him into his new once-in-a-lifetime job, auditing the dreams of the middle class, but he soon learns this job comes with a lot more baggage than he could have imagined.
The blend of surrealist, sci-fi dream-scapes and Mcghee’s witty yet sobering critique of late stage capitalism made for one hell of a book.
(P.S. - the ending did make me cry but like in a cathartic good-ish way)