A review by shirleytupperfreeman
Anthem by Noah Hawley

Wow - this was a wild ride. Hawley has woven a story, with a few essays mixed in, from all the extremes in American society as we enter 2022. Consequently, the story has lots of guns, anxiety meds, power and money hungry adults, climate concerns, suicides, references to anti-masking and the capitol riot. You name it, it's probably in here. The story centers mostly on a group (loosely connected) of young people who end up on a quest to rescue some other young people from a bad guy known as the Wizard - a rich and powerful businessman/sexual predator. Occasionally, the author stops the story to speak directly with the reader - in one case apologizing for there being so many guns in the story but then explaining why they're necessary in a story about the current state of affairs. This novel will be talked about when it comes out in January!