A review by davidsteinsaltz
Red Pill by Hari Kunzru

5.0

Early 19th century German romanticism. 1980s GDR underground culture. A well-meaning, emotionally unprotected narrator spiralling into madness or recognising the true nature of reality, in either case descending through the 9 circles of terminal embarrassment. Really, this book is practically engineered to tick all my boxes.