A review by alyssastag
Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Molly McGhee

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was cool. I feel like I haven’t read an actually devastating tragedy like this in a minute. At first I was really annoyed at his name being repeated so much but I was able to ignore it after a while. Maybe supposed to be a reminder that he is a person despite this soul-consuming work he’s committed to? Also hated how shitty of a person he is, but now that I’m done I’m questioning how much he actually remembered/knew about his life vs. how much was “packaged” away after starting his job. I’m left wondering what exactly was real, what were dreams, or if Jonathan’s world is an indistinguishable mix of dreams and reality. Like is the office building an actual setting or does he just go there in his dreams? Also what happened to his mom? Was she one of the first to fall victim to this? This was definitely an entertaining (terrifying) critique of late stage capitalism and I enjoyed reading it.