A review by julieuh
Red Pill by Hari Kunzru

4.0

existentially disturbing! I think this might be the first novel I've read that is explicitly about the 2016 election and it takes such a winding path that when we finally arrive on the day of, the date is dropped like the defining reveal of a thriller. the third section is particularly hard to read now, in spring 2024. but it's almost funny to reflect on the beginning of this book and how it's about a guy to didn't read the description of a writing fellowship closely enough and now finds himself stuck in a nightmare of open floor plan office spaces and communal dinners. this book is incredibly restrained, which is kind of surprising given the provocative title.