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kareila_booksThe last of a loose trilogy of unrelated novels that all prominently feature an asshole billionaire receiving his comeuppance, but have little else in common. Unlike Starter Villain and The Kaiju Preservation Society, there is no single protagonist. Instead, we live through a period of confusion and panic as seen through the eyes of multiple (American) viewpoint characters.
Yes, the premise is absurd. But on some level, the premise is irrelevant. It's a story about society and human connection. It's ridiculous and hilarious and poignant and gut-wrenching and uplifting and disappointing and... well, it runs the gamut of life experience, I suppose.
I'm not sure there's a point to all this. Maybe the point is that there isn't a point, and maybe that's okay.
Content notes: physician-assisted suicide, impending apocalypse, mob violence, Christianity
Yes, the premise is absurd. But on some level, the premise is irrelevant. It's a story about society and human connection. It's ridiculous and hilarious and poignant and gut-wrenching and uplifting and disappointing and... well, it runs the gamut of life experience, I suppose.
I'm not sure there's a point to all this. Maybe the point is that there isn't a point, and maybe that's okay.
Content notes: physician-assisted suicide, impending apocalypse, mob violence, Christianity
