Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind
By Molly McGee
There is something special about this book — the language and feeling… it’s charming even as the story itself is frightening and depressing. I don’t mean that negatively.
This book focuses on Jonathan Abernathy, a young man who is facing the endless battle of capitalism. Student debt, inherited debt, lame job options… it’s all so believable and suffocating.
Have you ever played “Scum”? If you’re on the bottom, you have to give up your best cards and it feels impossible to move up. If you’re on the top, then you have many advantages to keep you on top. That is the world of capitalism and this book so perfectly depicts the hopeless struggle that so many people face in capitalist societies.
I really hope that Molly McGee writes more — I am anxious to read whatever she does next.
I got a free copy of this book through NetGalley that I might write an honest review.
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