Thanks to Hachette for the free advance copy of this book.

Lindy West's new collection THE WITCHES ARE COMING is a series of essays that looks at not just our current political and pop culture landscape, but the rhetorical ramp up in the '90s and 2000s that most of us didn't realize we were experiencing and how the culture of those decades led, possibly inexorably, to the situation America is in today.

THE WITCHES ARE COMING is a rage explosion of a book. It's everything you've screamed for the last four years, plus some other things you probably wish you'd screamed. West's style makes the reader feel like your smarter friend is having a big, cathartic conversation with you, and that you are not alone.

However, I did find some of these essays, particularly the first half of the book, to be a bit shallow. This may be a consequence of reading it right after TRICK MIRROR, as the two books cover a lot of the same topics, but a lot of it felt like we weren't really digging in too deep.

Additionally, West's writing voice, while still thoroughly enjoyable, feels a bit dated to me. It reads like the internet of five years ago with all the capslock and overly wordy jokes. So, overall, I'm a bit torn on this book. I do think it's saying some important things, but without any deeper analysis or call to action, it feels like just more screaming into the void.