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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
4.0
challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is by far the most grotesque, upsetting, and interesting book I have read in a loooong time. I did however find myself laughing probably more than the author intended. This book is a black comedy that uses current topics of social media, "news" media, crushing capitalism, and various other daily battles we all face. Losing a parent or family member to the "red pill" mentality and the constant barrage of attacking the "woke" while screaming at everyone to WAKE UP is something sadly I think a lot of us have experienced. 

The imagery in this book is so campy its traumatizing. Fair warning this book deals with incredibly heavy topics and it does not handle them with any care. Its a full in your face crotch shot of a book.