wlwism's Reviews (71)

Seamlessly weaving different fascist movements throughout the world, Stanley lays before us what is essentially the fascism playbook: how anti-intellectualism, sexual panic and dehumanization have been used time after time to turn the masses against population. 

A solid starting point, and very important read in these dark times, as sometimes understanding a precedent serves as solace. Information is power, and they want you ignorant. 

Heavy, HEAVY read..

I decided to pick this one up because I heard there were some major changes from the movie and was intrigued. That was a mistake. 

Originally I was going to be far kinder to this book, as I think the inclusion of fake secondary sources for plot building is  really interesting and rather well done, like okay fake genetics!

But between the weird misogyny ( Mr King please stop describing the breasts of high schoolers) and the strange racist analogies to describe a WHITE WOMAN, ("looking like one of those old-time Negro minstrels with the blackface and great big white eyes." is a direct quote.) getting through the second half of this was like pulling teeth 

Overall, I think I like Stephen King a lot more through the lenses of somebody else 

Ughhhhhhh. Reading the reviews, I thought people were being a little too cruel ; love makes us act irrationally, after all. But when half my annotations consist on variations of "girl what the hell are you still doing there", I realize people were absolutely right. Dreadful experience all around tbh