Synopsis

Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC.

But there are rules:

He cannot look inside the box.
He cannot ask questions.
He cannot tell anyone.
They must leave immediately.
He must leave all trackable devices behind.

As these eccentric misfits hit the road, rumors spread on social media that the box is part of a carefully orchestrated terror attack intended to plunge the USA into civil war.

The truth promises to be even stranger, and may change how you see the world.

Review

Trigger warnings: none

Jason Pargin has a way of writing characters and scenarios that make you think. I mean, realllly think.

This novel is a humorous, honest, biting critique of our current internet-dominated society. It opens the conversation about isolation and anger, miscommunication between family and strangers, what it means to be human and happy.

You’re not going to like every character (or maybe you are)…but that’s the point. Pushing past discomfort to analyze why you’re uncomfortable, or, why something doesn’t bother you.

If you want an insightful, timely, funny read, pick this Pargin novel up September 24th.

Thank you to NetGalley and Jason Pargin for the advance reader’s edition.