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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

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phantomkit1747's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

imchelsi's review against another edition

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The sexual content early on was unoriginal and gratuitous. I do not think that i will enjoy this book if the rest includes the same content.

annathechaoticreader's review

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

*Please read trigger warnings before picking up this book*

Wake Up And Open Your Eyes was a horrifyingly real story that hit so close to home with the Trump administration. This book was fantastically written and the author handled the issues surrounding the US's turn towards the alt right directly, which I really appreciate. The author did not mince words and as much as the book criticized conservatives, it gave almost as much responsibility towards white liberals who let it happen.

It was one of the most visceral and grounded horror books I have ever read and it's truly fantastic! Incredible description of the indoctrination process and how the alt right gets to people. As a terrified Canadian watching the US from the outside, it was a sickly cathartic reading experience and offered a way to work through my fears using a fictionalized version of what's going on.

I 100% recommend Wake Up And Open Your Eyes and the audiobook was 10/10

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jeichael's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

clawzzz's review

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5.0

At times it felt like the author was beating you over the head screaming “DO YOU GET IT YET” which is kind of ridiculous because no one is picking up this book if they don’t already “get it.” That being said, laugh out loud hilarious and a really good time. It’s realistically probably more like a 4.25 than a 5, but I read it within the first two weeks of the second administration and uh, let’s just say it really for me and I hate that for us.

jsrogers123's review

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Chocked full of ham-fisted metaphors, mean spirited “commentary”, and overly simplistic language, this is a book that’s begging you to find it deep and edgy and pleading with you to imagine that it has some sort of profound viewpoint on contemporary American politics instead of being a reductive and nihilistic take on humanity.