Favorite read of the year so far. I started this a bit skeptical because of how on the nose it was with current affairs and our modern economic and political landscape; I was just worried it would be another exaggerated and unhelpful "boomer humor" dramatization of "youngin's today". But I was pleasantly surprised- or should I say unpleasantly- when it turned out to be not only a good, genuinely funny, and well written sequel- but that it also left me feeling a mix of hopelessness, fear, and outrage. 'The Every' does a great job of amping you up to be simultaneously angry, frustrated, and eager fight the evils it describes that apply to our real world- and at the same time leaves you with an unnerving and resigned sense that any resistance to the way the world is inevitably going is futile. It left me with an urge for "justice" almost, with rigor and intent to try to, on a personal level and as a species, ~ live life fully as humans with spontaneity who err and forgive~. But it also holds a foreboding prediction of where society is headed with the current scape of social media, Al, people being addicted to their phones and losing individuality. Anyways- didn't mean to write a whole essay; I just really enjoyed this book, it made me feel and want to change things outside of the confines of its fictional world. Love Dave Eggers, this made me eager to read more of his work. If you're a sucker for plot twists and not getting happy endings- then you'll love both of the books in this series.