I honestly didn't expect much from this book but it was absolutely brilliant. It got started quickly and by the end of the 2nd chapter I knew it would be a fun read. I didn't forsee the end of the main plot line at all and even the prologue I found surprising, but it left physically smiling as I read the last few pages in a way few other books have. It's funny, poignent, and though clearly written from an American "left wing" perspective the ideas mostly would be considered centre in most of Europe. I didn't find it particularly preachy and the idea that implementing solutions to problems would require a force from outside the current political sphere seems pretty reasonable. Another critic has said that it somes across more Ayn Rand than Vonnegut, and whilst the book doesn't preach individualism it doesn't exactly rally against collectivism like Rand, I would say it's somewhere between the 2 styles and I honestly love both Anthem and Cats Cradle anyway. I would highly recommend this book to anyone, and if you enjoy Sci Fi I'd recommend it even more. The science fiction is used as way to examine the human condition perfectly.