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It's okay. A book written by a scientist or science communicator may be preferable to this book written by a journalist. The most interesting chapter to me was chapter 2, which compared adult narcissists to children and nicely covered the innate narcissism of children. Overall, a bit too much of the author being a grumpy old man complaining about celebrities and politicians he doesn't like.

A fun, unpretentious adventure set in the woods and backroads of Appalachian America. The story of regular human good guys fighting against strange supernatural bad guys, drawing on real history and folklore, reminds me of That Hideous Strengh, or of A Swiftly Tilting Planet.

I was expecting something like 1984 and got something more like Alice in Wonderland--a series of dreamlike scenes where absurd things happen and then the narrator and other characters try to rationalize them.

Three stars for the book itself, plus a fourth star for the earnest reading by Anne Hathaway in the Audible audiobook edition.

Fascinating, hard to put down, feels like science fiction at times. The only unsatisfying part is the inconclusive ending, but it's fitting because there were no happy endings for anyone involved.

It's dreadful to watch as the terrible situation slowly unfolds.