The imagery was great in this novel, depicting a very real possible future that is both terrifying and hopeful. While each is damaged or comes with their own baggage, they find a closeness and family none of them knew they needed, all driven by a desire to fight for what’s truly right in the world. The characters are all relatable, each coming from a vastly different background than the other, and yet all brought together with the common goal of reestablishing the freedom that the United States was built upon. In this comical yet politically driven novel, it showcases how lost ordinary people are when they’re put in the middle of political rivalries between parties, and how it’s the average person’s duty not to blindly follow our leaders, but to question them and remind them that they were elected to represent us, not themselves. It showcases how quickly personal freedoms are stripped away and those who don’t fit the government’s perfect mold are persecuted fiercely. It strikes at the heart of a corrupt government and the abuse of power that comes with it. You see while it may appear to be an anti-Republican novel, this is actually just an anti-Trump, anti-racism and anti-bigoted book.

Those of you who know me on this blog know I am more liberal than anything else, and although I don’t agree with everything the democrats do, this book does resonate with me greatly.

This book is both humorous and touches on the scary reality of the Trump era United States. What follows is not only a battle for survival-but a desperate search for remnants of what once made America great. When President Pence enlists droves of fascist volunteers to crush the “alt-left” uprising, the rebels must risk their lives to run the fascists out of D.C. who call themselves the Fearless Vampire Killers sever the heads of Confederate statues and wage a comedic guerrilla war on post-Trump America. Here’s the synopsis:įREEDOM CITY hilariously ridicules the current kakistocracy (government run by the worst people) in a gripping satire that pays homage to The Monkey Wrench Gang.Īfter President Trump unceremoniously dies from natural causes, four misfits from Washington, D.C. All opinions are my own.Ī near future that could easily mirror our own world comes to visceral life in author Philip A. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Freedom City by Philip Becnel