i was very kindly sent this book, and also a very cute green hat that says CREATION LAKE on it.

so the whole time i read this was a high-stakes situation of really hoping i'd like the book so i could wear the hat.

my life is so hard.

fortunately, it's good news.

nothing much of anything happened in this book, which is a compliment. i plodded through it and felt immersed in a world of surveillance and clumsy dual motivations, unglamorous rural life and glamorous-on-paper jobs.

this is the kind of book that is full of things you google instead of action, which is my preference.

bottom line: my first rachel kushner but it won't be my last!

(thanks to the publisher for the copy)