The Nix

Such a timely read. It's a love letter to introverts facing a post-truth world where the brash bully their way to the prize with a complete disregard for anyone other than themselves. Hill careens wildly about exploring every shiny idea that presents itself as he jumps back and forth from the present to the 1968 Chicago riots, to 1940's Norway; from the Iraq War to online quests. With all these balls in the air he somehow never manages to miss a beat.

It's another debut novel that is filled to overflowing with a lifetime of ideas distilled onto the page. It is a credit to Hill's talent that the book doesn't topple under the sheer mass of ideas, even if it felt like there were some head scratching tangents that keep it from being a complete 5 star book.