We Can Save Us All Adam Nemett Author

One of ALA Booklist's Top Ten Debut Novels of 2018 Nemett's wondrously fresh novel positively bursts with charm, heart, and invention. —Booklist, Starred Review Welcome to The Egg, an off-campus geodesic dome where David Fuffman and his crew of... Read more

One of ALA Booklist's Top Ten Debut Novels of 2018 Nemett's wondrously fresh novel positively bursts with charm, heart, and invention. —Booklist, Starred Review Welcome to The Egg, an off-campus geodesic dome where David Fuffman and his crew of alienated Princeton students train for what might be the end of days: America is in a perpetual state of war, climate disasters create a global state of emergency, and scientists believe time itself may be collapsing.Funded by the charismatic Mathias Blue and fueled by performance enhancers and psychedelic drugs, a student revolution incubates at The Egg, inspired by the superheroes that dominate American culture. The arrival of Haley Roth—an impassioned heroine with a dark secret—propels David and Mathias to expand their movement across college campuses nationwide, inspiring a cult-like following. As the final superstorm arrives, they toe the line between good and evil, deliverance and demagogues, the damned and the saved.In this sprawling, ambitious debut, Adam Nemett delves into contemporary life in all of its chaos and unknowing. We Can Save Us All is a brave, ribald, and multi-layered examination of what may be the fundamental question of our time: just who is responsible for fixing all of this? Less