Review: Wide Awake Now

Wide Awake Now by David Levithan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It is 2024 and the presidential election is over.  A gay Jewish man has won the presidency … or has he?  The governor of Kansas believes that the election results in his state are invalid and transfers his state’s votes to the other party.  Jimmy and Duncan feel the election is being stolen and they cross the country with others to protest this action.  Who really won the election?  What will Jimmy and Duncan learn about themselves during this adventure?

Wide Awake Now is a stand-alone reimagining of Levithan’s 2004 novel Wide Awake set in 2024.  This book is politically charged and contains many topics that may be against some readers personal points of view.  Overall the story was a quick read with many timely topics, but which includes too many issues that seem put there solely to push an agenda.  Readers should start this book knowing these concerns ahead of time. 

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