The Antidote (Karen Russell)

Dustbowl magical realism that explores what is lost when we try to erase the shameful parts of our past. Vital reminder for a moment when our history books are being whitewashed and we're at the brink of another man-made disaster, but full that signature Karen Russell gorgeousness that makes it go down easy.

"Why should money make evil comprehensible to anyone? But it does precisely this. Greed, violence, cruelty-money can explain them. Money can make the most heinous act seem like a sane one. A business decision. A necessary calculation. Evil’s genius is to costume itself as sense.”