Cover of The Emergency
Published2025
Pages290
ISBN9780374614737
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The Emergency

by George Packer

Fiction
Recommended November 18, 2025

Anthony's Recommendation

"Oh shit! This #NewBookTuesday is a fable! 'A novel of ideas and a taught page-turner.' A disgraced doctor takes his estranged daughter on a journey to find redemption in a hostile society that has fallen into crisis. Sounds timely. Review coming Monday. I thought this was a good novel that made me angry pretty much the entire time I was reading it. It's a fable that's not too far off from today's reality, except we have yet to develop the shitapult. Yes, this novel has shitapults."

— Anthony Jeselnik, #NewBookTuesday

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About this book

A disgraced doctor and his estranged daughter embark on a journey in a society in crisis, seeking redemption and a way forward.

Anthony's Recommendation

Anthony Jeselnik recommended this book on his Instagram story as part of his weekly #NewBookTuesday series on November 18, 2025.

"Every Tuesday, I share a book recommendation. Not sponsored, just books I think are worth reading."— Anthony Jeselnik