To use the cliche "eerily prescient" to describe this book would be an understatement. The resemblance of Donald Trump to President Buzz Windrip is uncanny, and Lewis' grasp of the nature of fascism and its followers in its early days is profound. In trump-like fashion, Windrip seduces American voters to elect him, and then goes about creating a brutal militia, silencing the press, and promoting loyal incompetents to his administration. The light, satirical tone details fierce violence, imprisonment, and torture, and makes the the reading pretty uncomfortable at times. Although not a literary masterpiece, and a bit dated, the novel is a powerful warning of the dangers of electing an autocratic cultish leader.