A Most Anticipated Book Of The Year & bull, In this electrifyingly fierce and funny social satire - inspired by the iconic 1970s film Taxi Driver - a ride share driver is barely holding it together on the hunt for love, dignity, and financial security until she decides she's done waiting & bull, "What you are about to read is a call to arms. Best to prepare for a confrontation." New York Times Book Review "A perfect gut punch of a novel. Full of love and real friendship and frustrations boiled over and the urge to burn everything down The writing is laser-focused and hilarious and full of aching need. This is a hard-hitting masterpiece. Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth and Mostly Dead Things Damani is tired. Her father just died on the job at a fast-food joint, and now she lives paycheck to paycheck in a basement, caring for her mom and driving for an app that is constantly cutting her take. The city is roiling in protests - everybody's in solidarity with somebody - but while she keeps hearing that they're fighting for change on behalf of people like her, she literally can't afford to pay attention. Then she gives a ride to Jolene (five stars, obviously). Jolene seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend - attentive, attractive, an ally - and their chemistry is off the charts. Jolene's done the reading, she goes to every protest.