There’s Lulu, a “first-year” who is an elitist and only goes to Devon because she thinks it will improve her social media brand. The plot focuses on two main characters, but a couple more come up frequently throughout. Following the school calendar, Campusland relates one year of the tension and conflict of a academic grind. The book takes place a Devon University, a liberal arts school in the Northeast that rivals the Ivies in its prestige. It’s an good debut that pushes the notions of the PC movement to an extreme. Campusland by Scott Johnston is a scathing satire of modern college life… it touches on many of the topics that are being discussed on university campuses across the nation: gender issues, racial equality, the MeToo movement, safe spaces, tenure, admissions, etc.
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