"...brilliant political novel that rips the veil off the cultural war being waged at American universities..."
Must share with you this review of "Retaking College Hill." It is by Jeffrey Higgins, the author of the astonishing thriller, "Furious:
Sailing into Terror," which I reviewed for Savvy Street.
Retaking College Hill: A Novel
Jeffrey
"Powerful Political Thriller
"February 13, 2022
"Format : Paperback
"Retaking College Hill, by Walter Donway, is a brilliant political novel that rips the veil off the cultural war being waged on American universities. He dissects the lunacy of post-modernism by dismantling the hypocrisy, ignorance, and fanaticism behind a violent revolutionary movement.
"Donway shines a spotlight on the struggle for America’s future, being fought through battles over climate change, sexual assault, race relations, cancel culture, and the suppression of free speech. Not since Atlas Shrugged has a novel brought such eloquent intellectual discussion to a plot.
"Damian Kossak returns home after three years in the navy to the New England college campus where his father spent his career, first as a professor then as a dean. Damian seeks the comfort of the familiar at his intellectual refuge, but it has become a world he no longer recognizes. Radical Leftists have taken over the college and threaten everything Damian holds dear. A streak of romanticism runs through the book after Damian meets a brilliant student pushing for socialism. He tries to reach her through reason, using Atlas Shrugged as a guide. Radicals resort to violence and the stakes increase as Damian seeks to save his college, his father, and his values.
"Retaking College Hill examines the threats to open discourse, academic inquiry, and the freedom to express dissenting opinions. It exposes the lies behind the war on police and rips the mask off the Left’s illogic. The novel shows how post-modernism encourages mysticism, collectivism, and intolerance in its war against Western civilization. Donway challenges notion that oppression exists on campus and questions the purpose of higher education when colleges do little more than assign levels of victimization. He exposes the fault lines behind racial quotas, affirmative action, and identity politics. He reveals the racism of the Left, which judges people by immutable characteristics of sex and race instead of participating in a colorblind meritocracy. Donway sounds the alarm about insidious socialist movements that inevitably resort to violence to oppress those they cannot defeat with facts.
"Donway uses the discovery of Objectivism as a through line from irrationality to comprehension and from evil to good. His characters delve deep into the ethics surrounding education, race, and the meaning of life. Donway writes with a literary style and a powerful voice, seamlessly integrating naval terms as he describes the campus through his protagonist’s eyes.
"Retaking College Hill dispels the lies and disinformation of the woke mob through truth, reason, and lessons from the past. It promotes self-esteem and the ethics of living by reason. This novel provides hope and a game plan for fighting back. Retaking College Hill is a welcome reprieve from the lunacy of Woke culture. I recommend this for anyone who longs for a rational analysis of reality in the Aristotelian and Randian traditions."
Sailing into Terror," which I reviewed for Savvy Street.
Retaking College Hill: A Novel
Jeffrey
"Powerful Political Thriller
"February 13, 2022
"Format : Paperback
"Retaking College Hill, by Walter Donway, is a brilliant political novel that rips the veil off the cultural war being waged on American universities. He dissects the lunacy of post-modernism by dismantling the hypocrisy, ignorance, and fanaticism behind a violent revolutionary movement.
"Donway shines a spotlight on the struggle for America’s future, being fought through battles over climate change, sexual assault, race relations, cancel culture, and the suppression of free speech. Not since Atlas Shrugged has a novel brought such eloquent intellectual discussion to a plot.
"Damian Kossak returns home after three years in the navy to the New England college campus where his father spent his career, first as a professor then as a dean. Damian seeks the comfort of the familiar at his intellectual refuge, but it has become a world he no longer recognizes. Radical Leftists have taken over the college and threaten everything Damian holds dear. A streak of romanticism runs through the book after Damian meets a brilliant student pushing for socialism. He tries to reach her through reason, using Atlas Shrugged as a guide. Radicals resort to violence and the stakes increase as Damian seeks to save his college, his father, and his values.
"Retaking College Hill examines the threats to open discourse, academic inquiry, and the freedom to express dissenting opinions. It exposes the lies behind the war on police and rips the mask off the Left’s illogic. The novel shows how post-modernism encourages mysticism, collectivism, and intolerance in its war against Western civilization. Donway challenges notion that oppression exists on campus and questions the purpose of higher education when colleges do little more than assign levels of victimization. He exposes the fault lines behind racial quotas, affirmative action, and identity politics. He reveals the racism of the Left, which judges people by immutable characteristics of sex and race instead of participating in a colorblind meritocracy. Donway sounds the alarm about insidious socialist movements that inevitably resort to violence to oppress those they cannot defeat with facts.
"Donway uses the discovery of Objectivism as a through line from irrationality to comprehension and from evil to good. His characters delve deep into the ethics surrounding education, race, and the meaning of life. Donway writes with a literary style and a powerful voice, seamlessly integrating naval terms as he describes the campus through his protagonist’s eyes.
"Retaking College Hill dispels the lies and disinformation of the woke mob through truth, reason, and lessons from the past. It promotes self-esteem and the ethics of living by reason. This novel provides hope and a game plan for fighting back. Retaking College Hill is a welcome reprieve from the lunacy of Woke culture. I recommend this for anyone who longs for a rational analysis of reality in the Aristotelian and Randian traditions."
