Chain-Gang All-Stars is a near dystopian story in which the American prison system has changed to a system that now offers prisoners freedom, if only they can survive through a series of gladiator style fights against each other. Those imprisoned now have the possibility of taking their life back, but only if they are willing to lose themselves. When every moment of your life is televised and sold for the profit of the system, and you must do unimaginable things to others, the same things that got many of them stuck in there in the first place, is it worth it? This book is doing a lot of really great things, tackling so many important issues that are not often talked about, particularly the American prison system, but it attempts at taking on other issues as well and I think it may just be trying to do a little too much. Chain-Gang All-Stars is told through many different povs; different prisoners, prison staff, police, tv presenters, fans of the fights, inmates family members, protesters, and more. And they do add a lot of important perspective, but it also ends up feeling very overwhelming and like too much is happening which is just my main issue. It resulted in a very disconnected feeling story at times, which is unfortunate because I think aside from that, this is such an important book and a must read. The disjointed nature of the narrative did make it difficult for me to read this book which is unfortunate, however with the audiobook, the different narrators aided in the process quite a bit so I would recommend checking out the audiobook if you are interested in this title.