When Randal Snell, also known as the ‘Killer Castrator’, winds up on death row for castrating gay men, his lawyer announces via CNN that his client holds the right to choose his method of execution. Upon hearing this, documentary filmmaker Dov Montana sees an opportunity to create what he claims to be the ‘revolution’ of reality television. Montana approaches an old colleague, Lerz Feignold, who runs a pay-per-view reality television company, ‘Tude Entertainment. Feingold, although apprehensive about working with Montana, also views the opportunity as one that would send ‘Tude Entertainment viewer numbers skyrocketing. With Feingold’s approval and hesitant cooperation Montana approaches Snell’s lawyer Conrad Rangefork Thistle III. Thistle agrees to the show under the naïve assumption that the debate sparked by the show will eventually lead to a reduction of Snell’s sentence. As the story pans out, it becomes clear that there are many differing objectives involved in the project. Serena, the dim-witted but smoking hot blonde attempting to sleep her way to fame, peppers the conversation with stereotypical “likes” and clueless statements. Feingold craves the ratings and success of ‘Tude Entertainment, but the power struggle between him and Montana will affect him more than he wishes. Dov so greatly desires to bring the ‘revolution’ while making a name for himself, but his sololiquoys are so convoluted its difficult to tell what he’s actually aiming for. Thistle, quite simply, has fewer concerns for his client than he leads the public to believe. This leaves Randal Sell himself, whose only desire is to get it all over with. The collision of these agendas culminates in a portrait of American society at its worst. David A. Brensilver brilliantly raises so many questions about our society on every page of “ExecTV” that it is impossible to pinpoint one as the main focus. It is difficult to decide what is more incredulous and surprising– the situation or the characters themselves. The novel speaks to what is worst about our society and it characterizes these traits in a very truthful way. The fact that it is a fairly accurate portrayal of our society’s behavior should be enough for everyone to read “ExecTV” and seriously contemplate the nature of modern American culture.