Yes, indeedy. On the Wikipedia page for Against the Day, we find a publisher’s synopsis concluding with the words,

If it is not the world, it is what the world might be with a minor adjustment or two. According to some, this is one of the main purposes of fiction.

Let the reader decide, let the reader beware. Good luck.

and we have a short extract from the novel itself. According to the preamble, this has been out in the world since August 4th. Maybe I even posted about this before…? No, I haven’t mentioned it before.

My anticipation becomes ever more acute.