Syrup

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American Reviews

"A rollicking debut... perfectly executed... funny and fast"
Kirkus Reviews

"Fizzy as Fukk... one of the best books of the year"
Mark Rozzo, LA Times

"(A) terrific comic novel... charming and hilarious"
Jenny McLarin, Booklist (starred review)

"Seductively hip... wickedly funny"
Bob Minzeshelmer, USA Today

"Grab this book... fun, strong, and satisfying"
Kevin Zepper, BookPage

"One of the funniest, hippest, and all-round entertaining novels I've read"
Julie Fiedler, Santa Monica Mirror

"Right on the money"
Carolyn See, Washington Post

"Will have readers nodding in agreement and quoting it to their friends"
Publishers Weekly

" Hilarious... Barry has a deft ear for dialogue and a sharp-honed wit"
Shelley Ridenour, Newcity (Chicago)

"A deft satirical indictment"
Alexandra Lange, Spin Magazine

"A fast-paced tour through... corporate America"
Paige Smoron, Chicago Sun-Times

"Scathingly funny"
Fort Worth Star-Telegram


Australian Reviews

"Barry is a brilliant new talent, and this is a wonderful first novel"
Campaign

"Hurtles along at breakneck speed... genuinely hip"
Michael Veitch, The Age

"You can't put Syrup down"
Barry Divola, Who Weekly

"Snappy prose, hale humour and (a) left-field approach"
Murray Waldren, The Australian

"Laugh-out-loud satire"
Sue Wannan, New Weekly

"A satire of Hollywood proportions... a big dipper of a plot and hilarious characters"
Lisa Dabscheck, Australian Financial Review

"Insanely fast-paced and unpredictable... highly entertaining"
Rebecca Morris, Cream

"A light-hearted, fun read"
Pamela Wilson, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)

"An impressive debut... hip and clever... a perfect send-up"
Cec Busby, FHM

"Savage satire... a punchy, witty yarn"
Adelaide Advertiser

"Racy... a sardonic case study on the industry that rules our lives"
Matt Dickinson, Herald Sun

"A suspenseful tale through the shallow marketing world"
Muffy Terlon, Minni

"Sharp and funny... clearly a writer to watch"
Frank O'Shea, Canberra Sunday Times

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