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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