“Smith’s bleak, horny comedy holds up a funhouse mirror to an aspect of the human condition that feels unique but has always endured: What do we owe others, and why is there something so funny in the tragedy of our constant failure to connect? While there are no satisfying answers provided in Smith’s novel (nor in any novel), there is an undeniably stylish brutality to his portrait of desperately lonely urbanites; when it hits you, you just might laugh.”
—Emily M. Keeler, Globe and Mail
“Beautifully written, patient and eloquent, sober in its insights and its humanism. Adult fiction for adults, neither cool nor hot, currying no favors, seeking only to succeed as art.”
—Charles Foran, author of Just One, No More
“A perverse, bleak, often hilarious Romeo-and-Juliet tale for our cultural moment. Smith renders the self-obsessed urban landscape with absolute precision.”
—Mark Kingwell, author of Question Authority: A Polemic About Trust in Five Meditations
“A gripping, unforgettable story about a young journalist and her secret incel lover that explodes the fairy tale of the frog prince. It had me sitting on the edge of my seat.”
—Susan Swan, author of Big Girls Don’t Cry