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McGhee has written the 21st century’s \u003ci\u003eBartleby, the Scrivener\u003c\/i\u003e, compressing the effects of American hypercapitalism’s oppressive systems into an original, brilliant romp. What happens, McGhee asks, when you can’t afford to prefer not to?\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eElizabeth McNeill, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Molly McGhee’s novel\u003ci\u003e Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking debut, a stunning satire of late-stage capitalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Gutowski,\u003ci\u003e Largehearted Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJonathan Abernathy You Are Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of debut novel for which the word 'audacious' was created . . . [With] her sharp mind, powerful imagination, and exacting, inventive, crisp prose . . . [McGhee writes] a glorious, satisfying, heartbreaking novel . . . It is a masterfully written, pointed and polished novel, and it’s also, somehow, a primal scream.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMolly Templeton, \u003c\/b\u003eTor.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Molly McGhee’s writing style is vibrant and fast-paced, creating a beautiful and heartbreaking new book release.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlex Faccibene, \u003ci\u003eGeek Girl Authority\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJonathan Abernathy You Are Kind\u003c\/i\u003e looks hard at work and money and debt and loss, but it also raises fascinating questions about how we want to be perceived and what motivates us, even—or perhaps especially—in desperate times. It forces us to consider: What happens when the American Dream turns into a nightmare?\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSara Best West, \u003ci\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A book of astounding imagination.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAdam Vitcavage, \u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A scathing critique of capitalism that holds onto the humanity of its characters.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLaura Zornosa, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] glorious debut novel . . . In a world saturated with formulaic books, this is not one . . . You can tell when someone spends their days immersed in words.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJennifer Graham,\u003ci\u003e The Hippo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A surreal, fun, and meaningful masterpiece.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJules Rivera, Books Are Magic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eJonathan Abernathy You Are Kind \u003c\/i\u003eis] perfect for whatever stage of capitalism we're in, and might make your own job feel a little less soul-sucking too.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLizz Schumer, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"McGhee’s clipped, knowing, and often very funny prose . . . somehow manages to infuse the book with both levity and dread.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eEmily Temple, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"[A] hotly anticipated and surprisingly touching debut novel . . . [\u003ci\u003eJonathan Abernathy You Are Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is] a delightfully searing critique of late-stage capitalism.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRachael Conrad, \u003ci\u003ePolygon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McGhee grapples skillfully with the complicated ethical questions at the core of late-stage capitalism. How much of yourself must you sacrifice in order to make a life? Who do we risk becoming in the pursuit of safety and comfort?\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eIsle McElroy, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] darkly comic fantastical debut . . . Fans of Ling Ma’s \u003ci\u003eSeverance \u003c\/i\u003ewill soak this up.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] sparkling first novel . . . This is a debut that announces a remarkably imaginative and exciting new talent. The unreality of the setting is expertly used to suggest the inhumanity of many accepted norms, and the narrative unfurls into a superlative state-of-the-nation novel like no other. Full of astoundingly resonant and eminently quotable points about labor, capital, and depression, this wondrous literary creation brilliantly captures the excessive demands of contemporary work.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlexander Moran, \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eJonathan Abernathy You Are Kind\u003c\/i\u003e] is a brutal examination of the psychological pressures and ethical complexity required to survive under late capitalism, [but] McGhee’s wry humor, tenderness, and razor-sharp writing keep it from veering into nihilism and infuse it with a real, if melancholy, kind of hope. Upton Sinclair meets modern workplace satire—with a lot of heart.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is not an escapist novel. This is a look-our-problems-in-the-face novel. McGhee’s work here is not to be ignored, with inventive prose that perfectly captures the feeling of trying to keep trying even when capitalism makes you feel worthless. I am in awe, and will be first in line for everything she writes after this.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChristina Orlando, Tor.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eJonathan Abernathy You Are Kind is\u003c\/i\u003e] the spiritual sibling of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e, but creepier.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Molly McGhee's luminary imagination makes this debut a wonder. 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Molly McGhee knows the stuff our dreams are made of — she's a marvelous chronicler of the fantastic, the perverse, and the sublime.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKelly Link, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Cat, Black Dog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The fiction of Molly McGhee is funny, freaky, intellectually bold and always from the heart. McGhee has seen enough of the world to know that you’ve got to start some trouble in it. She also knows that seeing the humor in our personal foibles and social absurdities (cruel as the latter often are), will always be a powerful way to commiserate with your fellow humans. 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