The Quiddity of Will Self

‘If you love books. If you love books so much that you love even the word book. Then this is a book you ll love.’ –Jonathan Trigell, author of Boy A

‘An extraordinary odyssey of orgiastic obsession … a novel as ambitious and outrageous as this seems to defy conventional review … the author’s invention and enthusiasm and the depth of her apparent obsession are undoubtedly infectious.–The Guardian

Highly entertaining–The Observer

There are glimpses of genius here The Daily Mail

Maverick– The Catholic Herald

Quirky above and beyond the call of duty–Irish Independent

An inventive debut novel… A literary equivalent of Being John Malkovich, it sparkles with knowing wit and almost limitless literary time travel….An extraordinary feat of the imagination–Alex Hemingsley’s Book Choice BBC Radio 2 Claudia Winkleman s Arts Show

A fine book, nine years in gestation and publishing, it should find a space on the cult shelf of any good bookshop.–New Books Magazine

Of course, there s much more to Self than just a predilection for deploying arcane vocabulary, and as such Mills has more to draw on than wordplay. The novel is divided into five parts, of which the section narrated by Richard is the first. The next two parts are macabre and original enough that they might sit comfortably alongside any of the stories in Self s dark collections Dr Mukti and Other Tales of Woe, and Liver…a playful novel–Pop Matters website review by Alan Ashton-Smith

The story is strong and some particularly creative concepts make for a good read reminiscent of The Secret History. –Sarah Gammon, We Love This Book

‘If you love books. If you love books so much that you love even the word book. Then this is a book you ll love.’ –Jonathan Trigell, author of Boy A

‘An extraordinary odyssey of orgiastic obsession … a novel as ambitious and outrageous as this seems to defy conventional review … the author’s invention and enthusiasm and the depth of her apparent obsession are undoubtedly infectious.’ –Guardian