Reviews

'One of the most engaged reads I've had in years' - Alice Sebold

 

'A hugely satisfying and thought-provoking novel...There are echoes of The Secret History but You Deserve Nothing may be even more immediately appealing' - Daily Mail

 

'Just the right amount of melancholy and, yes, even romance' - Daily Telegraph

 

'Deftly evokes the beauty and pathos of Paris...This is a book to be read all at once with a glass of wine in a cafe or a cup of tea while tucked safely in bed' - A.M. Homes

 

'Rivetingly plotted and beautifully written' - New York Times

 

'You Deserve Nothing ... reminds the reader how powerful ideas and literature can be - not just by creating a memorably complex character in Will, but with some stunning prose of its own as well' -Independent on Sunday

 

'Superb' - Sunday Times

 

'A provocative, constantly surprising, and original novel written with precision and grace. [A] thrilling debut' - Susanna Moore

 

'A gorgeous, troubling, unflinching book, as honest and rich a depiction of life's contradictions as I've encountered in many years' - Ben Fountain

 

'An extraordinary read' - Red Magazine

Author description

Alexander Maksik is the recipient of a Truman Capote fellowship and a Teaching/Writing fellowship from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has been published in many literary magazines. This is his first novel.