PositiveZYZZYVAEqual parts coming-of-age tale and thriller, the story features a well-known institution ripe for critique—the secretive societies of higher education—and is willing to tackle complex issues of elitism and misogyny, all while keeping the reader engaged ... The novel hits readers with nine different first-person narrators to mixed results, although most of these characters have something fascinating to add to the story ... Würger takes a big risk, though, in giving so much narrative space to Josh, but almost everything about the character is surprising. He is undoubtedly amoral, a calm and calculating in knocking down everything in his path, yet he is entertainingly eccentric and flamboyant ... the pages turn quickly, regardless of who’s telling the story ... the truth when revealed is much more pedestrian yet horrific ... the novel ultimately proves as compelling as its robust cast of the characters.