RaveThe Atlantic\"I’m not sure I’ve ever read such a perfect rendering of a woman suppressing everything inside of her to earn a paycheck, to keep going, to get the job done ... A novel is, at its best, a mirror for the mess of the human experience and all the feelings of love, despair, fear, longing, and grief that come with it. Moderation is that, and it is also a mirror for the modern world, a place where we hide from ourselves in numerous new ways: social media, situationships, video games, virtual reality. Girlie embodies that repression, and as the glossy surface of her character cracks, we catch glimpses of what lies beneath.\
Frankie Barnet
RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewA master class in maximalism ... The magic here is in the prose. Though the story itself is sprawling, Barnet’s writing is restrained and intentional ... The ending... might not wrap up all of the narrative’s many threads, but I found the final scene to be a compelling resolution to the central friendship.
