The Compound

Reviews

“A clever and delicious treat that’s even more addicting than the reality television it lambastes . . . I dare you not to tear through The Compound at lightning speed.”—Zakiya Dalila Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Black Girl

“The Compound is a debut so gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby

“Innovative, captivating, and impossible to put down . . . an exquisitely entertaining look at escapism that simultaneously confronts the thing we’re most desperately trying to escape: ourselves.”—Leila Mottley, New York Times bestselling author of Nightcrawling

“The Compound is a blistering takedown of reality TV in our capitalist world, where the gamification of love and power is sold as entertainment. Aisling Rawle masterfully ratchets up the stakes in this sinister and juicy read until the line between paradise and dystopia becomes dangerously blurred.”—Michelle Min Sterling, New York Times bestselling author of Camp Zero

“Riveting and deeply unsettling . . . Aisling Rawle has written a book for our times: I flew through it and kept thinking about it long after the last page.”—Janelle Brown, author of What Kind of Paradise

“I couldn’t put The Compound down—it is that rare combination of propulsive and brilliant. I read it in one big gulp and then brought it up at two different dinners to talk about its mix of gender dynamics, capitalism, and power.”—Megan Giddings, author of Lakewood

“In The Compound, Rawle has built an eerily familiar yet unparalleled landscape—one that expertly juggles the most gruesome and tender human traits—with page-turning, nail-biting force. Just like the reality shows we all can’t stop watching, this book is utterly bingeable.”—Olivia Gatwood, author of Whoever You Are, Honey

“This smart, stirring eyeball-peeler of a debut slices into our modern morass of capitalism and media with the appeal of the most transfixing reality series. You will have your face pressed to the windows of The Compound.”—Katie Williams, author of My Murder Expand reviews