"This is worthy but heavy stuff. . . . what Abundance captures is how mundane poverty is, and how psychologically punishing."–The New York Times Book Review
"Phenomenal. Guanzon is an incredibly exciting new voice. . . . [Abundance] does one of the things I love about fiction, where it really allows you to walk in a character's shoes - books like this don't come around too often."–Douglas Stuart, The Guardian (UK)
"If there is one word to sum up emotions elicited by this story, it might be how the reader aches for these characters. It's an example of how fiction can be more "real" than real life."
–Pioneer Press (St. Paul)
"Guanzon's lyrical and respectful handling of a harsh reality is urgent and necessary, and lingers long after the sad - and sadly unsurprising - conclusion."
–Soft Punk "Harrowing. . . . Guanzon's descriptions of grinding poverty are visceral . . ., and Henry's attempts to fend off relentless adversity for the sake of his son are heartbreaking. This one hits hard."
–Publishers Weekly, starred review "An impressive debut."
–Kirkus Reviews "Guanzon's debut is an unforgettable portrait of incarceration's horrific wrath."
–Booklist "A searing and truthful portrait of American life full of beauty, honesty and unexpected grace."
–Gary Shteyngart, author of Lake Success
"Tender, anxious, angry, and beautiful–Jakob Guanzon has given us
The Road for the ongoing apocalypse of American capitalism."
–Mark Doten, author of Trump Sky Alpha "A quest, a page-turner, and above all a love story,
Abundance lays bare one father's brutal, tender hustle to care for his son in a winner-take-all world."
–Mia Alvar, author of In This Country "Jakob Guanzon looks unflinchingly at our society's underbelly, the intolerable despair that we tolerate, in this powerful debut: a wrenching book our times demand."
–Gina Apostol, author of Insurrecto "An unforgettable accounting of family, fever, and the fortunes of our strip mall society."
–Samantha Hunt, author of The Dark Dark
"To read
Abundance is to understand America in ways both shockingly new and startlingly familiar, and contemporary American fiction is lucky to add this book to its shelves."
–Lysley Tenorio, author of The Son of Good Fortune "A furious and evocative condemnation of the foundation of our society. . . . This heartrending story of an unhoused father's struggle to provide for his son one dollar, even one penny at a time, in the margins of an American city, will forever change the way readers see our country."
–Maxim Loskutoff, author of Ruthie Fear "Jakob Guanzon has written
the everlasting story of exile and inequity in all its fiery desperation, daily heartbreak, and extraordinary tenderness."
–Michael Zapata, author of The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
