Praise for Jon McGregorWinner of the Costa Novel Award Winner of the American Academy of Arts & Letters E. Forster Award Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Praise for Even the Dogs
Winner of the IMPAC Dublin Award "As a novel about the consequences of addiction–particularly heroin addiction–'
Even the Dogs' is harrowing. It details the physical, psychological, social and environmental damage, and portrays the all-consuming nature of the life...Using ghosts as narrators gives the book a haunting overtone. It lends resonance even to a simple observation like 'We see things differently now.' And it lets McGregor write with a gritty omniscience." ―
New York Times Book Review "Unmissable ... McGregor's prose is unflinching yet luminous." –
The Guardian "It is a work of art as well as a subtle polemic, but above all his graceful, vivid prose conveys an eerie reality, existence as endured by the marginalised ... The narrative is cinematic, creating the illusion of a camera sweeping over the horrors ... Here is a brave, masterful novel that lives and weeps and, most emphatically, tells the stories behind those faces that no one seems to see." –
The Irish Times "Ambitious, haunting... thought-provoking." ―
Boston Globe "A ferocious book, at once intense and alarmingly unsentimental." –James Wood,
The New Yorker "In his third novel, two-time Booker nominee McGregor . . . succeeds in paying homage to the dispossessed and the hopeless, who live and die on the margins of society." ―
Booklist "Those who enjoyed Hubert Selby Jr.'s ""Requiem for a Dream"" will value the style and the subject matter." ―
Library Journal "A rare combination of profound empathy and wonderful writing." ―Mark Haddon, author of
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time "'McGregor brings the underclass we instinctively turn away from into razor-sharp and sympathetic focus. A stone cold brilliant achievement'" –John Harvey, author of
Body and Soul "McGregor puts the reader into the minds of this interconnected web of people bent on various journeys of self-destruction. He constructs a powerful, disjointed narrative about dependency that is nearly impossible to put down, though it's not easy reading." ―
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