There is
a chortle-inducing moment on almost every page... Dunthorne is not only
one of contemporary fiction's funniest voices but also one of its most
generous and perceptiveThere is
a chortle-inducing moment on almost every page... Dunthorne is not only
one of contemporary fiction's funniest voices but also one of its most
generous and perceptiveDunthorne is a superbly economical writer... He is also
properly funny. There are several snort-through-your-nose moments. But throughout, the novel's comedy is always
balanced by insight and poignancyThe Adulterants is thrust-the-book-at-the-person-next-to-you hilarious
Joe Dunthorne is one of our best young writers
Bristles with a deliciously sour, dyspeptic humour and is excellent at
skewering the lifestyle habits of a liberal-minded middle-classPerfectly formed... a pin-sharp skewering of a certain type of modern urban thirtysomething male, trapped in a protracted adolescent state. It's one not to be missed
The Adulterants, from its punning title onwards, is
brilliantly knowing about its knowingness. It knows the only way we'll tolerate a narrator as annoying as Ray is to punish him for the very virtues that make him a good narrator - nosiness and eloquence
A sharp satire of contemporary London and the modern urban male
Blisteringly funny and brimming with caustic charm - a joyous diagnosis of our modern ills that made me laugh out loud even when it was breaking my heart
Dark, beautifully wry, and side-splittingly excruciating, The Adulterants is a triumph of voice and vision
A tale of modern manhood, full of malaise, melancholy and wryly funny observations
A richly illuminating comedy of disappointment, uproarious and mournful, that places Joe Dunthorne triumphantly in the tradition of Evelyn Waugh and (that other Swansea resident) Kingsley Amis. A deft, brilliant, surprising joyride
Joe Dunthorne's new book is a pleasure - I was very fortunate to get to read his book Submarine early and reading this one was equally thrilling. I owe him a great deal ( but refuse to repay him)
Smartly written, The Adulterants riffs on London's housing crisis, competitively sensitive men and social media with wry insight
Joe Dunthorne was born and brought up in Swansea. He is the author of Submarine, which has been translated into fifteen languages and made into an acclaimed film directed by Richard Ayoade, and Wild Abandon, which won the 2012 Encore Award. A collection of his poetry is published as Faber New Poets 5. Joe Dunthorne lives in London and The Adulterants is his third novel.
www.joedunthorne.com