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The Expansion Project

by Ben Pester

Granta Books2025ISBN 9781803512600

3 of 3 critics positive

4 reviews: 3 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public

What the critics said

Positive
“not a cheerful book, but it is a funny one”

Emily Berry · I am entirely made of wood: Ben Pester’s Surreal Scrutiny

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Positive
“surreal workplace satire”

The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – surreal workplace satire

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Positive
“surreal and unsettling debut novel”

Ben Pester’s dark satire on the world of work

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Verdict not stated

This Is Going to Hurt was revolutionary – but Adam Kay is not a great novelist

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