
Reviews round-up
The Expansion Project
by Ben Pester
3 of 3 critics positive
4 reviews: 3 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“not a cheerful book, but it is a funny one”
Emily Berry · I am entirely made of wood: Ben Pester’s Surreal Scrutiny
Positive
Read the review ↗“surreal workplace satire”
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – surreal workplace satire
Positive
Read the review ↗“surreal and unsettling debut novel”
Ben Pester’s dark satire on the world of work
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗This Is Going to Hurt was revolutionary – but Adam Kay is not a great novelist
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.



