A twenty-first century Holden Caulfield.
Observer

John Wray is the Next Wave of American fiction, and Lowboy, his crazy excavation of New York's underground, is brilliant
Jonathan Lethem

The novel has a thriller-like pace, and Wray keeps us riveted and guessing . . . The opening pages recall Salinger’s Holden Caulfield, but the denouement and haunting aftertaste may make the stunned reader whisper “Dostoevsky.” Yes, it really is that good.
Kirkus

A lip-biting thriller.
Marie Claire

It's hard not to admire this bullet train of a book for its chilling power.
Bookforum

A breathtaking journey.
O, The Oprah Magazine

Uncompromising [and] ... excellent. A meticulously constructed novel, immensely satisfying in the perfect, precise beat of its plot.
New York Times Book Review

A supsensful story by one of Granta's Best Young American novelists.
Dazed and Confused

A dizzying, assured novel which flirts with tough subject matter.
Waterstone's Books Quarterly

A psychotic, subterranean, environmentally conscious coming-of-age novel. It is also an affecting and affectionate love letter to New York.
NATHAN ENGLANDER, author of The Ministry of Special Cases

With this tightly wound novel, Wray reaches new heights. Captivating ... and brilliantly hallucinatory. [starred review]
Publishers Weekly

One of our most astonishing and relevant young writers.
Esquire

Sucks you into the tunnels under New York and doesn't let you go until its perfect ending. Wray effortlessly portrays the cracked and distorted mind of his teenage hero. What a beguiling novel.
Tim Pears

America's most original young writer has given us a book for the ages. Compelling, compassionate, and deeply unsettling, Lowboy introduces us to the brilliant sixteen-year-old Will Heller, a Holden Caulfield for our troubled times.
Gary Shteyngart, author of ABSURDISTAN

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