'Pierpont's debut is undeniably confident and mature...With some admirably forceful realism...brave'. * Independent *
'Definitely an author to watch'. * Woman's Way *
'An incredibly easy and enjoyable read...storytelling at its absolute best.' * Culture Fly *
'Ten out of ten' * Spectator *
'A whip-smart dissection of a crumbling marriage...astonishing...Pierpont excels in sharp dialogue and deft pen-portraits'. * Financial Times *
'A novel you can dive into on the plane and lose yourself in until you come up for air a few days later, looking at all your holiday books suspiciously because can they ever truly compete with this one'. * Stylist *
'Fast-paced, quietly funny...poignant and convincing...In this accomplished and clever debut novel, Pierpont contrasts the ideals of youth with the realities of adulthood. It is a nuanced portrait of a family in freefall, told by an author whose grip on the harness is never in doubt.' * Irish Times *
'Explosive...what makes Pierpont stand out is her writing: understated yet intense, it captures each family member's emotional vicissitudes with an acuity that is devastating and funny, confirms Pierpont as a bold, self-assured new voice.' * Sunday Times Culture *
'[An] assured debut...Pierpont avoids the obvious...sifting through the strains on loyalty that betrayal imposes on children' * Mail on Sunday *
'You just can't put Julia Pierpont's Among The Ten Thousand Things down. It's set to be huge.' * Stylist *
'The closeness we get to each of the individual characters is not a common experience in a novel'. * Plastic Rosaries (Blog) *
'Bold' * Daily Mail *
`Julia Pierpont has as sharp and humane an eye as anyone writing. This book is among the funniest, and most emotionally honest I've read in a long time.' -- Jonathan Safran Foer
`Remarkable because of her full knowledge and understanding of middle-age and its discontents but also the lives and painful longings of teenagers.' -- Colm Toibin
`[A] blazingly talented young author whose prose is so assured and whose observations are so precise and deeply felt that it's almost an insult to bring up her age.' * New York Times Book Review *
`[A] page-turner... heart-stopping.' * Entertainment Weekly *
'Delicately perceptive....a fine anthropologist of New York life.' * Washington Post *
'Her debut...fits into the mould of the enduring dysfunctional-American-family novel that's served the likes of Jonathan Franzen so well' * EasyJet Traveller *
`Among the Ten Thousand Things is a story of family and shattered perceptions that is sharply observed and deeply illuminating. Julia Pierpont's debut is a gem that has been cut, precisely, to catch and refract the light. This novel marks the beginning of what is sure to be a brilliant career.' -- Elliott Holt, author of You Are One of Them
`Pierpont is wildly talented. She writes with astonishing humor, insight and verve. Every page of this gorgeous novel contains such joys that you won't want to stop reading for anything.' -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of the bestsellers Maine and The Engagements
`Among the Ten Thousand Things succeeds in being both heartbreaking and funny: a wry, sly look at a privileged New York upbringing and the ultimate loneliness at the heart of it.' -- Mary Gordon, author of The Shadow Man and Final Payments
`Poignant, surprising and fiercely intelligent, Julia Pierpont's Among the Ten Thousand Things is about a family in crisis, and so much more. It's about the sturdiness and tremendous delicacy of the bonds between parents and children. It's about how terrifyingly easy it is for a marriage to self-combust. And it's about the pangs and sharp beauty of family life. Don't miss this powerful debut.' -- Megan Abbott, author of The Fever and Dare Me
`A vicious and enchanting portrait of a fragmenting family that will leave you hungry for whatever Pierpoint does next.' -- Courtney Maum, author of I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You
'An expertly crafted story of a family in crisis... Pierpont wields words like beautiful weapons. This short novel is a treat for fans of Jonathan Franzen, Jami Attenberg and Emma Straub, and shows off an exciting new voice on the literary landscape.' * Library Journal *
'The characters' rich emotional lives ... propel the story forward ... much of its lingering force comes from Pierpont's sharp-witted detailing of human absurdity. A quietly wrenching family portrait.' * Kirkus *
`Julia Pierpont's voice is as indestructible as her characters. Among the Ten Thousand Things brings the news and brings it in technicolor - here is the real modern family.' -- Darin Straus, author of Half a Life
'[An] impressive debut ... Pierpont's keen observational gaze illuminates a strata of Manhattan society in which money and privilege abide alongside the gritty, drug-and-alcohol-fueled margins of social behaviour.' * Publishers Weekly, starred review *
`Why aren't there more first or second or seventh books like Among the Ten Thousand Things? That's what I asked myself as I read--actually, devoured - Julia Pierpont's debut. My conclusion: very few writers, at any point in their lives, can produce prose of the sort you'll find here. Among the many pleasures of this novel is an almost coincidental-seeming recurrence of thrilling sentences and observations that feel deeply right-and-new, and, taken together, provide profound reassurance, in this super-saturated era, that books matter.' -- Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of it All and More Curious