The Compound

"A disorienting view of a world that doesn't seem too far removed from how we are already living-trapped between the desire for connection and the impulse to only look out for ourselves."-Vulture

"Definitely a vibe."-Betches

"It's fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive . . . The Compound joins a budding genre of fiction that uses disturbing televised competitions to critique our social norms, including Chain-Gang All-Stars and The Hunger Games. . . . Thrilling and haunting."-The New York Times Book Review

"Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic."-Oprah Daily

"An Animal Farm for our age of relentless materialism."-The New York Times

"The Compound is a blistering takedown of reality TV in our capitalist world, where the gamification of love and power is sold as entertainment."-Michelle Min Sterling, New York Times bestselling author of Camp Zero

"This is the book to read this summer. I was riveted from the first page and couldn't put it down."-Cecelia Ahern, bestselling author of PS, I Love You and In a Thousand Different Ways

"A fresh, original debut, searing in its interrogation of modern life-utterly engrossing, everyone should read it."-Andrea Mara, bestselling author of Someone in the Attic

"Love Island meets Lord of the Flies. . . . Manna to fans of reality TV and some haters as well."-Kirkus Reviews

"The Compound is as addicting as the shows it satirizes, so relentlessly gripping that its cleverness sneaks up on you."-Abigail Dean, New York Times bestselling author of Girl A and The Death of Us

"The Compound is utterly addictive-I devoured it in one gulp, completely immersed."-Catherine Ryan Howard, internationally bestselling author of 56 Days and The Nothing Man

"Riveting and deeply unsettling . . . Aisling Rawle has written a book for our times: I flew through it and kept thinking about it long after the last page."-Janelle Brown, author of What Kind of Paradise

"I couldn't put The Compound down-it is that rare combination of propulsive and brilliant. I read it in one big gulp and then brought it up at two different dinners to talk about its mix of gender dynamics, capitalism, and power."-Megan Giddings, author of Lak