This raunchy, bizarre, smart and compelling sci-fi novel defies description it s best to go into it with an open mind and allow yourself to be first drawn in, then blown away. Rolling Stone
Nuanced, gross, funny, and poignant, it s wildly original. The San Francisco Chronicle
I found myself saying over and over again, Where in the heck is he going with this? all the while turning the pages as fast as I could. Mostly I kept thinking, This was a brave book to write. Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series
Grasshopper Jungle plays like a classic rock album, a killing machine of a book built for the masses that also dives effortlessly into more challenging, deeper regions of emotion. Above all else, when it s done you want to play it all over again. It s sexy, gory, hilarious, and refreshingly amoral. I wish I d had this book when I was fifteen. Jake Shears, Scissor Sisters
Original, weird, sexy, thought-provoking and guaranteed to stir controversy. One hell of a book. Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series
Andrew Smith is the bravest storyteller I know. Grasshopper Jungle is the most intelligent and gripping book I ve read in over a decade. It s a masterpiece. A. S. King, Printz Honor winning author of Ask the Passengers and Please Ignore Vera Dietz
This book is nothing short of a brilliant, hilarious thrill-ride that is instantly infectious. The deft hand by which Smith explores teenage love and sexuality . . . is truly breathtaking. In writing a history of the end of the world, Smith may have just made history himself. John Corey Whaley, Printz Award winning author of Where Things Come Back
A bizarrely fascinating premise that Smith pulls off with panache. . . . Like an absurdist Middlesex. A- Entertainment Weekly
Grasshopper Jungle, in many ways, is a book about how there might be a manual for defeating monsters that have invaded town, but there s not going to be an easy manual for everything else that weighs on the mind. A. V. Club
You, too, will love Smith s bold, bizarre, and beautiful novel. The Boston Globe
No author writing for teens today can match Andrew Smith s mastery of the grotesque, the authentic experiences of teenage boys or the way one seamlessly becomes a metaphor for the other. BookPage
