A richly textured satirical tapestry that entertains with highbrow gusto . . .  Ives’ prose often provokes choke-inducing laughter and teary-eyed cackling, as she lyrically skewers academic pretensions, meritocracy, college life, societal privilege, pop culture and other beloved mores . . . This novel is in a class of its own and deserves recognition as such.

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