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"Jillian is one of the funniest books I’ve read in a long time." - The Rumpus
"A novel that reads like rubbernecking or a junk-food binge..." - Kirkus
"...a talent for building the sense of claustrophobia that threatens to overwhelm the characters." - Booklist
"...both characters exist within a myopic self-centeredness that Butler nails, pervading her novel with a singular, resounding disquiet." - fields
"Halle Butler’s Jillian is, frankly, frightening..." - Rain Taxi
"Butler is to schadenfreude as Paula Deen is to butter..."
"...sour, funny and, at times, beautiful." - Newcity
"Butler writes like a fly on the wall, recording every strange and hilarious moment of her unsuspecting characters in exacting detail, right down to the sweat of their ass cracks." - Chicago Literati
"...despite the laughs, the book also stings." - CCLaP
"Butler’s characters are awful, hate-able, and sometimes sickeningly relatable..." - Centered on Books