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Max Barry's third novel.

Links and quotes from Company

Brief Summary

American Reviews

American Quotes

  • “Hilarious... Barry underscores his credentials as both satirist and saboteur... "Company" is Mr. Barry's breakout book” -New York Times
  • “A raucous black comedy... enters some sublimely Kafkaesque territory” -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
  • “Barry's accomplished an impossible feat—he's written three books without succumbing to a sophomore slump. Insightful and devlish... if you're reading a management book right now, any management book, put it down and get this instead.” -Forbes
  • “Biting, hilarious” -People Magazine
  • “Establishes (Barry) as one of the keenest and shrewdest minds in corporate satire... utterly original... A-” -Entertainment Weekly
  • “As bitter as break-room coffee... eviscerates modern management techniques” -Publisher's Weekly
  • “Inspired... compelling... hilarious” -The Portland Mercury
  • “A chillingly funny look at corporate ethics... biting, edgy, and downright wicked” -Tucson Citizen
  • “Intriguing and extremely funny... an entertaining page-turner that is sure to have readers looking at their own place of employment in a new and critical way” -Bookpage
  • “A fairly brilliant conceit... Barry's willingness to take his humor to absurd darkness makes him much more than just a Down Under version of Douglas Coupland” -The Sunday Oregonian