Praise for The Hitch : A New York Times Book Review Editors'' Pick An Indie Next Pick "A winningly zany portrait of a know-it-all whose beliefs are tested by a supernatural intrusion at a family visit . Levine is an unusual talent. Her commitment to boinging around the loopy little world she''s built is total. Only a killjoy would refuse to join her."-- Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times Book Review "Levine''s novels feel right for early January, for this gray period when we''re all expected to reassess our lives, make changes and emerge in the spring with clearer heads. The way certain works of fiction can do, her books could double as perverse self-help, starring heroines who go out of their ways to show how not to conduct your life. Her writing voice, sardonic, breezy, chimes with Joy Williams and Donald Barthelme, but it''s hard not to hear Curb Your Enthusiasm and even The Office -- that nexus where unraveling people lacking self-awareness stumble across empathy." --Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune "The novel is simultaneously absurd and deeply moving, wise and absolutely, side-splittingly uproarious .
A novel that seems destined to become a cult classic."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Bizarre and mordantly funny . A vibrant portrait of childhood wonder and adult anxiety." --Publishers Weekly "[A] hilarious and poignant "what could go wrong?" comedy of outrageous errors and old wounds . In her second wildly inventive and slyly insightful novel . Levine uses finely honed and keenly metaphysical comedy to delve into complicated questions about family, friendship, death, grief, and healing."-- Donna Seaman, Booklist "Levine''s writing is filled with snarky interactions and commentary that may provoke readers to reexamine their own beliefs and choices along with Rose . Recommended for all collections where funny and tongue-in-cheek fiction checks out.
"-- Charlyn Lyons, Library Journal "I was slobberingly, tail-waggingly delighted to read The Hitch --which is one of the most wildly comedic and unhinged novels I have ever encountered, while at the same time also being deeply relatable and strangely emotionally accurate. Not only was I laughing on almost every page, I was reading parts of it aloud to anybody around me who would listen. Give this book a trophy. It''s perfect."-- Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of All the Way to the River "A hilarious, madcap novel about our human obsession with getting life "right," and how the best laid plans can go astray, especially when the dark haunted soul of a corgi gets involved. This is the book I''ll recommend to people as a test of their sense of humor: if they laugh at the corgi, the yogurt crisis, the hero who cannot recognize the obvious even when it''s chewing on her pant leg, then I''ll know we''re destined to be friends."-- Nathan Hill, New York Times bestselling author of Wellness "I''m a huge fan of Sara Levine, her improbable and wild imagination, her exceptional comedic talent, and most importantly, her ability to lean into the strange complexities of human nature to create a story that will upend you entirely. In The Hitch , Rose Cutler holds onto everything in her life with a death grip of certainty, but when her nephew Nathan believes the spirit of a dead corgi now inhabits his body, the novel opens up, in beautiful and bizarre ways, to the pleasure--and terrors--of being out of control.
"-- Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here " The Hitch is laugh-out-loud funny and if you''re anything like me (sorry!), it''ll leave you muttering in disbelief and to the book and Rose Cutler. Now the hitch: while laughing and cringing, you are sucked into a morally complex novel that dares to be kind while asking if kindness is always enough. Sara is a blissfully mad genius."-- Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie and A Head Full of Ghosts "The bonkers magic of this laugh-out-loud funny novel about a breathtakingly self-absorbed yogurt CEO''s metaphysical babysitting adventure took possession of me like a corgi''s wisecracking ghost."-- Ada Calhoun, New York Times bestselling author of Crush and Also a Poet "Zany but still moving, thought-provoking as well as laugh-out-loud funny, The Hitch is something all too rare these days--a true comic novel. It''s a welcome return from the brilliant Sara Levine."-- Rumaan Alam, author of National Book Award finalist Leave the World Behind "Better than xanax. Perfectionists in recovery, this was written for you.
Bonkers and absolutely inspired, Levine is one of the funniest writers working today."-- Molly McGhee, author of Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind "Sara Levine''s long-awaited follow-up to cult classic Treasure Island!!! does not disappoint: we find in The Hitch a plot as dark and concise as those of Hilary Mantel''s early novels, but propelled by Levine''s signature prose, sharp and hilarious. In this pitch-perfect comedy of manners, Rose, equal parts Thomas Bernhard, Elaine Benes, and health guru, might be too well-informed to make an informed decision, but seeing her try is a true delight. A relentlessly funny novel about loneliness." --Camille Bordas, author of The Material "No hugging, no yogurt. The Hitch is a riot. Levine in top form."-- Adam Levin, author of The Instructions and Bubblegum " The Hitch filled me with such joy and mirth that for a while I forgot everything happening in the world.
Rose''s delightful flaws are a unique match for her nephew''s ebullience, and the ensuing mayhem of their week together left me in awe of Levine''s vision and virtuosity."-- Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Dog of the North and The Portable Veblen "Beyond metaphor and way beyond fable, Sara Levine''s timeless, hilarious, and razor-sharp novel The Hitch is a brilliant portrait of an ever-modern woman, Rose Cutler, who both embraces and defies her own rigid virtues, loneliness, and enthusiasm for a new kind of American life, one that might include indestructible truths. But it''s hard to get at any truths at all when a pesky corgi soul is sprinting through your nephew''s body and you''re on parental duty for a week. The Hitch is a radical and comic triumph."-- Michael Zapata, author of The Lost Book of Adana Moreau Praise for Sara Levine: "Levine is a wonderful storyteller with a vibrant voice. Treasure Island!!! is a rollicking tale, shameless, funny and intelligent. Levine has created a quintessential unreliable narrator, one who sees other people''s flaws perfectly and almost never her own." --New York Times "[An] irreverent comic novel of self-empowerment.
" --O, the Oprah Magazine "A hoot." --Kirkus Reviews "Incisive and intelligent . compelling." --Buzzfeed "Short and absolutely delightful." --Electric Lit Books "Levine . is a tremendously funny writer." --Time Out Chicago "Insane, hilarious, and irreverent." --Alice Sebold, author of the bestselling novel The Lovely Bones "Slightly deranged and marvelous.
" --Marcy Dermansky, author of Hurricane Girl "Throw yourself headlong into the tornado of chaos that is the protagonist of Sara Levine''s Treasure Island!!! " -- Vulture "Darkly funny." --Travel and Leisure "Levine manages to get serious by retaining a sense of humour." --London Review of Books "I found Treasure Island!!! to be a total hoot. Outrageous!!! Delightful!!!" -- NPR - Nancy Pearl Unearths Great Summer Reads "Levine is fantastically talented." --Jewish Daily Forward " Treasure Island!!! is a girl''s own self-helpless book, a parody of family memoirs, with a serious undercurrent." --Toronto Globe & Mail " Treasure Island!!! is unstoppably funny." --San Francisco Chronicle "It''s really good!!! And funny!!!" --Chicago Reader "A wild, funny, rambunctiously surprising look at what happens when the very thing needed to shake up a life does its job far too well." --Los Angeles Review of Books "I laughed my way through.
this addictive little pageturner." --The Boston Bibliophile "Levine''s subtle insight about the egocentric nature of our society is knife-sharp." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "I was taken in instead by the subtle drawing of its characters and their misdeeds." --Tin House "An absurdist comedy of suburbia." --New York Times "Levine sports an original, brutally witty voice." --Washington Post "This highly original, farcical novel will keep you entertained." --Library Journal "This book is a wonder. I laughed out loud early and kept on laughing, sometimes with recognition, sometimes with sheer delight at the precision with which Levine portrays the bafflement of being human and interacting with other humans.
" --Matthea Harvey, author of Modern Lif.