"Taking the pulse of consumer culture while inscribing its most ridiculous consequences, this portrait of survival and yearning brilliantly and incisively excoriates the glittering facades of purchased fantasies." --Asymptote Journal "The trope of the goose that lays the golden egg gets a wacky, late-capitalist makeover in Emma Tholozan's Self-Worth . There are plenty of witty passages and a flurry of shallow cuts" --Cameron Woodhead, The Sydney Morning Herald "Offbeat, funny, and singular . A breath of fresh air." --Le Soir "We love a weird book. Emma Tholozan's Self-Worth is next level on the wild-premise scale . 170-something pages of consumerist chaos. Loved it.

Made my skin crawl." --Mamamia "Over the course of her novel, Tholozan examines modern society, especially the precariat . Tholozan's novel, with its intriguing set-up, is great fun, and there are plenty of quips that hit the mark . Self-Worth takes a fascinating idea and uses it to explore both modern society and human nature, showing what happens when we get what we (think) we want." --Tony's Reading List "A fascinating, brisk, modern day sort of fable wherein a barely employed young French woman struggles to get by with a worthless philosophy degree when she discovers her boyfriend has started somehow vomiting up money. Quickly becoming accustomed to a new lifestyle, but taking an increasing toll on her love's health. A sharp, funny, and poignant morality play that delights as much as preaches." --Seth Tucker, Carmichael's Bookstore "LOVED! Anna is the perfect unlikable and likeable main character who you understand completely while hoping you will never do what she does.

Tholozan packs so much into this short novel, all while making commentary on consumerism, money, greed, and pride. The translation is great, too!." --Julianna Riccioli, First Light Books.