Afterwards, I always say, “You’ve got a great body.”
Or if there is no way that is plausible, I say, “You’ve got great hair,” and if even that’s stretching it, I say, “I love your mustache,” or “Your skin is so soft.”
Sometimes I just say, “Nice apartment.”

 

“Imagine Holden Caulfield’s sister, Phoebe, growing up and turning tricks to study acting, and you have Bennington Bloom…Alternately vulnerable and self-possessed Bloom is the main attraction of this book, but there are others: a riveting plot with menacing undercurrents and creepy details, a cast of colorful minor characters, and a happy but not sappy ending. Going Down is loaded with comical ironies…a wonderful, aberrant, compulsively readable first novel: A.”
--Entertainment Weekly

“Jennifer Belle is an exceptionally funny writer.”
--Time

“Belle combines very funny, sharply written prose and a superb grasp of narrative in her debut novel…The arresting combination of her caustic wit and insightful observations make for a wickedly hilarious sense of humor evoking Dorothy Parker…Belle’s riotous, vivid debut has the energy and gritty appeal of New York City itself.” --Publishers Weekly

“A funny, sad, nasty little gem of a novel.”
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