page-turner

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But I think a lot of times when we talk about page-turner, we don’t really talk about the craft behind that, so I was wondering if you could share a little bit behind the process behind how you decided to structure the novel in this particular way.

From Salon

Cassidy Hutchinson has written the first real page-turner among the Trump administration memoirs.

From Slate

“The book’s humor alongside Jiménez’s willingness to include everything from pop culture to intergenerational trauma is the reason this book is a page-turner,” a starred Kirkus Reviews reads.

From Seattle Times

The sale of Simon & Schuster appears to be nearing a suspenseful conclusion, like the final chapter of a page-turner from one of the country’s largest and most prestigious publishing houses.

From New York Times

An entertaining page-turner, “Sucker” is also a keen sendup of tech industry grandiosity, as well as an homage to “The Crying of Lot 49.”

From Seattle Times