Reviews
A work of serious ambition, both literary and moral. It's also laced with dark, sometimes savage humor and juicy riffs on consumer culture and its twin obsessions, youth and beauty., A deliriously enjoyable, absolutely shocking book-a morality tale that tempts and taunts readers to succumb to every kind of immorality., A deliriously enjoyable, absolutely shocking book—a morality tale that tempts and taunts readers to succumb to every kind of immorality., In this sly and salacious work, Nutting forces us to take a long, unflinching look at a deeply disturbed mind, and more significantly, at society's often troubling relationship with female beauty., TAMPA is one of the most shocking books I have read; it's also one of the most mesmerizing and surprising. I expected to be disturbed, even appalled; what I did not expect in this story of a female teacher fixated on 14-year-old boys was lyricism and black humor., A deliriously enjoyable, absolutely shocking book--a morality tale that tempts and taunts readers to succumb to every kind of immorality., Tampa is one of the most shocking books I have read; it's also one of the most mesmerizing and surprising. Alissa Nutting has written a stunning, brutal book., Impeccably written, full of smart cultural observations, and no small amount of wit...A very bold book., Tampa takes on a very serious and disturbing subject with such flair and dark humor and bawdy sexual energy that Nutting is sure to become a member in the small club of authors who turns risky writing into high art., The writing is often excellent, hilariously dark, and mean…Reading about [Celeste] was honestly disturbing and fun.