“[Plastic] deserves applause….Earns comparisons to works by Tom McCarthy, Kazuo Ishiguro, and even Bertolt Brecht. …Raises urgent questions about climate change, political violence, and spirituality with high intelligence.” — The New York Times Book Review
“A dark and entertaining saga about a postapocalyptic world populated by plastic figurines . . . Plastic is that rarest of publishing experiences.” — Los Angeles Times
“Scott Guild has created something fascinating with his debut novel, Plastic….Filled with surrealism and dark comedy….Truly complicated and three-dimensional.” — NPR
“A uniquely enjoyable and illuminating reading experience….I’ve recommended this book to more people than I could ever count.” — Scientific American
“[A] sparkling debut….[A] heartbreaking yet humorous journey.” — Library Journal (starred)
"Funny, broken, sad, and beautiful. Evocative and highly original, Plastic is a captivating debut."
—Charles Yu, National Book Award–winning author of Interior Chinatown
"A stunningly brilliant novel….Profound, hilarious, wrenching, bizarre….You have never read anything like it.” —Elizabeth McCracken, Story Prize-winning author of Thunderstruck
"Few writers are more brilliant, captivating, and hilarious than Scott Guild.” —Deb Olin Unferth, author of Barn 8