The Compound: A GMA Book Club Pick A Novel
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Verlag:Random House Publishing Group
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ePUB 3
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Ja
Family Sharing
Ja
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Ja
Verkaufsrang
47571
Erscheinungsdatum
24.06.2025
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Random House Publishing GroupSeitenzahl
304 (Printausgabe)
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1747 KB
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Englisch
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9780593977293
Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all.
"Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic."-Oprah Daily
"It's fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive."-The New York Times Book Review
ONE OF THE BOOKS OF THE SUMMER: The New York Times, Vulture, Time, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Forbes, Betches, Publishers Weekly
Lily-a bored, beautiful twenty-something-wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door.
Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she'll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams-but what will she have to do to win?
Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.
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I was really looking forward to reading The Compound by Jacqueline Harpman, and at first it delivered exactly what I hoped for. The opening, with its reality-show-like setup, immediately pulled me in and made me curious about the direction the story would take. For a while, I was genuinely excited to see how Harpman would develop the plot and explore her sharp critique of consumerism. Unfortunately, around the halfway mark, the momentum started to fade. Many of the narratives began to feel repetitive, and some characters who could have added real depth to the story were left underdeveloped. The second half dragged on compared to the strong start. That being said, Harpman’s witty writing style and the originality of the concept still made it an entertaining read. It wasn’t quite what I had hoped for, but I can appreciate the ambition behind it, even if I ultimately only rate it ★★☆☆☆.
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