Destroy All Monsters

"The scenes of carnage, every one presented plainly, without pumped-up adjectives and gory effects, are absolutely devastating." --Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone

"[Destroy All Monsters] is a startlingly delightful pop object . . . which diametrically prepares the reader for a novel that is formally complex, experimental, poetic, puzzling, often uncomfortable, at times dizzying, always alive, beautifully written and just plain daring." --Scott Cheshire, Los Angeles Times

"[Jeff] Jackson captures the dynamics of a small-town rock scene and channels the sense of danger that threatens live music, at a time when tragedy strikes those who seek out the sounds they love. This surreal novel summons feelings both hopeful and terrifying, which seems about right for 2018." --Tobias Carroll, Pitchfork

"[Jeff] Jackson builds an anxious, deeply felt narrative probing a nationwide epidemic of murders of musicians . . . Infected with this eerie conceit, and expressed through gritty, sharp prose, [Destroy All Monsters] provides both deep character exploration and a nuanced commentary on music, creativity, and violence." --Publishers Weekly

"Destroy All Monsters rails against its own titular notion--it's better to create than destroy. Its sharded optimism is a balm for these increasingly fractious times." --Michael T. Fournier, The Chicago Review of Books

"Punk rock in literary form, this activism allegory will draw fans of Chuck Palahniuk's raw social commentary and Charlie Huston's haunting, macabre symbolism." --Christine Tran, Booklist

"[Destroy All Monsters] is about you and me. It's about the time we live in, the times our ancestors lived in. It's about music. It's about burning your house down. It's about facing the gun and being behind it . . . a masterful work by someone I'd dare to call one of the greatest living authors." --Kelby Losack, Vol. 1 Brooklyn

"Destroy All Monsters is an inventive and powerful book, one of the best (if not the best) rock 'n roll novels I have ever read." --David Gutowski, Largehearted Boy

"Being an outsider is not the exclusive realm of contrarians, as anyone who has ever longed to be a cool kid can attest. Destroy All Monsters taps into this fundamental aspect of the human experience . . . Jackson paints in sepia tones, his words [creating] a filmy, nicotine-stained haze . . ." --Michael J. Solender, PANK