After the first few pages of Syrup, I wasn't sure it could stay out of its own way. Barry proved me wrong by deftly mixing overt allegory with reality in a way that, by the book's end, is legitimately endearing. Never mind that this makes you exactly the kind of sap that the characters in Syrup love to exploit - just take pleasure in being manipulated now that you know what it's like to manipulate.

AWESOME!!!

This is one of the funniest books I've read in a long time! It is definitely worth the money. If his subsequent books (I hope there are more to come!) are even half as entertaining as this one, we'll all be I'm for a good time!