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Under the Radar with Callie Crossley - Interview

"Author Quincy Carroll’s Unwelcome tells the story of the privileged Cole whose world view is shaped by his inability to grasp the reality of his life."
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Taipei Times - Review

"Certainly well worth reading ... the author has a sophisticated mind, and a sophisticated style to go with it ... throws considerable light on expat life in provincial China in relatively recent times."
Travis Lee - Review

"Captures the life of many young American men ... a smart book ... nothing is spoon-fed to us, and we're allowed to draw our own conclusions."
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F.E. Beyer - Review

"Carroll creates many convincing characters – but their only role in the book is to reflect on Chen. The resulting 360-degree character assassination is gripping in the tear-legs-off-a-spider kind of way."
Foreword Reviews - Review

"Carroll’s novel is a thorough examination of futility, exploring the depths of irrational thought."
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Kirkus Reviews​ - Review

"As readers realize just what the author is doing, the work morphs from a bookish-man-abroad tale into something more thrilling. It’s a story of a subtler sort of toxic masculinity, one that feels timely and yet organic. From concept to execution, Carroll delivers."
The LARB China Channel - Review

"Quincy Carroll reviews An American Bum in China​ by Tom Carter."
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Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast - Interview

"Author Quincy Carroll talks about his novel Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside. He also discusses his time as an English teacher in China, his writing routine, and how he creates the characters in his novels."
Isham Cook - Review

"A moving narrative ... Carroll succeeds in limning his central characters with deftly etched realism."
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal - Excerpt

"'Hard Sleeper,' published in Issue 35 of Cha, is from [Carroll's] current work in progress, a novel about a returned expatriate trying to readjust to life back home in the U.S. while reminiscing about his time in China."
New Books Podcast - Interview

"What the book winds up being is not just a story about expats ... but also a really sensitive reflection on experiences of dislocation."
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LA Review of Books China Blog - Review

"Probably as close to [the China equivalent to The Sun Also Rises] as we're likely to get, or want ... Evoke[s] a fictionalized version of Peter Hessler's Peace Corps memoir, River Town."
Lost Laowai - Review

"While the characters have been inked as stereotypes familiar to any laowai, Carroll never missteps and falls blandly into cliche. [This] exceptionally well-written piece of fiction, especially for a debut novel, is a joyful read."
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The Ji Village News - Review

"Quincy Carroll's levelheaded and nuanced depiction of the two main characters' experience in China [gives] us a wonderful, honest perspective that [is] rarely offered in similar novels, memoirs, or news reports."
Asian Books Blog - Guest Post

"Here [Carroll] talks about how crowd-funding got his novel off the ground."
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The Anthill - Excerpt

"We're delighted to share this exclusive extract of [Carroll's] new novel, a work-in-progress also set in China..."
Here! Dongguan - Review

"The two narrators are less dueling archetypes of foreignness in contemporary China than they are representative of the fractured psyches of almost all of us who make China our home for any extended period of time."
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Chronicle - Feature

"First-time novelist Quincy Carroll tells the story of two Americans adjusting to life in China."
The Asian Review of Books - Review

"A poignant, elegant debut that superbly explores cynicism and idealism but doesn't fall into either."
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Bookish Asia - Interview

"Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside is a rather unusual and enigmatic title. Old China hands will know it as the name for Mao Zedong's policy of sending urban youth to rural areas in order to learn from the peasants. Why did you use it?"
Sinica Podcast - Mention

"People are trying. There's one novel, which was published quite recently, which is called Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside, by Quincy Carroll. Have you read it? It's about two American teachers out in the boondocks of Hunan."
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Hong Kong Review of Books - Review

"Succeed[s] in something very important: painting a discerning picture of expatriate life in China away from the more 'Westernised' coastal cities."
Speaking of China - Interview

"What do you want people to come away with after reading the book?"
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Global Living Magazine - Expat Bookshelf

"A delightfully poignant read about individuals adapting (or not adapting) to their surroundings, sprinkled with Chinese customs and traditions throughout."
Bookish Asia - Review

"A thought-provoking, beautifully written rumination on the expatriate experience."
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Kirkus Reviews - Review

"Gracefully contrasts idealism and cynicism... The novel has a clear mission it fulfills admirably while recalling W.G. Sebald and Ben Lerner ... [An] insightful reflection on the expatriate experience."
Marta Lives in China - Review

"I also liked the confirmation that many foreigners feel that their life in China is not 'the real life,' that it is like some kind of bubble. I have been here for more than 8 years, and I still feel like that!"
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Kitaab - Excerpt

"An estimated 250,000 native English speakers work as English teachers abroad. [This]novel explores the tension between two expats with different perspectives on what it means to be an American in China."
The Mercury News - Books by the Bay

"[Carroll] paints an intriguing portrait of Americans abroad."
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The Bookish Crypt - Review

"Once I cracked open the spine, I couldn't put it down ... An enjoyable read plus a learning experience."
Oak Tree Reviews - Review

"[Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside] made me think about issues such as idealism and self-identity; it is the kind of novel that encourages reflection and deep thinking."
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Book Reader Magazine - Interview

"At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?"
Lost Laowai - Excerpt

"In this excerpt, Daniel, a young idealist stationed in rural Hunan, visits his friend, Neil, in Changsha. Thanks for reading!"
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Lost My Heart in Japan - Review

"All in all, an interesting read and a great debut novel ... I am looking forward to [Carroll's] next book."
Crowdfund Insider - Feature

"Inkshares' Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Dubbed Foreword Reviews' 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist"
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​Rollout Reviews - Review

"Carroll's short novel will speak to and reach out to a larger audience than most other debuts have."
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