‘This is a layered novel, ambitious in scope, its characters vividly drawn and resisting the cliches of delinquency. Its own narrative offers a masterclass, deftly pacing its reveals and alive to the questions they raise. And it does so with a stubborn optimism at its heart.’

‘Rewarding and surprising.’

‘The Subjects is a novel with an agenda, enticing us to engage with what is wrong but also to imagine something better…[T]imely, thought-provoking and inspirational.’

‘The story is a slow reveal yet one that keeps the tension at a high pitch and the reader second guessing.’

‘The Subjects is energetic and compelling from the opening pages. And in Daniel we find a voice that I was worried was disappearing from Australian fiction: unpretentious, smart and lacking in all mawkishness. It’s a joy to hear him, and it is a joy to read a book of such complex ideas that is also alert to the art of storytelling.’

‘A vivid, human (and humane) novel with an irresistible dark pull. The Subjects explores the utopian madness of social engineering in a similar way to Charlotte Wood’s The Natural Way of Things’

‘Raises a lot of issues that are worth reflecting on.’

‘Its memorable cast of characters, rendered with such energy and compassion…seem to hum with life.’

‘Deliciously clever reading with a dark and urgent pull. Prepare to stay up all night!’

‘A wonderful book… Hopkins is making a really interesting statement about treatment without pharmaceuticals.’

’The story of Daniel will get under your skin and stay with you long after it ends.’

‘Hopkins crafts a compelling story driven by Daniel’s authentic voice, a slow burn of a novel about systemic prejudice, incarceration, and the deep and paralyzing damage done by capitalism’s impact on the pharmaceutical industry and its approach to solving problems…[C]areful, well-paced and multi-layered storytelling.’

‘Fantastic. I just think it’s the most interesting book, beautifully written, simply written but complex…Compelling and really, really important.’