"A breathtakingly accurate and vivid portrait of modern dating dynamics between men and women." -- Dolly Alderton
"So real it hurts." * Marie Claire *
"One of the most talked-about stories ever." -- Sunday Times
"The equivalent of boiling water poured directly onto an exposed nerve... the most famous short story of the century." * Metro *
"[This] short story on bad romance captured the imagination of men and women worldwide, sparking a debate that continues today." * Sunday Times Style *
"What is it about Cat Person?... The beauty of this story is that it has become a case study for men and women to talk about what makes heterosexual sex so confusing." * The Economist *
"It is rare for a work of fiction to spark such a flurry of excitement, but Cat Person touches a nerve and manages to depict how it feels to be a young woman now." * Financial Times *
"The short story that has sent tongues wagging and keyboards tapping since it was published... #CatPerson has cast light on an oft-experienced but rarely discussed form of sexual consent: when yes means no." * Independent *
"Trending on Twitter, choking Facebook newsfeeds, and whizzing through the ether by email... Cat Person has been a phenomenal success... It's a game-changer." * Evening Standard *
"Cat Person is both brilliant and disarming in its exploration of the artifice of gender." * New Statesman *
"Cat Person: the short story that launched a thousand theories." * Guardian *
"Women have embraced the story, crediting Roupenian for her brave depiction of the slippery line between desire and loathing." * GQ *
"By now you have either read or heard a friend of yours talk at great length about Cat Person." * Jezebel *
"A fictional short story published in a magazine is being shared widely online as social media users discuss how much it relates to modern day dating." * BBC *
"After Cat Person... went viral over the weekend, it was praised for putting into words the thoughts and feelings many young women have had while navigating the world of dating, and the world in general." * Vice *
"[Cat Person] launched an armada of thinkpieces... At 36, Roupenian is young and just starting out... The fate of previous zeitgeist-catching New Yorker stories suggests her future is bright." * The Times *
"For women, the story brilliantly articulates the minefield which is dating." * Daily Telegraph *
"Cat Person captured and explained the low-level dread that often accompanies romance for women... It has women saying, in other words, "Yeah, us too."" * Atlantic *
"The viral New Yorker short story that last year opened the floodgates to a vital discussion about modern dating, bad sex and consent... Cat Person catapulted [Kristen Roupenian] to fame." -- Natalie Gil * Refinery29 *
"Genius... infamous." -- Kayleigh Dray * Stylist *