Reviews
Alyson Foster's debut novel is a puzzle book told in the language of botany, astronomy, family, friendship, and love. A remarkable and haunting monologue-in-pieces handled with such mastery that Jess Frobisher's one-sided correspondence ultimately becomes an unbroken dialogue with the reader., "A perfectly flawed protagonist whose sharp wit is as natural as her green thumb." --5 Summer Novels You Must Read, Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Alyson Foster's unusual novel God is an Astronaut updates the classic epistolary form for the Google age . . . This is an impressive novel, full of wry humour and, perhaps, a covert ecological message." -- Independent "Propulsive prose offers a fine portrait of a woman in distress but not going under." --Top Indie Fiction for Spring/Summer, Library Journal "Struggling to maintain a united front as their marriage unravels, Jess handles each blow with resilience and grace. Clearly, she's last-woman-standing material, as her humor and perspective keep her above the fray." --16 Books You Must Pick Up this August, O, the Oprah Magazine "Foster expertly builds suspense . . . [Her] absorbing character study couched in a very contemporary cautionary tale is likely to find many fans." -- Booklist " God is an Astronaut is a novel of this very moment: the uncertainty of our place in the universe, the difficulty and opportunity of instant communication, our oscillation between fighting with and falling in love with technology. But it is also a novel of every moment: Lust, regret, tragic arrogance, redeeming love -- these have always been part of our humanity. Alyson Foster is a brave writer, one I admire greatly for the intensity of her vision and her willingness to step into telling the difficult story of right now." --Lydia Netzer, author of SHINE SHINE SHINE and HOW TO TELL TOLEDO FROM THE NIGHT SKY "From the first page, I was drawn in by this gripping and winning novel. The writing is fresh, vivid, and funny, beautifully capturing the mysteries of both the cosmos and our daily lives." --Madeline Miller, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLES, Foster expertly builds suspense . . . [Her] absorbing character study couched in a very contemporary cautionary tale is likely to find many fans., From the first page, I was drawn in by this gripping and winning novel. The writing is fresh, vivid, and funny, beautifully capturing the mysteries of both the cosmos and our daily lives., In this smart novel . . . Foster brings to life Jess Frobisher, a perfectly flawed protagonist whose sharp wit is as natural as her green thumb., God is an Astronaut is a novel of this very moment: the uncertainty of our place in the universe, the difficulty and opportunity of instant communication, our oscillation between fighting with and falling in love with technology. But it is also a novel of every moment: Lust, regret, tragic arrogance, redeeming love--these have always been part of our humanity. Alyson Foster is a brave writer, one I admire greatly for the intensity of her vision and her willingness to step into telling the difficult story of right now., "In this smart novel . . . Foster brings to life Jess Frobisher, a perfectly flawed protagonist whose sharp wit is as natural as her green thumb." -Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "5 Summer Novels You Must Read""Propulsive prose offers a fine portrait of a woman in distress but not going under." - Library Journal, "Top Indie Fiction for Spring/Summer""Foster expertly builds suspense . . . [Her] absorbing character study couched in a very contemporary cautionary tale is likely to find many fans." - Booklist " God is an Astronaut is a novel of this very moment: the uncertainty of our place in the universe, the difficulty and opportunity of instant communication, our oscillation between fighting with and falling in love with technology. But it is also a novel of every moment: Lust, regret, tragic arrogance, redeeming love-these have always been part of our humanity. Alyson Foster is a brave writer, one I admire greatly for the intensity of her vision and her willingness to step into telling the difficult story of right now." -Lydia Netzer, author of Shine Shine Shine and How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky "From the first page, I was drawn in by this gripping and winning novel. The writing is fresh, vivid, and funny, beautifully capturing the mysteries of both the cosmos and our daily lives." -Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles "Alyson Foster's debut novel is a puzzle book told in the language of botany, astronomy, family, friendship, and love. A remarkable and haunting monologue-in-pieces handled with such mastery that Jess Frobisher's one-sided correspondence ultimately becomes an unbroken dialogue with the reader." -Christian Kiefer, author of The Infinite Tides