Seeing Other People

Reviews / Votes

'Likened to an Australian Sally Rooney, Reid has the [same] talent and acerbic wit ...' -- Anna Bonet * iWeekend * 'beautifully written and particularly wonderful on complicated family dynamics, love, desire and loyalty.' -- Sara Lawrence * Daily Mail UK * 'Makes us care as the lies and half-truths pile up... Reid writes with a measured grace.' * The Times * 'Diana Reid's intimate exploration of queerness, betrayal and sisterhood is perfect for fans of Sally Rooney.' * Woman's Own * 'Which comes first - those you love or those you want? Superb.' * Closer * 'Diana Reid's Seeing Other People is stacked with enthralling heart-in-your-mouth moments as it ripples with betrayals, shame, love and longing.' * LoveReading * 'Seeing Other People is another punchy and well-observed novel.' * The Guardian * 'Reid is a young author to watch.' * Marie Claire * 'This! Was! So! Good! ... Diana Reid you are in a total league of your own.' -- Zara McDonald * Shameless Podcast * 'The prose sparkles on the page, as effervescent and drinkable as a glass of Prosecco on a warm summer's evening.' * The Australian * 'An extraordinary new voice in Aussie lit.' -- Zoe Foster Blake 'Diana Reid will be called the new Sally Rooney' -- Meg Mason 'Diana Reid's close third-person narration captures every gesture and thought, creating a strong sense of interiority for all her characters. She effortlessly documents the process of watching, the awareness of being watched, and the split-second analysis of social interactions. Like a more bubbly Sally Rooney, Reid's work is full of interactions and interconnections, sex and conversations, friends and family. Part romance, part social commentary and part family saga, Seeing Other People questions what we owe each other and what we owe ourselves.' * Books + Publishing * 'written in superb prose, this is the ultimate contemporary dramedy'
* InStyle * 'a story bathed in sisterhood and the oft complicated relationship sisters are forced to navigate.' * Russh * 'if you're heading to the beach and need a light, funny read, this book will deliver that for you.' * The Canberra Times * 'Seeing Other People will be the book of the summer.' * PedestrianTV * 'The snark is delicious, like the bright, citric fizz of popping candy. It's a welcome reprieve from the novels of middle-class malaise that have been so painfully fashionable of late' * Sydney Morning Herald * 'I enjoyed this funny, charming and enormously readable novel a great deal, in large part due to the wit and authenticity with which Reid represents her characters and their world.' * The West Australian * 'funny and engaging' * ArtsHub * 'Reid's witty and insightful social observation is something to relish' * ABC Radio National, The Bookshelf * 'We absolutely adored this hotly-anticipated novel' * The Shameless Bookclub *