This novel blends sharp satire with absurd, often dark humour—hallmarks of DBC Pierre’s style (also seen in Vernon God Little, his Booker Prize-winning debut).
 
The story follows two young Eastern European women chasing wealth and opportunity, only to encounter exploitation and surreal misadventure. The tone is deliberately provocative, blending:
social critique
exaggerated characters
moral ambiguity
 
Literary satire / dark comedic fiction.
 
DBC Pierre rose to prominence with Vernon God Little (2003), which won the Man Booker Prize.