Book Review: "Pizza Girl" by Jean Kyoung Frazier

“She is manic. She is reckless. She is spiraling. And somehow, it’s impossible to look away.”

Jean Kyoung Frazier’s Pizza Girl is a wildly unpredictable ride through the mind of a pregnant, 18-year-old pizza delivery girl who is lost, unmoored, and completely enthralling. It’s messy, it’s sharp, it’s hilarious, and it has the kind of frenetic energy that makes it impossible to put down.

Frazier, a fresh and fearless voice in contemporary fiction, writes with an effortless wit and raw emotional depth. Her protagonist—unnamed and completely chaotic—is both infuriating and utterly relatable. She’s trapped between past regrets and a future she can’t quite face, and her obsession with a quirky, middle-aged woman who orders pickled-olive pizzas becomes the perfect (if slightly unhinged) escape.

A Taste of the Writing

"I imagined what kind of person I'd be if I had spent my life eating the food I wanted, saying the things I felt, living the way I thought was right instead of letting people fill my plate with whatever they thought I should have."

Three Things I Loved About This Book

• The Unfiltered, Manic Energy – The protagonist’s voice is erratic and electric, pulling you into her unraveling mind.
• Dark Humor & Absurdity – There’s a strange, almost surreal comedy to the way she views the world, even as things fall apart.
• Effortless, Fast-Paced Writing – I devoured this book in just a few sittings. It moves quickly, never bogged down, always propelling forward.

Final Thoughts

If you like books that feel like a free-fall into someone else’s chaos, Pizza Girl is for you. It’s messy, it’s weird, and it’s deeply compelling. A perfect read for those who love flawed characters and a narrative voice that refuses to be tamed. I can’t wait to see what Jean Kyoung Frazier writes next. ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5