Press
'Whether or not you read Kung Fu High School will probably depend upon whether or not you have the stomach for blood and gore. If you can't even cope with Casualty, then you'll never pick this book up. It's so tense that at times you have absolutely no idea what has just happened in the real world because you're in The Fu, entirely. You feel every blow, every break. And what a climax: it lasts from page 177 to page 248. Epic. I want to tell you all about it so that I can discuss with you how wonderful, tragic and ultimately cathartic it was... but I won't. You'll just have to keep a strong stomach and see for yourself.'
Rebecca Pearson, The Independent

'Once upon a time, Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho set the standard for insane violence, gruesome detail and plain upsetting excess. But Ellis is about to be eclipsed by another young American, Ryan Gattis. In Kung Fu High School the practise of total bodily destruction has never been more thorough, or more moving.'
Time Out

'Ryan Gattis' homage to the world of martial arts is a way-cool, direct and stylish romp of fiction that feels really real. Crucial to this book's success is the clear and economical communication of action. . . The true genius of Gattis' second outing, however, is his choice of self-conscious lead. Jen offers up an all-important human element and strong narrative thread. A modern, violent epic of teenage kicks in the school of hard knocks, Kung Fu High School, is a bloodied white-knuckle ride that never forgets the consequences of its action.'
The List