PositiveThe TelegraphIts self-consciously cerebral style precludes mass-appeal, but produces intellectual satisfaction ... Erasure is a satire of America\'s popcorn postmodernism and chat-show culture. Everett\'s scalpel-like prose can anatomise his subject. Sardonic asides glance at everything from academia and teenage discos to brushing your teeth ... At times pretentious, Everett\'s degree-zero style is cool, however, to the point of freezing: it is the rustle of the language, rather than any emotional engagement with the characters, that is rewarding.
