RaveThe Globe and Mail... more Roth than Roth; in some ways, even more subversive, captivating and labyrinthine ... this novel is a literary event, one of the most engaging, witty novels I’ve read in ages ... there is a moment in which, almost by accident, the novel suddenly fits together in a swift, chiropractic snap. Without spoiling the moment, suffice it to say it is one of the more satisfying moments I’ve had as a reader, one of Halliday’s many genius turns that I never saw coming.
