RaveThe Washington Independent ReviewThere\'s something so familiar yet foreign in this novel that starts with four young male graduates of the same prestigious New England university as they start their post-college lives in New York City. I was once a young man in graduate school at NYU, experiencing many of the things the protagonists do — chasing intense work dreams while my personal life was a cauldron of steamy passion, longing for the essential connections of my complicated friendships. I can\'t think of another book that reflects the core of male friendships so well, straight or gay. While I don\'t relate to every generational nuance of these characters\' world, I know their emotional undertow, and this big (720 pages!) book has pulled me in like no other this year. In addition to immersing myself in Hanya\'s prose and — no spoilers — the devastating plot twists, I could look at the cover for hours. I don\'t know whether the man in the cover photo is experiencing intense pain or intense pleasure. I only know I feel like a voyeur, unsure if I should be sharing such intimate human emotion. What a perfect marriage of cover and writing.
