RaveThe Austin Chronicle... takes the story of the movie’s making and significance to the next level. It is a feast for those of us who consider Chinatown one of the great works of (the first) New Hollywood. It might even pull in new viewers who have somehow missed out on this classic about pre-World War Two Los Angeles, water, power, and good intentions from \'back in the day\' ... What becomes clear as Wasson lays out his case is that the story of Chinatown\'s making is almost as amazingly convoluted as the movie itself ... Wasson occasionally overwrites ... Such misdemeanors are crimes of passion, as well as matters of taste. After all, he enthusiastically compares Chinatown to The Great Gatsby and Moby-Dick. And I, for one, by end of The Big Goodbye, was not only convinced but also entertained.
T.C. Boyle
PositiveAustin Chronicle\"... a mighty book. It even has a few fleas along the way ... Outside Looking In works its magic because Boyle deftly alternates between his prismatic vision and his eagle eye for the details and spirits of social reality. He brings the New Frontiers of both Kennedy and Leary back to life ... [a] page-turner ... reading is a sacrament and, in my eyes, Outside Looking In is a gift.\
