RaveSydney Morning Herald (AUS)A work of eccentric power, once more challenging the conventions of narrative fiction, and interrogating the many dimensions of grief ... Moore’s great talents as a writer include swerving so rapidly between humour and tragedy you feel you need a seatbelt. She is also exquisitely capable of making her readers feel uncomfortable about laughing but unable to stop. Hers is a violent kind of comedy, taking no prisoners ... Much of the storyline is effectively a vehicle for extended jokes about suffering and death, and for Finn and Lily to exercise their considerable wit ... That said, Moore has always made it clear that her interest is not in plot or structure. And despite its weaknesses this novel is so joyously transgressive they do not matter.
