PositiveThe Chicago TribuneThis book could have easily sunk under the weight of literary references, unlikely coincidences and portentous metaphor, but by couching the narrative in the structures of genre fiction, Seay is able to maintain the pace of his storytelling. Not everything in this fun house of a novel perfectly aligns, but the best illusions rarely do. Solving them is beside the point.
Alex Abramovich
PositiveThe Chicago TribuneBullies is the story of two men's journey to put the demons of their childhood to rest. Along the way, it also manages to become a portrait of a city and a country locked in a struggle with some of those same demons.