PanThe Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThere is much to admire about Home. It is beautifully written, studded with vivid snapshots … But there are problems. One is tempo: It is an unrelenting, unvarying largo. Then there are the three central characters … We are left with Glory and Jack, irrevocably crippled by their upbringing. Unfortunately, Robinson has not done nearly enough to make either of them interesting in their misery. Glory's endless second-, third- and fourth-guessing of her every least thought and action, to say nothing of her propensity for tears, grows exasperating … Gilead could well be the most boring place on Earth.
Tom Wolfe
PositiveThe Philadelphia InquirerThe common reader will likely find The Kingdom of Speech an entertaining and informative romp, thanks to Wolfe's patented stylistic hijinks. It may raise more questions than it answers, but that may well be its greatest virtue. It is also, quite often, very funny.
