PositiveForewardAn intense character study, Circular Motion‘s moody prose is entrenched in bottomless loneliness and emotional disrepair ... Early on, Tanner wallows in quiet anguish and self-pity; his desire to escape his abusive, ultrareligious survivalist father is sympathetic. And self-conscious Winnie struggles with depression, which is described with a searing, graphic poignancy ... Pessimistic but thoughtful.
RaveForeword ReviewsHumane ... Unwavering in its queer representation, the book’s portrayal of transgender men and their community is multifaceted ... The book’s descriptions of Nazi atrocities are heartbreaking, and Karl’s blunt, graphic recounting of surviving Dachau is haunting ... Rais[es] tough but necessary questions about complicity with persecution ... Exuberant, nerve-wracking, and heart-wrenching.