PositiveChicago Review of BooksThe narrative feels a bit rangy for its 280 pages. I was left wanting more ... It is the characters that make this novel worth reading. Martin does construct some satisfying arcs, deftly instantiating the anxieties of a milieu (I won’t say \'of a generation\') in the observantly rendered specifics of their lives. His knowing humor permeates the dialogue and narration so effectively as to make it almost compulsively readable. ... Though I ultimately wanted more from this story, if you’re a fan of Martin’s snappy, perceptive voice (and you really should be), then Down Time is, if not marriage material, a weekend fling you won’t regret.
RaveChicago Review of BooksHilarious and intelligent ... Trip transports us vividly to the principals’ and doctors’ offices where Sandra and her ex-husband once negotiated on their son’s behalf ... These scenes, though technically flashbacks, are infused with so much frustrated energy that they practically vibrate.
