PositiveSan Francisco Chronicle... high on amusement, if short on salient findings ... The effect, while impressive, can be dizzying ... McWhorter’s tongue-in-cheek style rarely ceases to engage ... a witty, occasionally fascinating read about how and why we swear.
Haruki Murakami, Trans. by Philip Gabriel
PositiveStuff (NZ)First Person Singular will satisfy his fans and serve as a fine introduction to neophytes, echoing many of the uncanny scenarios of his earlier work ... most of his female characters seem to exist as sex objects and/or catalysts to a male protagonist\'s self-realisation. Indeed, this weakness appears in these stories ... These eight stories, all told in first person, are unapologetically Murakami. Whether its talking monkeys or reverential passages on Charlie Parker or Beatles albums, First Person Singular doesn\'t break much new ground, but it will remind readers why Murakami\'s work is singular.
