RaveThe Seattle TimesLittle Children is Perrotta's first attempt at an adult novel, an ensemble piece about two unfortunate suburban couples and their dysfunctional neighbors ... This might sound like John Cheever run amok, except that Perrotta is a satirist. He cuts loose here with some hilarious observations and set pieces that expose human foibles at their funniest ... So, all told, Perrotta is once again writing about adolescents, except with children ...manages to satirize and sympathize at the same time, redeeming all his characters by digging deep for their shared humanity, which shines through in a surprisingly serious final scene.
