PositiveChicago Review of Books[A] memoiristic exploration ... There’s a certain level of earnestness inherent to anything truly personal, and I’d think it’d be rather hard to mock and reveal oneself simultaneously. McDonell can’t have it both ways, and I’m not sure he fully commits to either side ... Does boast some notable triumphs. The most prominent of which is its focus on a theme that recurs throughout the book’s brisk, 119-pages: Violence, particularly as it pertains to the inner-workings of the one percent ... Meticulous.
Michael Magee
RaveChicago Review of BooksA stunning, devastating portrait of masculinity ... A novel with considerable depth and emotional heft, as raucous partying and cocaine binges quickly transform into moments of real sentiment ... His dazzling, colloquial prose leads to moments of real humor and lucidity that transcend the novel’s bleak atmosphere.
